Kyle Clinkscales vanished on the night of Jan. 27, 1976, as he was returning to school from LaGrange, Georgia. On Sunday, the Auburn University student's remains were identified after nearly 50 years.
Over the years, authorities drained lakes looking for him and the car. A
when someone spotted the white Ford Pinto in a creek in Cusseta, Alabama, and called 911, officials said.A wallet, ID, credit cards and bones were in the car.Authorities announced a match Sunday. "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.“Everybody was always wondering if he was going to show up somewhere,” Lauren Griffen, a friend of Clinkscales, toldShe said they met about a year before he disappeared, adding that everyone in the town knew him. “His personality was just charming. He was a sweet guy.
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