I just came back from spending Christmas in this area. In fact, twice I drove right by the parent's house.
The word in the valley is that something happened here. There is no doubt how the boy died (It was zero that night), but there is plenty of suspicion as to how he wound up where he was found.
There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that this boy climbed this mountain and then hiked down the other side in the dark. NO POSSIBLE WAY.
Someone picked him up and dropped him off on the other side. It's the only logical explanation.
There is a known gay hangout not 1/2 a mile from where he was found. It's called Skyline Drive, and the gays have congretated there since the police ran them out of the Roadside Rest on Route 15 a few years back.
Again, I can not be MORE CLEAR. This boy did NOT walk across this mountain. No one could in that span of time.
self ping.