Benjaman Kyle

FTDNA Kit Number:140314 Powell Surname Project

Unidentified Amnesia Victim-50/60 yr old white male a bout 5'11" & 240 lbs w/pale blue-green eyes & graying
 hair.  Found naked, beaten & unconscious on 08/31/04 in Richmond Hill, GA (right off exit 87 of I-95).  No
 identification was recovered from his unconscious person.  Cannot remember his name or other identifying
 information but believes he was born & raised in Indiana & later moved to Colorado possibly during 1970's.  
Was featured on Dr. Phil Show entitled, "Who Am I" on 10/16/08 & re-aired on 12/31/08.  Uses pseudonym, 
"Benjaman Kyle," until he can recover his true identity.

He submitted a 37 marker Y-DNA which resulted in two matches – both of which had the same last name of  

"Powell."  One was a 37 marker genetic distance 3 and the other was a 37 marker genetic distance 4.  He is 
intelligent, highly functioning and well-mannered with a professional demeanor.  He is also in good health.

 

Thanks to FTDNA this kit along with others were upgraded.  He currently has, at 37 markers, 1 genetic distance 2 match, 2 genetic distance 3 matches, 2 genetic distance 4 matches and 1 genetic distance 5 match.  At 67 markers he has 1 genetic distance 5 match.  All of his 37 and 67 marker matches are with the surname Powell.  His predicted Haplogroup is R1b1b2.