He attended Manhattan's prestigious Stuyvesant High School, where he was a member of the Latin Club and worked in the guidance office. A former classmate reported that, after high school, Poppo enrolled at nearby City College but he dropped out in late 1966. Poppo became homeless in early 1976. On May 24, 2012, two days before the attack, workers from the Miami Homeless Assistance Program discovered him and offered him the services of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. However, Poppo declined assistance. At the time of the attack, Poppo's family - including his daughter - had not heard from him in over 30 years. During that time, they assumed that Poppo was dead and suspected that he had killed himself. They were shocked to learn he was still alive at the time of the incident. Poppo has since completed treatment and was last residing in a Medicaid facility. He received nutritional and occupational therapy and took up the guitar. See also List of incidents of cannibalism Florida man References External links YouTube – Surveillance video North Miami Beach Police Department Incident/Investigation Report – Eugene's February 25, 2004, arrest Transcript of Ronald Poppo's 2012 July 19 police statement 2010s in Miami Attacks in the United States in 2012 2012 in Florida Incidents of cannibalism May 2012 crimes May 2012 events in the United States Miami-Dade County, Florida