The detective work reminds me of an old great (p-p-p-powerbook):
"Finally, and most disturbingly, Jeff was not heard from again. I personally e-mailed him for permission to run his story on ZUG, but after an initial response, I never heard from him again. All of his Web sites have come down, and he is nowhere to be found."
http://www.myspace.com/iameljefe http://twitter.com/mynameisjeff