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ozgirl · 04-20-2007, 08:03 PM

Hi everyone (ChrystalDawn you may be able to help here!)

Recently I saw an episode (its not on CD's UM Fav's as far as I can tell so far) about a man who was in the military ( i think) and the family were told a few years that he died.

Then there was a picture posted somewhere and the family were sure it was him...years past and the sister swore she saw him driving next to her on a freeway a couple of times, and once he got out at a gas station and said something like "its a nice day isnt it". She then saw him again at a park leaning against a toilet block looking at her while she was with her children.
The family thought he may have been in a secret goverment role, and they found lots of conflicting stories about his so called "death"

Anyone remember this???

crystaldawn · 04-20-2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ozgirl

Hi everyone (ChrystalDawn you may be able to help here!)

Recently I saw an episode (its not on CD's UM Fav's as far as I can tell so far) about a man who was in the military ( i think) and the family were told a few years that he died.

Then there was a picture posted somewhere and the family were sure it was him...years past and the sister swore she saw him driving next to her on a freeway a couple of times, and once he got out at a gas station and said something like "its a nice day isnt it". She then saw him again at a park leaning against a toilet block looking at her while she was with her children.
The family thought he may have been in a secret goverment role, and they found lots of conflicting stories about his so called "death"

Anyone remember this???

Yes I do have that one and his name is Curt Borton Jr.. I found a sort of memorial type page and it doesn't appear there have been any more developments in the case:

http://members.aol.com/luv4mycntry/Borton.html

ozgirl · 04-20-2007, 08:29 PM

thanks CD! you are correct!

It was such a strange case...do you think it was him trying to contact his sister? She certainly seemed to think so.

crystaldawn · 04-20-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ozgirl

thanks CD! you are correct!

It was such a strange case...do you think it was him trying to contact his sister? She certainly seemed to think so.

Well it seems some people on the board thought it was bogus but actually I thought it was quite compelling. I can't say I thought for sure it was him but you would think his sister of all people would recognize him. A fascinating case.

Chris Billings · 04-20-2007, 09:29 PM

This is one of my all time favorite UM episodes, almost a ghost story except in this instance a real person is involved.

What makes this missing person case different from other UM episdoes is the fact that Kurt's sister saw him not once, but three times!! Mistaken identity can happen once, maybe even twice, but three times???....Im not so sure. For this reason, I tend to believe her, she may have seen her brother.

As for the possibility of a government conspiracy, Im not convinced. It certainly makes the story more interesting but Im not big on conspiracy theories in general. (The Danny Casolaro incident is an expection) The US government would have alot of explaining to do if they were in fact trying to conceal Kurt's identity and hide him from his family. Its just to big of a risk for them to take. What then did happen to Kurt?

Does anyone think Kurt voluntarily disappeared and is now trying to contact his sister? Did he have some kind of mental breakdown? Or is this is a case of mistaken identity and Kurt, sadly, is dead? What does everyone think?

Christopher

ozgirl · 04-20-2007, 09:40 PM

Hi Christopher

This story fascinated me from start to finish and I agree with CD that surely the sister would recognise her own brother!
I think the father was also getting mysterious phone calls at some point also...
Perhaps the family is correct in thinking that he is involved in some cover up and he was told if he contacted them they would be harmed.
However it makes me wonder that if he came that close to his sister those times..why he didnt say that he was ok and he would explain one day when it was all over. To just stand and stare or follow in a car is too bizarre.

crystaldawn · 04-20-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ozgirl

Hi Christopher

This story fascinated me from start to finish and I agree with CD that surely the sister would recognise her own brother!
I think the father was also getting mysterious phone calls at some point also...
Perhaps the family is correct in thinking that he is involved in some cover up and he was told if he contacted them they would be harmed.
However it makes me wonder that if he came that close to his sister those times..why he didnt say that he was ok and he would explain one day when it was all over. To just stand and stare or follow in a car is too bizarre.

I wondered if he didn't say anything as he didn't want his family to know anything that could put them in danger and if he was involved in something covert, no doubt he wasn't allowed to speak to anyone about it. Maybe he figured he would go somewhere where they could see him and know he was alive and even though he wouldn't be able to speak with them he thought that was better than them thinking he was dead. Just a theory.

04-20-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
ozgirl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 18	Having trouble finding this case Hi everyone (ChrystalDawn you may be able to help here!) Recently I saw an episode (its not on CD's UM Fav's as far as I can tell so far) about a man who was in the military ( i think) and the family were told a few years that he died. Then there was a picture posted somewhere and the family were sure it was him...years past and the sister swore she saw him driving next to her on a freeway a couple of times, and once he got out at a gas station and said something like "its a nice day isnt it". She then saw him again at a park leaning against a toilet block looking at her while she was with her children. The family thought he may have been in a secret goverment role, and they found lots of conflicting stories about his so called "death" Anyone remember this???

04-20-2007, 08:29 PM	#3
ozgirl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 18	thanks CD! you are correct! It was such a strange case...do you think it was him trying to contact his sister? She certainly seemed to think so.

04-20-2007, 09:29 PM	#5
Chris Billings Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2004 Location: CA Posts: 192	This is one of my all time favorite UM episodes, almost a ghost story except in this instance a real person is involved. What makes this missing person case different from other UM episdoes is the fact that Kurt's sister saw him not once, but three times!! Mistaken identity can happen once, maybe even twice, but three times???....Im not so sure. For this reason, I tend to believe her, she may have seen her brother. As for the possibility of a government conspiracy, Im not convinced. It certainly makes the story more interesting but Im not big on conspiracy theories in general. (The Danny Casolaro incident is an expection) The US government would have alot of explaining to do if they were in fact trying to conceal Kurt's identity and hide him from his family. Its just to big of a risk for them to take. What then did happen to Kurt? Does anyone think Kurt voluntarily disappeared and is now trying to contact his sister? Did he have some kind of mental breakdown? Or is this is a case of mistaken identity and Kurt, sadly, is dead? What does everyone think? Christopher

04-20-2007, 09:40 PM	#6
ozgirl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 18	Hi Christopher This story fascinated me from start to finish and I agree with CD that surely the sister would recognise her own brother! I think the father was also getting mysterious phone calls at some point also... Perhaps the family is correct in thinking that he is involved in some cover up and he was told if he contacted them they would be harmed. However it makes me wonder that if he came that close to his sister those times..why he didnt say that he was ok and he would explain one day when it was all over. To just stand and stare or follow in a car is too bizarre.