The stays of an Auburn College pupil who disappeared in 1976 have been recognized, ending a thriller that has baffled investigators for almost 5 many years, authorities stated.
Kyle Clinkscales, 22, was returning to high school from LaGrange, Georgia, the night time of Jan. 27, 1976, when he vanished. He was final seen on the Moose Membership in LaGrange along with his 1974 Ford Pinto, in line with officers.
Through the years, authorities drained lakes searching for him and the automobile. A break in the case came Dec. 7, 2021, after somebody noticed the white Ford Pinto in a creek in Cusseta, Alabama, and referred to as 911, officers stated.
A pockets, ID, bank cards and bones had been contained in the automobile.
The skeletal stays had been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to run DNA evaluation.
On Sunday, authorities introduced a match within the case.
“The Troup County Sheriff’s Workplace was notified by the Troup County Coroner’s Workplace that these stays had been positively recognized as that of Kyle Clinkscales,” the sheriff’s workplace stated in a press release.
The way and reason for demise are unknown.
“All people was at all times questioning if he was going to indicate up someplace,” Lauren Griffen, a pal of Clinkscales, informed NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta.
She stated they met a few yr earlier than his disappearance, including everybody within the city knew him. “His character was simply charming. He was a candy man. More often than not he was very quiet. However he was very variety to everybody,” Griffen stated.
Clinkscales’ mom died this previous January, and his father died in 2007, in line with the information station.
