#Burger-King-Man-On-Plane; #Burger-King; #Fast-Food; #burgers #70s; #Burger-King; #Looking; #eyes; #thedangerbeard . After being released from the hospital, Kyle spent several years between the Grace House men's shelter and hospitals. [35] Dr. Phil McGraw paid for Kyle to seek a professional hypnotist in an effort to help him recover lost memories. On August 31, 2004, he was found naked and injured, without any possessions or identification, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia. [1], "A little over two months ago I was informed by CeCe Moore that that they had established my Identity using DNA. He had cataracts in both eyes, and had corrective surgery nine months after he was found, when a charity raised enough money to pay for the operation. In late 2015, genetic detective work, which had gone on for years, led to the discovery of his identity as William Burgess Powell, born August 29, 1948. [1] The nurse helped support Kyle financially while he earned about $100 a month mostly doing yard work. Last week we shared a viral video of a fight that broke out on a JetBlue flight after this white male passenger, wearing a Burger King crown, was yelling the N-Word and other insults at fellow passengers and crew after boarding a plane in Kingston. [1], On August 31, 2004, at 5:00a.m., a Burger King employee in Richmond Hill, Georgia, found Kyle unconscious, naked, and sunburned behind a dumpster of the restaurant. [29] This placed Kyle in Colorado in the late 1970s to early 1980s. [33] IDignity also assisted in establishing Kyle's identification. [12], Kyle had nearly no memory of his life after the 1980s, including how he ended up in Georgia. Between 2004 and 2015, neither he nor the authorities had determined his identity or background, despite searches that had included television publicity and various other methods. [7] Georgia Legal Services did not obtain medical records for Kyle because Memorial Health requested an $800 fee. A MAN in a Burger King crown sparked a mass brawl on a JetBlue flight this week after repeatedly calling fellow passengers the N-word. In October 2020, 4chan users meme'd his appearance, referring to him as "The King . He had no identity document and was recorded in hospital records as "Burger King Doe". [2], He eventually said that he remembered his name was Benjaman, spelled with two 'a's, but said he could not recall his last name. To help with Kyle's identification, Kingston's office sent DNA samples to the FBI's National Criminal Justice Information Services Division in West Virginia. He then shouts: 'Get that n**** b*** off the plane' before smirking. [25] Searching through Indianapolis area high school yearbook records came up empty, although records from that era are often incomplete. A DNA test taken by a close relative has confirmed that we are related," Kyle wrote. This is Ryan Brewer, a diagnosed schizophrenic, who went on a one-way trip to Jamaica to meet and planned to marry a woman he met on facebook. Can You Tell Him Who He Is? He remembered Crown Hill Cemetery, although not its name, the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and the White River when "it was mostly just a dumping ground". [1], Kyle's appearance on a Reddit AMA in 2012[12] and again in 2013[19] attracted several possible leads, most of which were disproven. The unidentified man, who is white and has light shoulder-leng /r/IAmA", "Benjaman Kyle: A man in search of his identity", "Know This Man? On August 31, 2004, he was found naked and injured, without any possessions or identification, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia.Between 2004 and 2015, neither he nor the authorities had determined his identity or background, despite searches that had included television . The man reportedly became enraged and. The "Royal Jerk" is still trying to leave Jamaica and still getting kicked off planes for using the N-Word. [15] 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. [20], Kyle remembered that he was born 10 years before Michael Jackson and on the same day, giving him a possible birth date of August 29, 1948. [24], On September 16, 2015, Kyle announced on his Facebook page that his identity had been established by a team of adoption researchers led by CeCe Moore. After the incident, no criminal investigation was opened by Richmond Hill police until a friend inquired with the department in 2007. Although the RTD Bus & Light Rail 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 of Denver and Boulder.[30]. A comparison of the whereabouts of the Powell and Davidson families revealed that members of both families were living in proximity in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s. As of January 2015[update] he lived in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, in a 5-by-8-foot, air-conditioned shack provided by a benefactor. [1], Kyle appeared on the Dr. Phil show on the October 16, 2008, episode "Who am I". The later date was based on the year that the King Soopers grocery store chain merged with Kroger. In March 2011, Kyle was the subject of a student documentary from Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts by filmmaker John Wikstrom. Kyle took several DNA tests that offer clues to his origins. A reporter was able to find some Social Security records of him working in various jobs until 1983, after which no records could be found for the remaining period of more than 20 years before his discovery in 2004. Kyle moved to Jacksonville, Florida, traveling on foot, in order to be filmed for a documentary. Many people have shared their DNA profiles so that they may be compared with mine. It was surmised that his legal name might be Davidson, but that in past generations, the family name was originally Powell. Kyle had detailed knowledge of restaurant management and food preparation equipment, leading to the belief that he may have once worked in these industries. A man in a paper Burger King crown hurled racist slurs at a fellow passenger on a New York-bound JetBlue flight, after accusing her of taking his seat and kneeing him in the stomach, videos show. HE'S BACK!!! [1], On September 16, 2015, Kyle announced that his real identity had been found, including identifying his name and close family members.