UPDATE as of December 9, 2021:
NEWS RELEASE - Troup County Sherriff's Office.
On Wednesday morning a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with the assistance of our Criminal Investigations Division began the delicate process of going through Kyle Clinkscales' car which was recovered on Tuesday. The process is being concluded today and recovered from the vehicle were several personal effects which appear to have belonged to Kyle. Also recovered were approximately 50 different skeletal remains to include a partial skull bone which will all be sent to the GBI Crime Lab for further analysis.
The Troup County Sheriff's Office is lead investigative agency in this matter.
Nothing further at this time.
==========
UPDATE as of December 8, 2021:
Troup County investigators believe they have found the body of Auburn University student Kyle Clinkscales who disappeared 45 years ago. A 911 caller alerted Alabama police to a submerged car. Bones and ID were in the car.
Officials say they discovered bones and an ID in the car as well.
The vehicle has been taken to the Troup County Sheriff's Office to be processed by special agents and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
==========
By Dawn Fuller April 27, 2007
Kyle Clinkscales was born on October 2, 1953. He went missing January 27, 1976. The circumstance of his disappearance is still unknown. Kyle, at the time of his disappearance, was a 22-year-old Auburn University Student. He was majoring in business at the time. Kyle was last seen at the Moose Club where he worked part-time as a bartender here in LaGrange, GA. The Moose Club, however, does not exist anymore. He was heading back to the Auburn University Campus, which is located 42 miles from LaGrange. Kyle Clinkscales never made it back to campus. Clinkscales car, a white '74 Ford Pinto, was never found. Neither was his body. It was believed that the reason he disappeared and was murdered was because he double-crossed Ray Hyde, a resident known for wrong doings in this town, out of drugs and money.
There have been many tips over the years about where the body of Kyle Clinkscales is located. But upon search from the LaGrange Police Department and GBI, nothing ever turned up. In March of 2005, Kyle's parents, John and Louise Clinkscales, received a phone call from a source that said at the age of seven he witnessed his grandfather throwing a barrel into a pond. He told the parents that a body was covered with concrete inside the barrel. Upon this information an arrest was made. The LaGrange Police Department arrested Jimmy Earl Jones. He was arrested in 2005 and charged for concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and two counts of making false statements. The pond was drained but nothing was ever found. The pond did contain a 3-foot dip where officials thought the body might have been. They believed, however, upon further information, that Ray Hyde later removed the body from the pond. The caller went on to tell Kyle's parents that he and his grandfather were threatened and if they ever opened their mouths then they would be murdered to.
With the new information obtained in 2005, fingers were pointed at Ray Hyde as the one who did the actual killing of Kyle Clinkscales. It was never proven, just mostly hearsay. Before this was brought to light in 2005, Ray Hyde had already passed away. He died July of 2001. Along with his death, died the truth and the whereabouts of Kyle Clinkscales. His body and his car, to this day, still remain unfound.
==========
Authorities Make Second Arrest In Clinkscales Case
June 28, 2005 at 1:19 AM EDT
There has been another arrest in the 29-year-old case of Kyle Clinkscales. The Auburn University student went missing on his way back to campus from LaGrange, Georgia, in 1976.
Jeanne Pawlak Johnson, 57, of LaGrange was arrested Monday morning by the Troup County Sheriff's Department. Authorities say she was with Clinkscales when he was shot and killed.
"Mrs. Johnson, at that time, ran from the residence to get away from what happened at the scene there. She in no way that we can find has anything to do with Kyle Clinkscales. She had nothing to do with Kyle Clinkscales being brought to that location or being at that location, but she was there," said Sheriff Donny Turner.
Johnson has been charged with concealing his death, giving false statements, and obstruction. She is being held at the Troup County jail without bond. Her bond hearing will be Wednesday morning in LaGrange.
Jimmy Earl Jones was arrested in April and charged with the apparent murder of Clinkscales. He has been denied bond twice.
