I have shared my love of real life mysteries before – see here. Now there’s this one, from Wired magazine, called “The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Virtuoso Coder.” This stuff really appeals to me. Why? Not because it features extreme techies who code for fun and profit, as I do. Nor because it is set near Columbus, OH, where I have relatives living. And not even because it involves opioid addiction, intrigue, and forensic evidence of possible foul play… well, never mind about all that. Read the full Wired piece, here. Then, watch yer back, ’cause you just never know. Y’know? But if you ever figure out that missing blockchain code, please notify me immediately. It could be worth millions. ‘Nuf said.
In 2018, Jerold Haas vanished from this Clinton County, Ohio, gas station while a friend was buying snacks. His body – complete with fractured femur – was discovered months later by a hunter in a nearby soybean field. What happened? Some say murder. Others say something else….