In a stunning turn in the case of Andrew Porter, one of the two 25-year-old hunters found dead in the Colorado wilderness, investigators confirm his fiancée uncovered a last handwritten note tucked inside his truck. The message contained just three words — but police now say it has completely altered their understanding of how Porter died.
According to law enforcement sources, the fiancée stumbled upon the note while retrieving personal belongings from the vehicle. Written in hurried pen strokes on a folded scrap of paper, the message was described as “cryptic but decisive.” Authorities have not publicly released the three words, citing the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation, but confirm they “shift the context of the entire case.”
“This is no longer just about a lightning strike or toxic substances in food,” a senior investigator told The Herald. “The note reframes Andrew Porter’s state of mind, and possibly his awareness of a threat, in the hours before his death.”
The revelation comes after a string of disturbing discoveries: toxicology tests found dangerous compounds in the hunters’ systems, a five-minute video recovered from their phones suggested they were being followed, and strange maps in their belongings pointed to a remote location miles away.
The handwritten note now adds an intimate, human element to the mystery. Investigators are conducting handwriting analysis and testing the paper for prints or residues, while psychological profilers are weighing what the brief message may have meant.
For Porter’s fiancée, the discovery has brought both devastation and urgency. “She feels she’s holding the key to what really happened out there,” one family friend said.
Police say the contents of the note will eventually be made public — but only after they’ve determined whether it points to suicide, premonition, or foul play.
“This one clue,” the investigator added, “may be the thread that unravels the entire mystery.”