[Red Badger]

I’m sure the sheriff is keeping the details a secret until an arrest is made..................

[ponygirl]

I was curious and found other articles that release more details. He was never reported missing and family did not know he was missing or dead. That leads me to believe a runaway “with the circus” and probably drug lifestyle whose parents kicked him out of the house, or a home life situation so toxic that they didn’t care what happened to him. One article I read said the sheriff’s office was withholding the reason why he was not reported missing.

Both parents are still living and submitted DNA. There was also a close relative found in Tennessee, who directed them to the parents in California.

Other articles speculated his heart and spleen were removed to hide evidence, such as bullet fragments or stab wounds.

I did not read anything about his feet being tied and animals chewing off his feet. Where did that come from?