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unsolvedmysteriesfan · 09-10-2008, 05:34 AM

Can someone give an update? I can't find anything. I found this through Archive.org's wayback machine of UNsolved.com

" "Pat," an amnesia victim, believes he may have a wife and two sons.

As seen on Unsolved Mysteries on August 7, 1998.

NOTE: THIS CASE HAS BEEN RECENTLY SOLVED. AN UPDATE WILL APPEAR ON A FUTURE BROADCAST.

SYNOPSIS: On July 13, 1994, a transient named Steve was walking along a stretch of road near Cheyenne, Wyoming when he heard moaning sounds coming from a ditch. He approached the ditch and discovered a battered and shivering man, barely conscious, who was mumbling the names "Pat, Joel, Chris." Steve covered the man with his sleeping bag and asked his name. The man couldn't remember anything.

Steve took the man to a homeless shelter where they named him Pat after the first name he was mumbling. After cleaning up, Pat went to the local police department to see if anyone had reported him missing. No one had. He eventually found a job in Jackson Hole, where he now lives. A local attorney has taken up his cause to help him reestablish his identity.

Some clues have surfaced from Pat's hazy memory. He has a mark on his ring finger which suggests that he may have been married. He had a recurring dream where he is in an outdoor shower at a campground and a 12-year-old boy walks up to him and says, "Dad, Mom needs you to help with Chris." He responds, "Okay, Joel, tell Mom I'll be right there." He believes he may have a wife named Pat and two sons named Chris and Joel. He has also discovered that he is quite good with numbers and thinks he may have an accounting background. He understands how to read the stock pages in the Wall Street Journal. After attending a Catholic mass, Pat realized that he knew all the prayers and responses.

"Pat" is a 48-year-old Caucasian man with silver hair and a beard. At the time of his discovery, he was wearing a size 40 blue jeans, a gray-and-black Bugle Boy shirt, and brown trim Timberline shoes. "

crystaldawn · 09-10-2008, 08:21 AM

Yes I put that on a recent volume so its still fresh in my mind. His name turned out to be Carl Broadnik. I believe the names he remembered were his wife and two sons. They were reunited on camera and that was a nice scene. The surprise was that he found out he was wanted for embezzlement at a former job. I believe he plead to some fairly small charge and made restitution but didn't get any jail time.

MIKEPR · 01-22-2020, 05:56 PM

I saw it last night and again I was troubled by another case of an amnesia victim but once again had a shady background just like that man found walking the desert near Las Vegas.

Oh yeah it was Arthur Paul Beal.

Think he might have faked that but I don't know about Mr. Broadnik but it's sort of odd to have these 2 such cases.

McBevis · 01-30-2020, 03:59 PM

There's always the possibility that they're faking it when it's discovered that they're wanted for something, but I've always been really on the fence about this one, the main reason for that being that the shape he was in when he was found in Wyoming seems a little extreme for someone just trying to get away. If I recall correctly, he was lying dazed and semi-conscious in an area that may have been pretty chilly (I don't remember what time of year it was), but Wyoming is a place where it can definitely get very chilly, and he didn't seem to be dressed for repeated exposure to the outdoors, plus the fact that he had some kind of head injury, which I suppose could have become more serious or even fatal had he not been found sooner. Seems like an awful lot to put one's self through just to escape a bad chapter in their life.

Jon · 01-31-2020, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by McBevis

There's always the possibility that they're faking it when it's discovered that they're wanted for something

To me, if they’re wanted for something and they show up in another state, I am unable to believe it’s a genuine case of amnesia.

NFW this guy is not faking. He disappeared from Indianapolis, he can’t remember who he is, has no identification at all, he can’t remember a ****ing thing - even his own name. And he can’t remember how he ended up getting from Indianapolis to Wyoming without any of those things. There’s no way I can believe that story.

