

They Called Him Mostly Harmless
2024-02-08 · 89 min · ★ 6.2
When an unidentified hiker is found deceased in the Florida wilderness, authorities release a sketch. Multiple hikers call in claiming to have met the man. There's only one problem – he never told them his name. It would take two years, thousands of devoted internet sleuths, and a miracle of science to identify him, and that's when the trouble really starts.
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- Directors
- Patricia E. Gillespie
- Production companies
- Investigation Discovery, Anchor Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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