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unsolved243 · 12-08-2021, 02:47 PM

You may remember Kyle Clinkscales' case as one of the ten featured in the missing persons special alert that aired after the Bonnie Wilder segment. Kyle went missing in 1976 after he left work in LaGrange, Georgia. He was headed to his school, Auburn University, in Alabama. However, he never arrived, and neither he or his car were ever seen again.

In 2005, a man came forward, claiming to have witnessed the disposal of Kyle's body. The alleged killer was already dead by that point, but two others were arrested and convicted of charges relating to the disposal of his body.

However, it now seems uncertain whether foul play was actually involved in Kyle's case. Yesterday, a witness called police and said they saw a car in a creek below County Road 83 in Cusseta, Alabama. The car was pulled out later that day, and its license plate matched Kyle's car. Also found in the car were his wallet, credit card, and human remains.

Sadly, Kyle's father passed away in 2007 and his mother passed earlier this year.

So now the question remains: did Kyle crash his car accidentally into the creek? Or did someone put him and his car there?

Here is a map of the route between LaGrange and Auburn, with a stop in the area where I believe his car was found.

Remains found in car that belonged to Georgia student who disappeared 45 years ago

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com...le_Clinkscales

WishfulDreamer · 12-08-2021, 03:03 PM

That 10 missing persons alert remains one of the creepiest UM segments of all time to me, and pretty much none of them are fully resolved. Hopefully Kyle's case will be an outlier and they can determine what really happened here. If this was simply an accident in Alabama, why was his credit card found in Georgia many years later?

ScaryFog · 12-08-2021, 07:15 PM

Crazy how someone could be at the bottom of a creek for that long.

Thiussat · 12-08-2021, 10:40 PM

I do not remember this case on UM, but it is listed on the UM fan website, so I assume it's OK to post here.

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com...le_Clinkscales

If you want a very deep dive into the case (with far more detail), read this blog post:

https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070...s-e8717474569d

Kyle was a 22 year old student at Auburn university in 1976. (Auburn is in Alabama near the Georgia border). Kyle was a native of La Grange, GA and worked at the Moose Club in LaGrange. His shift ended at 11 PM and his coworkers said they saw him get into his Ford Pinto and drive away as usual. The drive back to Auburn was 45 minutes but he never made it back. His college roommate said everything was in order and nothing seemed unusual. Kyle has been missing for 45 years.

Workers at the club said Kyle was in a bad mood when he left because he had to deal with an "obnoxious" customer. The manager said he believes Kyle had a few drinks before he went home, but he didn't think he looked drunk. Because of this, the Police's initial theory was that Kyle was inebriated and had an accident. Both Georgia and Alabama troopers scoured every possible route back to Auburn looking for his wrecked car, but found nothing.

It should be noted that no matter which route you take from La Grange, GA to Auburn, AL, you only pass one body of water, the Chattahoochee River. At the time he went missing, the river was only ankle deep which virtually eliminates any possibility he had slid off the road and drowned in the river.

Over time the case went cold. However, Police have had a bunch of tips over the years. One anonymous caller said the body could be found in a lake on a piece of private property. Police got a warrant, drained the lake, and found nothing.

In 1987 (11 years after he went missing) a guy walking his dog found Kyle's credit card lying on the ground in Troup County, GA. This is the county where La Grange is located (Kyle's hometown).

But the big break came in 2005. Someone came forward and said he witnessed the murder when he was 7 years old. Unfortunately the main suspect, Ray Hyde, died in 2001 so he couldn't be charged. Police arrested two accomplices who have since served time and been released. One of the accomplices confessed. He told Police he went to Hyde's house and saw Kyle's dead body (he had been shot). Hyde then asked him to help dispose of the body, which he did. He claims he and Hyde placed the body in cement and dumped it into a pond.

Now, fast forward to Monday December, 6 2021 (two days ago at the time of this post). A driver was driving near a creek in Lafayette, AL on County Road 83 and spotted a car in the water. He called Police who arrived on the scene to pull it out. Guess what? It was positively identified as Kyle Clinkscale's 1974 Ford Pinto (verified by the VIN number). Inside the car were bones and a wallet with Kyle's ID inside.

So now the mystery deepens. We (probably) have Kyle's body and now we have his car. So we have to ask: What in the world is going on here? How could Hyde and his accomplice have put the body in cement and dumped it in a pond when we now have Kyle's car in a CREEK with a body inside? And how could Kyle's car sit in that creek for 45 years without being discovered? Did someone move it there much later? Hyde has been dead since 2001.

