The killer and his victim were strangers who met by chance and had shared a beer at the campsite before things took a dark turn.

“She is a MA senator…why is she even there?” one user wondered.

Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old married father of two and retired Marine, was found dead in Rolling Thunder Mine, officials confirmed Thursday.

A friend described the victim, a married dad to three young kids, as a hard-working man and "the best guy."

"My career's been all about helping people ... Here, my likeness was being used to do something really awful."

The investigation into Jackson's murder was virtually abandoned until 2014 when investigators received a tip leading them to his ex and a man she was dating at the time of Jackson's murder.

"Upon coming downstairs, I heard female voices screaming, 'I'm scared, I'm scared!'," a neighbor said. "It sounded like a bomb. I thought something crashed into my roof."

No alcohol or drugs were found during a toxicology test on Pelletier, who was staying with family during a vacation in Florida.