Clinkscales, a 22-year-old Auburn University student, was working at the Moose Club where he served as a bartender. He left work on the night of January 27, 1976, and he was never heard from again. His body and car have never been found.
--Written by: Brock Parker
==========
(UPDATE) Sunday, February 19, 2023 - NBC News:
The remains of an Auburn University student who disappeared in 1976 have been identified, ending a mystery that has baffled investigators for nearly five decades, authorities said. The skeletal remains had been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to run DNA analysis. On Sunday, authorities announced a match in the case.
"The Troup County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Troup County Coroner's Office that those remains were positively identified as that of Kyle Clinkscales," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Contributor: Tim Phillips (50928502) • [email protected]
==========
(UPDATE) By WSBTV.com News Staff February 19, 2023 at 6:14 pm EST:
Officials 'positively identify' skeletal remains as Georgia student who vanished 46 years ago
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday that remains found in 2021 in Alabama belong to a LaGrange man who went missing 46 years ago.
Contributor: Clinch 4th GA CAV (47871240)
==========
NEWS RELEASE - Troup County Sherriff's Office.
On Wednesday morning a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with the assistance of our Criminal Investigations Division began the delicate process of going through Kyle Clinkscales' car which was recovered on Tuesday. The process is being concluded today and recovered from the vehicle were several personal effects which appear to have belonged to Kyle. Also recovered were approximately 50 different skeletal remains to include a partial skull bone which will all be sent to the GBI Crime Lab for further analysis.
The Troup County Sheriff's Office is lead investigative agency in this matter.
Nothing further at this time.
==========
UPDATE as of December 8, 2021:
Troup County investigators believe they have found the body of Auburn University student Kyle Clinkscales who disappeared 45 years ago. A 911 caller alerted Alabama police to a submerged car. Bones and ID were in the car.
Officials say they discovered bones and an ID in the car as well.
The vehicle has been taken to the Troup County Sheriff's Office to be processed by special agents and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
==========
By Dawn Fuller April 27, 2007
Kyle Clinkscales was born on October 2, 1953. He went missing January 27, 1976. The circumstance of his disappearance is still unknown. Kyle, at the time of his disappearance, was a 22-year-old Auburn University Student. He was majoring in business at the time. Kyle was last seen at the Moose Club where he worked part-time as a bartender here in LaGrange, GA. The Moose Club, however, does not exist anymore. He was heading back to the Auburn University Campus, which is located 42 miles from LaGrange. Kyle Clinkscales never made it back to campus. Clinkscales car, a white '74 Ford Pinto, was never found. Neither was his body. It was believed that the reason he disappeared and was murdered was because he double-crossed Ray Hyde, a resident known for wrong doings in this town, out of drugs and money.
There have been many tips over the years about where the body of Kyle Clinkscales is located. But upon search from the LaGrange Police Department and GBI, nothing ever turned up. In March of 2005, Kyle's parents, John and Louise Clinkscales, received a phone call from a source that said at the age of seven he witnessed his grandfather throwing a barrel into a pond. He told the parents that a body was covered with concrete inside the barrel. Upon this information an arrest was made. The LaGrange Police Department arrested Jimmy Earl Jones. He was arrested in 2005 and charged for concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and two counts of making false statements. The pond was drained but nothing was ever found. The pond did contain a 3-foot dip where officials thought the body might have been. They believed, however, upon further information, that Ray Hyde later removed the body from the pond. The caller went on to tell Kyle's parents that he and his grandfather were threatened and if they ever opened their mouths then they would be murdered to.
With the new information obtained in 2005, fingers were pointed at Ray Hyde as the one who did the actual killing of Kyle Clinkscales. It was never proven, just mostly hearsay. Before this was brought to light in 2005, Ray Hyde had already passed away. He died July of 2001. Along with his death, died the truth and the whereabouts of Kyle Clinkscales. His body and his car, to this day, still remain unfound.
