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mccandless' death is published on the front page of the anchorage daily news.
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Jim Gallien sees the story in the Anchorage Daily News. he calls the state troopers to give info on McCandless.
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the cops are skeptical about Gallien's claim to know te deceased. he proves he knows supertramp.
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the police develop a roll of film with self-portraits of supertramp
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Jim Gallien sees the self-portraits and positivly id's supertramp.
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Wanye Westerburg recieves word of Supertramp's death in north dakota
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Wayne's friend tells hi to listen to paul harvey's description of supertramp on the radio.
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As soon as he gets to carthage, Wayne calls the state troopers.
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Wayne gets Supertramp's social security number from old w-4 forms.
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Westerburg claims he may have Supertramp's social security number after the cops give him the run around.
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Using Supertramp's social security number, the cops find his permanent residence in Virginia.
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The cops cannot find McCandless' parents because they have moved.
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Supertramp's brother sam gets a call from the fairfax county homicide detectives.
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Sam goes to the fairfax county police department.
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sam id's his brother, and takes his wife and kids to maryland.