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.
Its unclear whether Powell, who appears in the docuseries, disputes the filmmakers conclusions.
Powell hasnt been arrested or charged with any crime. He also doesnt 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.
“Weve never stopped, and were still investigating,” Shannon told Fox News Digital. “I think the big question thats still looming, the driving force for us, is where he was from 1983, when his earnings stopped, until 2004, when he was found at a Burger King. Were 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 , trauma or illness, Shannons husband, Eric Evangelista, began to question his diagnosis.
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“His form of amnesia was a very outdated form of amnesia that you only found in old movies and soap operas,” he explained.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 didnt 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. Thats when I said to Shannon, This guys full of it, and we need to go further.”
Powell has publicly maintained that he suffered from .
The Evangelistas are no strangers to analyzing cases. Evangelista previously spent 14 years as a broadcast news producer and newspaper journalist. Shannon was a federal criminal defense attorney specializing in organized crime before becoming an assistant district attorney in Orange County, California, and later moving to New York as a prosecutor in the Special Narcotics Division of the district attorneys office.
Shannon said that after learning Powells story, they were determined to reconnect him with his family and document his journey. But as they dug deeper, the mystery only intensified, raising more questions than answers about who he really was.
“It was weird,” she said. “I had this dream that I was going to reunite him with his wife, who was going to be crying as the kids were like, Dad! But when I took him out, I noticed he would know all the places. He would be like, In 1984, they built this theater, or I remember they were giving tickets for this. He wouldnt remember people, and he didnt want to go anywhere where there was a person who could recognize him.”
Powell, now 77, said he had 23 memories from “the mid-80s.” During filming, he was driven through the mountains of Colorado to a location he claimed to remember. At one point, he joked, “If anyone wants to get rid of a body, this would be a good place to shove one off. Itd be years before they found it.” He then laughed and kicked a rock down a mountain.
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