==========
Authorities Make Second Arrest In Clinkscales Case
June 28, 2005 at 1:19 AM EDT
There has been another arrest in the 29-year-old case of Kyle Clinkscales. The Auburn University student went missing on his way back to campus from LaGrange, Georgia, in 1976.
Jeanne Pawlak Johnson, 57, of LaGrange was arrested Monday morning by the Troup County Sheriff's Department. Authorities say she was with Clinkscales when he was shot and killed.
"Mrs. Johnson, at that time, ran from the residence to get away from what happened at the scene there. She in no way that we can find has anything to do with Kyle Clinkscales. She had nothing to do with Kyle Clinkscales being brought to that location or being at that location, but she was there," said Sheriff Donny Turner.
Johnson has been charged with concealing his death, giving false statements, and obstruction. She is being held at the Troup County jail without bond. Her bond hearing will be Wednesday morning in LaGrange.
Jimmy Earl Jones was arrested in April and charged with the apparent murder of Clinkscales. He has been denied bond twice.
Clinkscales, a 22-year-old Auburn University student, was working at the Moose Club where he served as a bartender. He left work on the night of January 27, 1976, and he was never heard from again. His body and car have never been found.
--Written by: Brock Parker
==========
(UPDATE) Sunday, February 19, 2023 - NBC News:
The remains of an Auburn University student who disappeared in 1976 have been identified, ending a mystery that has baffled investigators for nearly five decades, authorities said. The skeletal remains had been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to run DNA analysis. On Sunday, authorities announced a match in the case.
"The Troup County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Troup County Coroner's Office that those remains were positively identified as that of Kyle Clinkscales," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Contributor: Tim Phillips (50928502) • [email protected]
==========
(UPDATE) By WSBTV.com News Staff February 19, 2023 at 6:14 pm EST:
Officials 'positively identify' skeletal remains as Georgia student who vanished 46 years ago
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday that remains found in 2021 in Alabama belong to a LaGrange man who went missing 46 years ago.
Contributor: Clinch 4th GA CAV (47871240)
==========
UPDATE as of December 9, 2021:
NEWS RELEASE - Troup County Sherriff's Office.
On Wednesday morning a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with the assistance of our Criminal Investigations Division began the delicate process of going through Kyle Clinkscales' car which was recovered on Tuesday. The process is being concluded today and recovered from the vehicle were several personal effects which appear to have belonged to Kyle. Also recovered were approximately 50 different skeletal remains to include a partial skull bone which will all be sent to the GBI Crime Lab for further analysis.
The Troup County Sheriff's Office is lead investigative agency in this matter.
Nothing further at this time.
==========
UPDATE as of December 8, 2021:
Troup County investigators believe they have found the body of Auburn University student Kyle Clinkscales who disappeared 45 years ago. A 911 caller alerted Alabama police to a submerged car. Bones and ID were in the car.
Officials say they discovered bones and an ID in the car as well.
The vehicle has been taken to the Troup County Sheriff's Office to be processed by special agents and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
==========
By Dawn Fuller April 27, 2007
Kyle Clinkscales was born on October 2, 1953. He went missing January 27, 1976. The circumstance of his disappearance is still unknown. Kyle, at the time of his disappearance, was a 22-year-old Auburn University Student. He was majoring in business at the time. Kyle was last seen at the Moose Club where he worked part-time as a bartender here in LaGrange, GA. The Moose Club, however, does not exist anymore. He was heading back to the Auburn University Campus, which is located 42 miles from LaGrange. Kyle Clinkscales never made it back to campus. Clinkscales car, a white '74 Ford Pinto, was never found. Neither was his body. It was believed that the reason he disappeared and was murdered was because he double-crossed Ray Hyde, a resident known for wrong doings in this town, out of drugs and money.