[1][10]. [9] Several online petitions were created asking lawmakers to grant Kyle a new Social Security number. His birth date turned out to be one of the details about his previous life he had been able to remember correctly. Through a process of elimination they determined my ancestral bloodline and who my relatives were. No new leads were developed by the story, but he was able to find work and housing through the generosity of viewers. Nobody knows who I am. "Benjaman Kyle" was the alias chosen by an American man who had severe amnesia. [6][24] Kyle had 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. [4], Kyle believed he was passing through Richmond Hill, either on U.S. Route 17 or Interstate 95 in late August 2004. It is now the", "No-man's land: Amnesia stole his identity for 11 years", https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-amnesia-20151004-story.html, "Man With Amnesia Finds His Family After 11-Year Search", "Florida man with amnesia knows real identity after 11 years", "Man with amnesia still searching for his past", "The Last Unknown Man" | New Republic | 2016-11-21, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benjaman_Kyle&oldid=1147251400, Fingerprint comparison to databases of military personnel and government workers, Searches on Y-DNA online databases such as Ybase.org, Ysearch.org, usystrdatabase.org, smgf.org, and DNAAncestry.com, Searches on mtDNA online databases such as mitosearch.org, EMPOP.org, and smgf.org, Research of the birth announcements published in Indianapolis newspapers around the time of Kyle's remembered birthdate, This page was last edited on 29 March 2023, at 19:05. Fitzpatrick's efforts had not yet pinpointed his exact identity when he cut off communication with her. Several smartphone videos captured the despicable behavior of the man on board the flight this week. [12] Many of his memories he cannot describe in words and are at the tip of his tongue. The later date is based on his recollections of a 2% retail sales tax that was enacted by the State of Indiana in 1963,[28] and that the popular WLS Chicago radio station disc jockey Dick Biondi left the station that year over management issues. There were no reports of stolen vehicles in the area and local restaurants and hotels did not encounter any individuals matching Kyle's description. In February 2015, forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick reported that Kyle had cut off all contact with her just as she felt she was nearing a breakthrough. [32], The Orlando Sentinel reported on September 22 that Kyle had received a Florida identification card with the help of IDignity, an Orlando-based organization that helps the homeless and others obtain identification documents. T King suggested that Kyle's amnesia dates from August 31, 2004. "Benjaman Kyle" was the alias chosen by an American man who had severe amnesia. AMA. [12], More specific memories placed him in Indianapolis between at least 1954 and 1963. His family filed a missing persons report at the time, and police found he had moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he had moved on a whim with a coworker. [18], Colleen Fitzpatrick attempted to create a family tree for Kyle, and based on DNA tests, cousins were identified from the western Carolinas who collaborated with her to try to determine his identity. A man launched into a racist tirade minutes after boarding JetBlue flight 1760 from Jamaica to New York on October 20. The film, entitled Finding Benjaman, was in part a description about his curious circumstances, and in part an appeal to action for local media groups and politicians. [6] The earlier date was based on his memory that he arrived during the construction of the Pearl Street Mall in the downtown area, and shortly after the Big Thompson Canyon flood[31] that occurred on July 31 August 1, 1976. [34], On November 21, 2016, Kyle's true identity was revealed to be William Burgess Powell. [8] In 2011, with help from Florida State Representative Mike Weinstein, Kyle was able to obtain a legal, government-issued Florida Legacy ID. A genetic genealogy DNA test by Family Tree DNA produced a distant match with members of the Powell DNA Study. [15] Based on Kyle's memories of the University of Colorado Boulder campus, it was hoped at the time that someone would respond to the articles to identify him. He had detailed memories of the subscription the University of Colorado Boulder's Norlin Library had to Restaurants & Institutions. The video obtained by TMZ shows the man, who is white and donning a cardboard Burger King crown in the clip, shouting racial slurs at the passenger before takeoff. Through the outreach involved with the film, Kent Justice of News4Jax (WJXT) ran a series on Kyle with the help of Florida Senator Mike Weinstein. With the rediscovery of his Social Security number, he has again become eligible for employment and has received public assistance. Oct 24, 2020. [5] A DNA test revealed that Kyle shared significant amount of DNA with members of a family named Powell in the western Carolinas descendants of a 19th-century man named Abraham Lovely Powell. A racist JetBlue passenger wearing a Burger King crown was caught on camera repeatedly using the n-word and shouting 'all of you guys on this plane are n****' just minutes after boarding a flight . Newspaper articles were published in the Boulder Daily Camera on July 5, 2009, and in the Denver Post on July 7, 2009. More specific memories of Boulder placed Kyle there between 1976 and 1983. but when its deadline expired on December 25, it had received only two-thirds of the number of signatures required to receive an official response. The plane was leaving Kingston, Jamaica and on its way to the John F . [citation needed], Kyle also had memories of being in the Denver Metropolitan Area. A more comprehensive autosomal DNA test by 23andMe relating to mixed-gender family lines reveals a large number of matches with ancestry in the western Carolinas, eastern Tennessee, northern Alabama, and northern Georgia.
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