Friends say he was very intelligent but reclusive and struggled with personal relationships, especially with his family.
He had told one hiker in Pennsylvania he went to the woods because he was 'depressed with his life and needed a complete change'.
Hikers reported meeting him trails where he went by moniker 'Mostly Harmless'.
He was found dead weighing just 83 pounds at Big Cypress National Preserve on July 23, 2018.
Friends saw his photos online last week and reported his name to officials.
He ran a tech startup called V-tech and was active on the gaming site Screeps.
He was originally from Louisiana and most recently lived in Brooklyn, New York.
The mysterious hiker dubbed 'Mostly Harmless' whose body was found in a Florida campground in 2018 has been named as 44-year-old Vance Rodriguez.
Revealed: Mysterious hiker dubbed 'Mostly Harmless' found dead in 2018 is unmasked as 'wicked smart and reclusive' Louisiana man who left behind his Brooklyn tech startup to wander the Appalachian trail because 'he was depressed with life'
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