There have been many tips over the years about where the body of Kyle Clinkscales is located. But upon search from the LaGrange Police Department and GBI, nothing ever turned up. In March of 2005, Kyle's parents, John and Louise Clinkscales, received a phone call from a source that said at the age of seven he witnessed his grandfather throwing a barrel into a pond. He told the parents that a body was covered with concrete inside the barrel. Upon this information an arrest was made. The LaGrange Police Department arrested Jimmy Earl Jones. He was arrested in 2005 and charged for concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and two counts of making false statements. The pond was drained but nothing was ever found. The pond did contain a 3-foot dip where officials thought the body might have been. They believed, however, upon further information, that Ray Hyde later removed the body from the pond. The caller went on to tell Kyle's parents that he and his grandfather were threatened and if they ever opened their mouths then they would be murdered to.
With the new information obtained in 2005, fingers were pointed at Ray Hyde as the one who did the actual killing of Kyle Clinkscales. It was never proven, just mostly hearsay. Before this was brought to light in 2005, Ray Hyde had already passed away. He died July of 2001. Along with his death, died the truth and the whereabouts of Kyle Clinkscales. His body and his car, to this day, still remain unfound.
==========
Authorities Make Second Arrest In Clinkscales Case
June 28, 2005 at 1:19 AM EDT
There has been another arrest in the 29-year-old case of Kyle Clinkscales. The Auburn University student went missing on his way back to campus from LaGrange, Georgia, in 1976.
Jeanne Pawlak Johnson, 57, of LaGrange was arrested Monday morning by the Troup County Sheriff's Department. Authorities say she was with Clinkscales when he was shot and killed.
"Mrs. Johnson, at that time, ran from the residence to get away from what happened at the scene there. She in no way that we can find has anything to do with Kyle Clinkscales. She had nothing to do with Kyle Clinkscales being brought to that location or being at that location, but she was there," said Sheriff Donny Turner.
Johnson has been charged with concealing his death, giving false statements, and obstruction. She is being held at the Troup County jail without bond. Her bond hearing will be Wednesday morning in LaGrange.
Jimmy Earl Jones was arrested in April and charged with the apparent murder of Clinkscales. He has been denied bond twice.
Clinkscales, a 22-year-old Auburn University student, was working at the Moose Club where he served as a bartender. He left work on the night of January 27, 1976, and he was never heard from again. His body and car have never been found.
--Written by: Brock Parker
==========
(UPDATE) Sunday, February 19, 2023 - NBC News:
The remains of an Auburn University student who disappeared in 1976 have been identified, ending a mystery that has baffled investigators for nearly five decades, authorities said. The skeletal remains had been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to run DNA analysis. On Sunday, authorities announced a match in the case.
"The Troup County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Troup County Coroner's Office that those remains were positively identified as that of Kyle Clinkscales," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Contributor: Tim Phillips (50928502) • [email protected]
==========
(UPDATE) By WSBTV.com News Staff February 19, 2023 at 6:14 pm EST:
Officials 'positively identify' skeletal remains as Georgia student who vanished 46 years ago
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday that remains found in 2021 in Alabama belong to a LaGrange man who went missing 46 years ago.
Contributor: Clinch 4th GA CAV (47871240)
==========
NEWS RELEASE - Troup County Sherriff's Office.
On Wednesday morning a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with the assistance of our Criminal Investigations Division began the delicate process of going through Kyle Clinkscales' car which was recovered on Tuesday. The process is being concluded today and recovered from the vehicle were several personal effects which appear to have belonged to Kyle. Also recovered were approximately 50 different skeletal remains to include a partial skull bone which will all be sent to the GBI Crime Lab for further analysis.
The Troup County Sheriff's Office is lead investigative agency in this matter.
Nothing further at this time.
==========
UPDATE as of December 8, 2021:
Troup County investigators believe they have found the body of Auburn University student Kyle Clinkscales who disappeared 45 years ago. A 911 caller alerted Alabama police to a submerged car. Bones and ID were in the car.
Officials say they discovered bones and an ID in the car as well.
