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 Benjaman Kyle is the pseudonym adopted by a man who has retrograde amnesia. He was discovered unconscious on August 31, 2004, in Richmond Hill, Georgia[1] [2] and is believed to be about 60 years old.[3] He is unable to obtain employment without a Social Security number.[4]
[edit] DiscoveryAround 6 a.m. on August 31, 2004, a man now living under the name Benjaman Kyle was discovered behind a Burger King at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Hwy 17 in Richmond Hill, Georgia. He was found by the managers of the restaurant lying on the ground inside the brick wall enclosing the Burger King dumpsters, in a space between the dumpsters that is accessed by a walk-through used for trash disposal. The dumpster enclosure was behind the Burger King in an area hidden from view from all directions except from the restaurant parking lot. Kyle was badly beaten, unconscious, naked, and covered with red ant bites. Prolonged exposure to the sun had left him sunburned. He was assumed homeless and taken to a hospital for treatment. Officers who searched the scene found no clothes or wallet to identify the man. According to the manager of the Burger King, there were no weapons found at the scene and there was no sign of a struggle. Paramedics reported that there were three depressions in his head, that may indicate blows by a blunt object. When found, he had no memory of who he was, and did not even recognize his own face.[1][2][5] He was legally blind with cataracts, indicating he may have been without medical care for some time before he was assaulted. Initially, he was known as BK because he was discovered on the premises of a Burger King. Since then, he has chosen to live under the name Benjaman Kyle and insists that his real first name is Benjaman.[6] [edit] Appearance Kyle is Caucasian and appears to be in his 50s or 60s.[3] He is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg).[1] He has graying hair with a receding hairline, and blue-green eyes.[3] He is of above average intelligence.[3] [edit] MemoriesKyle has memories of Indianapolis as a child, including the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, the Woolworth's on the Circle, and the Indiana Theater showing movies in Cinerama. He remembers Crown Hill Cemetery, though not its name; the Scottish Rite Cathedral; and the White River when "it was mostly just a dumping ground." He also remembers grilled cheese sandwiches for a quarter and glasses of milk for a nickel at the Indiana State Fair. Kyle also has memories of the area around the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has detailed memories of the subscription the library has to Restaurants & Institutions; the library has had a subscription since the 1920s. He also remembers the Round the Corner Restaurant on the Hill restaurant, and the Flatirons and Fox Theaters near the Boulder campus.[7] This places Kyle in the Denver-Boulder area in the late 1970s to early 1980s.[6] In an interview with Channel 7 News in Denver, Kyle reported having memories of the controversy surrounding the construction of mass transit in Denver, at a time when the city still had no financing to proceed. Although the mass transit system in Denver went into operation in 1994, public debate over the construction of the system dates back to about 1980, consistent with the time period of the other memories that Kyle has about Denver and Boulder. [8] During an October 16, 2008 interview on the television show of Dr. Phil McGraw, he recollected some minor memories he has, such as having brothers, being 10 years older than Michael Jackson (giving him a possible birth date of August 29, 1948), being around restaurant equipment, and that he attended a Catholic School.[5] Through hypnosis, he has recalled a partial Social Security number 3X5-44-XXXX, consistent with the states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Benjaman Kyle has an unusually detailed knowledge of restaurant operation and food preparation equipment, leading to the belief that he may have once worked in these industries. Medical tests indicate that he has never abused drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. [edit] Search for identity.jpg)   There have been major efforts to identify Kyle, but as of June 2009, none of them have been successful. These efforts have included:
As of July 2009, a search is being made by the Veterans Administration for Kyle's Vietnam draft registration, based on his birth date and his physical characteristics. When the draft was first exercised on December 1, 1969, Kyle's possible birth date of August 29, 1948 gave him a priority number of 61.[12] Because the highest draft number used that year was 195, he was very likely called, though interviews with military investigators indicate that he almost certainly had never served. A search through lists of men who had draft exemptions is now underway. Newspaper articles were published in the Boulder Daily Camera on July 5, 2009, and in the Denver Post on July 7, 2009.[6] Based on Kyle's memories of the University of Colorado at Boulder campus, it was hoped that someone would respond to the articles to identify him. As of August 2009, this has not happened. A geographical comparison between Kyle's DNA results and the YHRD.org [9] Y Users Group database shows a somewhat close match in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. A genetic genealogy DNA test by Family Tree DNA produced a distant match with members of the Powell DNA Study[13] with ties to these areas, but it has not yet been possible to genealogically link Benjaman to any of these individuals. An article appeared in The Wichita Eagle [10]newspaper on August 16, 2009 with an appeal to Powells in the area to get DNA tested, hoping to find someone who produced a closer match to Kyle. An article in the Tulsa, Oklahoma paper is planned for the future. A major challenge exists in discovering who Kyle is because most records are keyed on an individual's name and Social Security number, which in Kyle's case are unknown. Many records are kept in hard copy format, making searching difficult. Many others that could be searched electronically on his birthdate are protected by privacy laws. The hope of identifying him rests on finding a DNA match, or on attracting the attention of someone who recognizes him by his photograph. At one time the Social Security Administration had provisions for issuing a Pseudo Social Security number in cases where amnesia or coma were well documented. There is a documentary being filmed about Benjaman that is scheduled for release in 2010. The working title is "Who is Benjaman Kyle?" As of October 2, 2009, Colleen Fitzpatrick, the "world's greatest DNA detective", has been unable to identify Kyle.[14] [edit] References
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