Meet Benjaman Kyle, The Only Living Man With an Unknown Identity

Reaching a Verdict

Fitzpatrick conducted a 23andme DNA test that connected Benjaman Kyle to a family with the last name Powell. Evidently, the majority of DNA connections he had were from western parts of the Carolinas, particularly in two small towns named Transylvania and Pickens.

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