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In August 2004, a man was found unconscious behind a Georgia Burger King.
Initial reports described him as naked and bloodied.
When he woke up, he claimed he had no memory of who he was.
Now, two filmmakers are attempting to uncover what happened during the decades when he was missing.
On May 25, Investigation Discovery (ID) premieres the four-part docuseries “The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle,” which follows Eric and Shannon Evangelista as they attempt to help the mysterious man, who claimed to suffer from a rare form of amnesia, piece together his lost identity.
But after the man was identified in 2015 as William Burgess Powell, the investigation takes an unexpected turn.
It’s unclear whether Powell, who appears in the docuseries, disputes the filmmakers’ conclusions.
Powell hasn’t been arrested or charged with any crime. He also doesn’t appear to have any criminal record, People magazine reported. According to the docuseries, his whereabouts are currently unknown, and the filmmakers are encouraging anyone with leads to reach out to their Hot Snakes Media production company.
“We’ve never stopped, and we’re still investigating,” Shannon told Fox News Digital. “I think the big question that’s still looming, the driving force for us, is where he was from 1983, when his Social Security earnings stopped, until 2004, when he was found at a Burger King. We’re hoping the public will help us answer that.”
Hospital staff nicknamed Powell “B.K. Doe” for “Burger King Doe.”
He then began identifying himself as Benjaman Kyle.
While he was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia, which causes someone to lose memories before an event such as a brain injury, trauma or illness, Shannon’s husband, Eric Evangelista, began to question his diagnosis.
He then began identifying himself as Benjaman Kyle.
“His form of amnesia was a very outdated form of amnesia that you only found in old movies and soap operas,” he explained. “And when we began questioning Benjaman, he didn’t want to be found. It became obvious that there were roadblocks he was putting up. If you really wanted to be found, you would be willing to do anything possible. That’s when I said to Shannon, ‘This guy’s full of it, and we need to go further.’”
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Powell has publicly maintained that he suffered from memory loss.
The Evangelistas are no strangers to analyzing cases. Evangelista previously spent 14 years as a broadcast news producer and newspaper journalist.