Call it internet-induced attention deficit disorder, but I’m not really the sort to pore through a multi-paged story online. This one, on the other hand, had me from the get go. Just really damn interesting. It’s the story of Evan Ratliff, a writer who tried to completely vanish while readers were challenged to find him.
This is for anyone who’s ever pondered how difficult/possible/scary/fun it would be to skip town without a trace. How do you prepare? Where do you go? How do you stay off the grid?
I think the best part of this story is how ingenious the “hunters” were in their resourcefulness and tech savvy.

November 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
It was really long but interesting. It’s more work to disappear than I would have expected.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Also, he is the spitting image of Cuddy’s boyfriend on House.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Definitely in the first photo.