The sisters of the hiker who was immortalized by the film Into The Wild have said his journey was an escape from his traumatic childhood. Chris McCandless  left his California family home and set out across the American West and into Alaska. Four months after he reached Alaska in 1992, the 24-year-old's body was found by hunters in an abandoned bus, 30 miles away from the nearest town. It is believed he died of starvation, potentially after becoming ill from the seeds he was eating to survive. Many believe his story, that was the basis for the 2007 movie, was inspired by his love of nature.
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Chris McCandless left his family home in California when he was 24
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Set out on a journey across the American West and Alaska to escape
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His sister, Carine, reveals in a new memoir he had a troubled upbringing
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The pair's father, Walt, would abuse and beat their mother Billie
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He had gotten her and another woman, Marcia, pregnant at the same time
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Their parents divorced when Chris was just four
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