Picture from Monday (Dec. 6, 2021) as Police pull his car out of the water.

Link to an MSN news story:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nca...ter/ar-AARAkUu

Thiussat · 12-08-2021, 10:42 PM

You beat me. I just made my own post. Refer to it for some more links.

sharonite · 12-08-2021, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

That 10 missing persons alert remains one of the creepiest UM segments of all time to me, and pretty much none of them are fully resolved.

Just out of curiosity, do you have a list of the other nine cases that were covered in addition to Clinkscales?

ScaryFog · 12-08-2021, 11:54 PM

Thanks for this.

WishfulDreamer · 12-09-2021, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharonite

Just out of curiosity, do you have a list of the other nine cases that were covered in addition to Clinkscales?

dynoguy88 · 12-09-2021, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

That 10 missing persons alert remains one of the creepiest UM segments of all time to me, and pretty much none of them are fully resolved.

Except the Mio, Michigan hunters. I read the book a couple years ago and their fate was more horrific than one could imagine. Murdered, decapitated and fed to the pigs by an evil hillbilly. Kind of like a winter time version of the movie 'Deliverance.' Just terrifying.

ghosthouse · 12-09-2021, 12:33 PM

It's pretty wild -- they are finding resolution on old UM cases left and right these days.

thinwhiteduke74 · 12-12-2021, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

Except the Mio, Michigan hunters. I read the book a couple years ago and their fate was more horrific than one could imagine. Murdered, decapitated and fed to the pigs by an evil hillbilly. Kind of like a winter time version of the movie 'Deliverance.' Just terrifying.

Agreed. I picked up the paperback secondhand on vacation a few years ago. Let's say "check under the bed before going to bed" acquired new resonance.

mphs95 · 12-12-2021, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

Except the Mio, Michigan hunters. I read the book a couple years ago and their fate was more horrific than one could imagine. Murdered, decapitated and fed to the pigs by an evil hillbilly. Kind of like a winter time version of the movie 'Deliverance.' Just terrifying.

I read Tom Henderson's book about this case, Darker Than Night. What happened to these two is horrific. Every time I used to stay in Kalkaska, we would go through Grayling and there was always the sign for Mio. Always gave me the creeps.

alistaircranium · 12-12-2021, 07:26 PM

Is the special alert part of the Filmrise episodes? I don’t remember it.

thinwhiteduke74 · 12-12-2021, 09:09 PM

No., alas

flytrapp · 12-14-2021, 03:32 PM

I agree, that missing persons segment was super creepy. It was aired in the same episode as the Bonnie Wilder segment, also not on Filmrise

(I have the full episode)
It will be interesting to see what the cause of death was.
Didn't a couple of people already go to jail for supposedly "discarding" Kyle's remains though?

12-08-2021, 02:47 PM	#1
unsolved243 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2010 Posts: 260	Kyle Clinkscales' car found, with human remains inside You may remember Kyle Clinkscales' case as one of the ten featured in the missing persons special alert that aired after the Bonnie Wilder segment. Kyle went missing in 1976 after he left work in LaGrange, Georgia. He was headed to his school, Auburn University, in Alabama. However, he never arrived, and neither he or his car were ever seen again. In 2005, a man came forward, claiming to have witnessed the disposal of Kyle's body. The alleged killer was already dead by that point, but two others were arrested and convicted of charges relating to the disposal of his body. However, it now seems uncertain whether foul play was actually involved in Kyle's case. Yesterday, a witness called police and said they saw a car in a creek below County Road 83 in Cusseta, Alabama. The car was pulled out later that day, and its license plate matched Kyle's car. Also found in the car were his wallet, credit card, and human remains. Sadly, Kyle's father passed away in 2007 and his mother passed earlier this year. So now the question remains: did Kyle crash his car accidentally into the creek? Or did someone put him and his car there? Here is a map of the route between LaGrange and Auburn, with a stop in the area where I believe his car was found. Remains found in car that belonged to Georgia student who disappeared 45 years ago https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com...le_Clinkscales

