# Benjaman Kyle needs some help.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benjaman-kyle-needs-some-help/556404>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benjaman-kyle-needs-some-help/556404 "2010-10-07T20:02:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benjaman-kyle-needs-some-help/556404/1 "2010-10-07T20:02:35Z")

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He’d like to know who he is.

I linked to his story in a Cafe Society thread a while ago. But it keeps popping up in my own head,

[Wikipeda entry.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjaman_Kyle)

Long story short: It’s a real case of Soap Opera Amnesia.

So, question-- Who is he?

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**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benjaman-kyle-needs-some-help/556404/2 "2010-10-07T21:54:05Z")

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A very complex Viral Marketing campaign for Burger King

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benjaman-kyle-needs-some-help/556404/3 "2026-06-22T01:59:46Z")

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His name was revealed to be William Burgess Powell, and he was lying all along. He’s a conman and possibly a murderer.

Discovery-ID aired a miniseries recently, which was made about 10 years ago but for some reason not released until now. It’s not really that good, and I personally would have liked updates, in part because some of the major people in it are now deceased.

And of course Dr. Todd Grande had to toss his hat into that ring.

> **[Did Clothing-Challenged ‘Burger King Doe’ Dupe a Film Crew With Ridiculous...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV9KtRqTB_I%2F)**
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> This video answers the question: Can I analyze the case of William Burgess Powell? He is the topic of a documentary titled “The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle.”...