He lived with his mother.
She said she was shocked to see it was him. Hadn't seen him in 12 years. Family outcast.
She said he did not live with his mother. They did not get along. She said he even told people his mother was dead.
Other stories claimed he lived in the van.
Too much fake news and the spinning of it into politically-driven narratives nowadays, that is near impossible to ascertain what the true facts are.