A Modern Day Lobby Lud: Wired’s Manhunt for Evan Ratliff

Starting on August 15th, Evan Ratliff disappeared and challenged Wired’s readers to find him.

http://www.argn.com/2009/08/a_modern_day_lobby_lud_wireds_manhunt_for_evan_ratliff/

http://www.twitter.com/EvansVanished

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116687223067&ref=search&sid=603074.1010591641..1

Evan Ratliff

Evan Ratliff is a regular contributor to Wired and Ready Made magazines whose work has also appeared in Outside, the New Yorker, and the New York Times.

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/26789/Evan_Ratliff/index.aspx

http://www.wired.com/vanish/2009/08/author-evan-ratliff-is-on-the-lam-locate-him-and-win-5000/

http://findevan.wikia.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atavist/

Chat: #vanish on freenode

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Donald Ratliff
Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta
DOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23, 1975
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5′11″
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue
Hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown
Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medium
Medical condition . . . . . . . . Celiac disease
Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @theatavist
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eratliff@atavist.net
Known online alias . . . . . . . Thrimp Johnson
Known to frequent . . . . . . . . Beaches, Wi-Fi-enabled coffee shops, soccer-watching bars, used bookstores, taco stands, dive bars, fishing holes
Last seen in . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco
Starting August 15, I will try to stay hidden for 30 days. Not even my closest friends or my editors will know where I am. I’ll remain in the US and will be online regularly. I will continue to use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, and I’ll make cell

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evan_Ratliff