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Christopher McCandless died in an abandoned Alaskan bus more than two decades ago, but the mystery of his final days continues to mystify and fascinate. And on Thursday, more information was revealed that may lead to a better understanding of how exactly he died.McCandless, of course, was the 24-year-old subject of the Jon Krakauer best-selling book "Into the Wild," which later became a 2007 movie
Christopher McCandless died in an abandoned Alaskan bus more than two decades ago, but the mystery of his final days continues to mystify and fascinate. And on Thursday, more information was revealed that may lead to a better understanding of how exactly he died.McCandless, of course, was the 24-year-old subject of the Jon Krakauer best-selling book Into the Wild, which later became a 2007 movie
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