He had arrest warrants but i’m too lazy to open the article and see what they were for.
Maybe he was no good and the family didn’t associate with him anymore.
Maybe some of his associates killed him.
or maybe it was bigfoot or aliens.
The last one is my guess :)
No crimes are listed.
Reporters seem to lack curiosity and have little interest in reporting simple facts.
Most likely, relatives and friends assumed that he went on the lam to avoid arrest. At least one person knew otherwise.