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Missing In Plain Sight

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About Me

This page is intended to raise awareness of the fact that many abducted children are hiding in plain sight. When we think of children being kidnapped and held against their will, what comes to mind is that the child is taken far away, restrained and kept indoors away from public view. If allowed to go out in public, we imagine that their appearance has been drastically changed, and their captor does not let them out of their sight. But as we are seeing time and again, many children are being hidden in plain sight. Rather than being physically restrained, they are held captive in a different way - by being under the mind control of their captor.

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Please check out my new friend categories, where I am highlighting different types of cases such as cold cases, missing men, and unidentifieds. If you know of a profile that belongs in a certain category, feel free to send me a message and I will add it.

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Who is Benjaman Kyle? Help identify this man!See my blog "Missing and Dissociative Amnesia" for more information.
The man featured in the above photos and video is an amnesia victim. Found unconscious behind a Burger King in Richmond Hill, Georgia, on August 31, 2004, this man does not remember his identity. He has vague recollections of living in Indiana and Colorado, and believes he has three brothers, but cannot recall anything about them. He is now using the name Benjaman Kyle. This man is believed to be in his late 50s or early 60s, so he has adopted a 1948 birth date. However, he has been unable to obtain a social security number, so he legally cannot work. He wants very much to find out where he came from. For more information please see my blog. Let's help this man find his identity!

Benjaman seems to have a lot of knowledge about restaurant design and kitchen equipment, so he believes he may have worked in the restaurant industry. I am sending out friend requests to restaurant-related websites, particularly in Indiana and Colorado, in the hopes that someone recognizes him. Since he was found in the south (Georgia) around the time of Hurricane Charley, I am also looking into the idea that he may be presumed lost during the hurricane. Benjaman also believes he went to Catholic school.

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My Blog

What we can learn from this situation

I have spent hours reading up on the recent rescue of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby.  There has been a lot of talk in the Websleuths forums (and probably elsewhere) about what can be learned ...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:17:00 PST

Steven Stayner's words of wisdom

I first heard of Steven Stayner in 1989, when his ordeal was made into a TV miniseries called "I Know My First Name Is Steven."  Kidnapped at the age of 7, Steven was held - and brainwashed - by ...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:17:00 PST

Missing and Dissociative Amnesia

In this blog I want to address the phenomenon of dissociative amnesia / dissociative fugue. I have seen a few different cases like this in the news. In one case, a man in Denver came forward asking ...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:02:00 PST

"Look at Me" slideshow archived here

I made this slideshow back in January 2007 when the boys were found safe. This case has recently had a great resolution with the perp pleading guilty and receiving multiple life sentences. In order ...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:42:00 PST

What happened to Jason Jolkowski?

On June 13, 2001, 19-year-old Jason Jolkowski disappeared without a trace from near his home in Omaha, Nebraska. Faced with the grief and uncertainty of what has happened to Jason, his parents founde...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:52:00 PST

Would You Notice A Missing Child?

Would You Notice A Missing Child? 10News Puts San Diegians To Test POSTED: 4:42 pm PST March 1, 2006 UPDATED: 6:10 pm PST March 1, 2006   original article can be found here   SAN DIEGO -- C...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:56:00 PST

A child abductee's journey back

No one knew what happened to the boy, no one saw a thing. There were no cars or trucks to watch for, no sketches of possible kidnappers. Just like that, he was gone, leaving his parents with little el...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:34:00 PST

Help the Steven Stayner movie get more airtime!

MerleGirlTX of Websleuths had an excellent idea.  The movie "I Know My First Name Is Steven" would be a great way to help raise awareness - and increase understanding - of the situation.  W...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:46:00 PST

Shawn Hornbeck wants to help other kids

Parents: Abducted boy wants to help other kids Shawn Hornbeck said to finally feel safe again for first time in four-plus years; 'doesn't want anybody else to have to go through' what he did The 15-ye...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:17:00 PST

Emotional Handcuffs

Here is what former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt had to say on the Oprah show: "The bottom line is if you're 11 or 13 and you've got a potentially 6-foot-4, 300-pound aggressor&you do what you ha...
Posted by Missing In Plain Sight on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:24:00 PST