About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance and subsequent discovery of Kyle Clinkscales, a case that has haunted his family and the community for decades.

A True Crime Mystery Four Decades in the Making. On the cold night of January 27, 1976, twenty-two-year-old college student Kyle Clinkscales vanished after leaving his bartending shift at the Moose Club in LaGrange, Georgia. His disappearance baffled investigators and devastated his parents, John and Louise, who spent decades chasing rumors, suspects, and false leads in one of the South’s most haunting cold cases. For years, Kyle’s story became a staple in true crime circles, a case that blended small-town secrets, whispers of foul play, and the agony of parents who refused to give up. Then, in 2021, a shocking discovery was made: Kyle’s car submerged in an Alabama creek, with his remains inside. Suddenly, the case once thought frozen in time was thrust back into the spotlight. Was Kyle’s tragic end the result of an accident? Or was it a carefully staged cover-up, concealing a brutal murder that eluded justice for nearly half a century? With modern forensic analysis and renewed investigative efforts, this chilling mystery raises more questions than answers. Delve deep inside the twists and turns of Kyle Clinkscales’s disappearance and discovery―exploring law enforcement missteps…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Zupansky

Guest: James B. Longshore

Topics covered

• true crime
• cold case
• disappearance
• forensic analysis
• legislative reform

Keywords

• Kyle Clinkscales
• cold case
• true crime
• disappearance
• forensic analysis
• Georgia
• Alabama
• James B. Longshore

Mentioned in this episode

Places: LaGrange, Georgia, Alabama

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