The vehicle has been taken to the Troup County Sheriff's Office to be processed by special agents and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
==========
By Dawn Fuller April 27, 2007
Kyle Clinkscales was born on October 2, 1953. He went missing January 27, 1976. The circumstance of his disappearance is still unknown. Kyle, at the time of his disappearance, was a 22-year-old Auburn University Student. He was majoring in business at the time. Kyle was last seen at the Moose Club where he worked part-time as a bartender here in LaGrange, GA. The Moose Club, however, does not exist anymore. He was heading back to the Auburn University Campus, which is located 42 miles from LaGrange. Kyle Clinkscales never made it back to campus. Clinkscales car, a white '74 Ford Pinto, was never found. Neither was his body. It was believed that the reason he disappeared and was murdered was because he double-crossed Ray Hyde, a resident known for wrong doings in this town, out of drugs and money.
There have been many tips over the years about where the body of Kyle Clinkscales is located. But upon search from the LaGrange Police Department and GBI, nothing ever turned up. In March of 2005, Kyle's parents, John and Louise Clinkscales, received a phone call from a source that said at the age of seven he witnessed his grandfather throwing a barrel into a pond. He told the parents that a body was covered with concrete inside the barrel. Upon this information an arrest was made. The LaGrange Police Department arrested Jimmy Earl Jones. He was arrested in 2005 and charged for concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and two counts of making false statements. The pond was drained but nothing was ever found. The pond did contain a 3-foot dip where officials thought the body might have been. They believed, however, upon further information, that Ray Hyde later removed the body from the pond. The caller went on to tell Kyle's parents that he and his grandfather were threatened and if they ever opened their mouths then they would be murdered to.
With the new information obtained in 2005, fingers were pointed at Ray Hyde as the one who did the actual killing of Kyle Clinkscales. It was never proven, just mostly hearsay. Before this was brought to light in 2005, Ray Hyde had already passed away. He died July of 2001. Along with his death, died the truth and the whereabouts of Kyle Clinkscales. His body and his car, to this day, still remain unfound.
==========
Authorities Make Second Arrest In Clinkscales Case
June 28, 2005 at 1:19 AM EDT
There has been another arrest in the 29-year-old case of Kyle Clinkscales. The Auburn University student went missing on his way back to campus from LaGrange, Georgia, in 1976.
Jeanne Pawlak Johnson, 57, of LaGrange was arrested Monday morning by the Troup County Sheriff's Department. Authorities say she was with Clinkscales when he was shot and killed.
"Mrs. Johnson, at that time, ran from the residence to get away from what happened at the scene there. She in no way that we can find has anything to do with Kyle Clinkscales. She had nothing to do with Kyle Clinkscales being brought to that location or being at that location, but she was there," said Sheriff Donny Turner.
Johnson has been charged with concealing his death, giving false statements, and obstruction. She is being held at the Troup County jail without bond. Her bond hearing will be Wednesday morning in LaGrange.
Jimmy Earl Jones was arrested in April and charged with the apparent murder of Clinkscales. He has been denied bond twice.
Clinkscales, a 22-year-old Auburn University student, was working at the Moose Club where he served as a bartender. He left work on the night of January 27, 1976, and he was never heard from again. His body and car have never been found.
--Written by: Brock Parker
==========
(UPDATE) Sunday, February 19, 2023 - NBC News:
The remains of an Auburn University student who disappeared in 1976 have been identified, ending a mystery that has baffled investigators for nearly five decades, authorities said. The skeletal remains had been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to run DNA analysis. On Sunday, authorities announced a match in the case.
"The Troup County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Troup County Coroner's Office that those remains were positively identified as that of Kyle Clinkscales," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Contributor: Tim Phillips (50928502) • [email protected]
==========
(UPDATE) By WSBTV.com News Staff February 19, 2023 at 6:14 pm EST:
Officials 'positively identify' skeletal remains as Georgia student who vanished 46 years ago
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday that remains found in 2021 in Alabama belong to a LaGrange man who went missing 46 years ago.
Contributor: Clinch 4th GA CAV (47871240)
==========
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