'They Called Him Mostly Harmless' documentary puts spotlight on true crime community

ABC News Live spoke with the director of the documentary "They Called Him Mostly Harmless" about how the true crime genre has brought in a large, devoted community.

In 2018, an emaciated male body was found in the Florida wilderness with little clues about his identity.

But through a group of internet sleuths, the man was later identified as a hiker known by his nickname of Mostly Harmless.

The story is now being re-examined in a Max documentary "They Called Him Mostly Harmless," which premiered Thursday.

ABC News Live's Phil Lipof spoke with Emmy award-winning director Patricia Gillespie about the documentary and the interest in true crime.

ABC NEWS LIVE: This looks fascinating. What made you want to turn this story into a documentary?