TheCars1986 · 02-03-2020, 09:00 AM

He conveniently kept mumbling the names of his wife and kids over and over when found, and gave many hints to his identity. Being wanted was just icing on the cake to show that this was a fake case of amnesia, IMO.

09-10-2008, 05:34 AM	#1
unsolvedmysteriesfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 25, 2007 Posts: 218	"Pat" the Amnesia Victim Can someone give an update? I can't find anything. I found this through Archive.org's wayback machine of UNsolved.com " "Pat," an amnesia victim, believes he may have a wife and two sons. As seen on Unsolved Mysteries on August 7, 1998. NOTE: THIS CASE HAS BEEN RECENTLY SOLVED. AN UPDATE WILL APPEAR ON A FUTURE BROADCAST. SYNOPSIS: On July 13, 1994, a transient named Steve was walking along a stretch of road near Cheyenne, Wyoming when he heard moaning sounds coming from a ditch. He approached the ditch and discovered a battered and shivering man, barely conscious, who was mumbling the names "Pat, Joel, Chris." Steve covered the man with his sleeping bag and asked his name. The man couldn't remember anything. Steve took the man to a homeless shelter where they named him Pat after the first name he was mumbling. After cleaning up, Pat went to the local police department to see if anyone had reported him missing. No one had. He eventually found a job in Jackson Hole, where he now lives. A local attorney has taken up his cause to help him reestablish his identity. Some clues have surfaced from Pat's hazy memory. He has a mark on his ring finger which suggests that he may have been married. He had a recurring dream where he is in an outdoor shower at a campground and a 12-year-old boy walks up to him and says, "Dad, Mom needs you to help with Chris." He responds, "Okay, Joel, tell Mom I'll be right there." He believes he may have a wife named Pat and two sons named Chris and Joel. He has also discovered that he is quite good with numbers and thinks he may have an accounting background. He understands how to read the stock pages in the Wall Street Journal. After attending a Catholic mass, Pat realized that he knew all the prayers and responses. "Pat" is a 48-year-old Caucasian man with silver hair and a beard. At the time of his discovery, he was wearing a size 40 blue jeans, a gray-and-black Bugle Boy shirt, and brown trim Timberline shoes. "

09-10-2008, 08:21 AM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Yes I put that on a recent volume so its still fresh in my mind. His name turned out to be Carl Broadnik. I believe the names he remembered were his wife and two sons. They were reunited on camera and that was a nice scene. The surprise was that he found out he was wanted for embezzlement at a former job. I believe he plead to some fairly small charge and made restitution but didn't get any jail time.

01-22-2020, 05:56 PM	#3
MIKEPR Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 29, 2019 Posts: 368	I saw it last night and again I was troubled by another case of an amnesia victim but once again had a shady background just like that man found walking the desert near Las Vegas. Oh yeah it was Arthur Paul Beal. Think he might have faked that but I don't know about Mr. Broadnik but it's sort of odd to have these 2 such cases.

01-30-2020, 03:59 PM	#4
McBevis Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 09, 2010 Location: Barrington, New Jersey Posts: 415	There's always the possibility that they're faking it when it's discovered that they're wanted for something, but I've always been really on the fence about this one, the main reason for that being that the shape he was in when he was found in Wyoming seems a little extreme for someone just trying to get away. If I recall correctly, he was lying dazed and semi-conscious in an area that may have been pretty chilly (I don't remember what time of year it was), but Wyoming is a place where it can definitely get very chilly, and he didn't seem to be dressed for repeated exposure to the outdoors, plus the fact that he had some kind of head injury, which I suppose could have become more serious or even fatal had he not been found sooner. Seems like an awful lot to put one's self through just to escape a bad chapter in their life.

02-03-2020, 09:00 AM	#6
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,615	He conveniently kept mumbling the names of his wife and kids over and over when found, and gave many hints to his identity. Being wanted was just icing on the cake to show that this was a fake case of amnesia, IMO.