12-08-2021, 10:40 PM	#4
Thiussat Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2007 Posts: 601	Kyle Clinkscales Car (and Maybe Body) Found I do not remember this case on UM, but it is listed on the UM fan website, so I assume it's OK to post here. https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com...le_Clinkscales If you want a very deep dive into the case (with far more detail), read this blog post: https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070...s-e8717474569d Kyle was a 22 year old student at Auburn university in 1976. (Auburn is in Alabama near the Georgia border). Kyle was a native of La Grange, GA and worked at the Moose Club in LaGrange. His shift ended at 11 PM and his coworkers said they saw him get into his Ford Pinto and drive away as usual. The drive back to Auburn was 45 minutes but he never made it back. His college roommate said everything was in order and nothing seemed unusual. Kyle has been missing for 45 years. Workers at the club said Kyle was in a bad mood when he left because he had to deal with an "obnoxious" customer. The manager said he believes Kyle had a few drinks before he went home, but he didn't think he looked drunk. Because of this, the Police's initial theory was that Kyle was inebriated and had an accident. Both Georgia and Alabama troopers scoured every possible route back to Auburn looking for his wrecked car, but found nothing. It should be noted that no matter which route you take from La Grange, GA to Auburn, AL, you only pass one body of water, the Chattahoochee River. At the time he went missing, the river was only ankle deep which virtually eliminates any possibility he had slid off the road and drowned in the river. Over time the case went cold. However, Police have had a bunch of tips over the years. One anonymous caller said the body could be found in a lake on a piece of private property. Police got a warrant, drained the lake, and found nothing. In 1987 (11 years after he went missing) a guy walking his dog found Kyle's credit card lying on the ground in Troup County, GA. This is the county where La Grange is located (Kyle's hometown). But the big break came in 2005. Someone came forward and said he witnessed the murder when he was 7 years old. Unfortunately the main suspect, Ray Hyde, died in 2001 so he couldn't be charged. Police arrested two accomplices who have since served time and been released. One of the accomplices confessed. He told Police he went to Hyde's house and saw Kyle's dead body (he had been shot). Hyde then asked him to help dispose of the body, which he did. He claims he and Hyde placed the body in cement and dumped it into a pond. Now, fast forward to Monday December, 6 2021 (two days ago at the time of this post). A driver was driving near a creek in Lafayette, AL on County Road 83 and spotted a car in the water. He called Police who arrived on the scene to pull it out. Guess what? It was positively identified as Kyle Clinkscale's 1974 Ford Pinto (verified by the VIN number). Inside the car were bones and a wallet with Kyle's ID inside. So now the mystery deepens. We (probably) have Kyle's body and now we have his car. So we have to ask: What in the world is going on here? How could Hyde and his accomplice have put the body in cement and dumped it in a pond when we now have Kyle's car in a CREEK with a body inside? And how could Kyle's car sit in that creek for 45 years without being discovered? Did someone move it there much later? Hyde has been dead since 2001. Picture from Monday (Dec. 6, 2021) as Police pull his car out of the water. Link to an MSN news story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nca...ter/ar-AARAkUu

12-08-2021, 03:03 PM	#2
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	That 10 missing persons alert remains one of the creepiest UM segments of all time to me, and pretty much none of them are fully resolved. Hopefully Kyle's case will be an outlier and they can determine what really happened here. If this was simply an accident in Alabama, why was his credit card found in Georgia many years later?

12-08-2021, 07:15 PM	#3
ScaryFog Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 25, 2009 Posts: 222	Crazy how someone could be at the bottom of a creek for that long.

12-08-2021, 10:42 PM	#5
Thiussat Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2007 Posts: 601	You beat me. I just made my own post. Refer to it for some more links.

12-08-2021, 11:54 PM	#7
ScaryFog Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 25, 2009 Posts: 222	Thanks for this.

12-09-2021, 12:33 PM	#10
ghosthouse Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2019 Location: Amish Country Posts: 298	It's pretty wild -- they are finding resolution on old UM cases left and right these days.

12-12-2021, 07:26 PM	#13
alistaircranium Banned Banned!! Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 10, 2015 Posts: 503	Is the special alert part of the Filmrise episodes? I don’t remember it.

12-12-2021, 09:09 PM	#14
thinwhiteduke74 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2011 Posts: 387	No., alas

12-14-2021, 03:32 PM	#15
flytrapp Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 03, 2011 Location: Circleville Posts: 446	I agree, that missing persons segment was super creepy. It was aired in the same episode as the Bonnie Wilder segment, also not on Filmrise (I have the full episode) It will be interesting to see what the cause of death was. Didn't a couple of people already go to jail for supposedly "discarding" Kyle's remains though?