metro area and attended Emory University. When he graduated college, he donated his money to a charity and headed out West. Away from home Chris went by the name “Alex” and adopted the full name of “Alexander Supertramp” while hiking. Chris died of starvation in the Alaskan wilderness. Wayne Westerberg employed McCandless in Carthage, South Dakota. McCandless became friends with Westerberg and enjoyed his time in South Dakota so much that he claimed South Dakota as his home. Westerberg was able to supply authorities with McCandless’s social security number when he was found dead. Walt McCandless and Billie McCandless are Chris’s parents. In later years, Chris got angry with Walt when he found out Walt had a child by his first wife after Chris had been born to Walt’s second wife. Billie and Walt began a private consulting firm and became successful enough to give Chris and his sister privileged lives. Carine McCandless is Chris’s younger sister, daughter of Billie McCandless. Carine was very close to her brother and had a very tough time dealing with his death. Jim Gallien delivers the hitchhiking McCandless to his final destination.