Are we to infer that the victim was homeless which is why ID is hard?

Did Jan Neal live out of one of the RV's?

Is it really that hard to notify the next of kin?

@ Gary's: It depends. If none of his contact info reaches anyone, then yes, I would assume it is difficult.

@ Curious, the articles on the subject all clearly state that Neal is a resident of Marin County. Whether you intended it that way or not, comments like yours prime people to think badly of our local RV residents. Consider how it might have sounded if "Curious" had asked if a suspect was a minority, a recent immigrant, etc.

Why is the Mountain View Voice naming the suspect? Didn't you just have a big thing about how you weren't going to name suspects arrested in articles? We all know what your really meant by that, that only certain types of names wouldn't be mentioned in articles. Apparently the last name Neal is allowed to be mentioned.

@BillyJoe There are exceptions to our policy on naming suspects and this is one of them. Here's a quote from our policy:
"There are some exceptions, all of which are subject to our editorial judgment: the arrestee is a public figure, a public safety or school employee; the arrest was for a major "violent" crime; the arrest was the result of an extended police or FBI investigation; or, as decided by the editor, the crime is of broad public interest or concern."