So that he would seem trustworthy.  Or perhaps because he is/was trustworthy.  Really, we are only guessing, since there is no good way to know for sure.


Because he died?  Or because he is a scammer?  Or because something in his life has interfered with his ability to do so? Really, we are only guessing, since there is no good way to know for sure.

I've heard many people saying that "he is holding many other people's BTC in escrow", but I haven't heard anyone specifically say that he is holding their bitcoins.  Is there a reliable source of information about which escrows he is still holding?