Eh, well, whether it's Eastern European, Slavic or Scandinavian, the problem is that the UID wasn't, if the autopsy is to be believed.
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How can you tell when you spend too much time on WS? When you start having dreams about the unidentified! A few nights ago I had a dream about Lyle. In it, he went by "Buster" (!), and had a couple of old ticket stubs from a pro game and a receipt for a diamond solitaire in his pants pocket.
Very odd, no doubt.
Interesting that this was immediately post 9-11 and the only way to travel was by bus or train.I was thinking about Lyle last night while waiting to fall asleep. I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I recall the info stating that he arrived on a bus. Two buses came in at roughly the same time one from the south and one from the north. I am thinking that maybe he came on the bus from the south because of the Meridian, ID address he gave (I looked at a map of the locations mentioned in his missing persons case and believe that Meridian would be south of Quinault)...maybe he had been traveling and consistently remembered and reported his address as the last address of a hotel/motel he stayed at. Maybe he traveled across the country as one last trip, maybe he traveled for work.
As for why he would want to remain unknown in death...it is possible someone, his family, would profit from an insurance policy, but obviously not if he committed suicide. It is possible they knew of what he intended to do and simply followed procedure to declare him missing and eventually legally deceased because that is what they knew he wanted them to do. It could be that they threw off an investigation into his being missing by giving vague or false information. I also mentioned before that he may have been a high profile individual from where ever he came from or was from a well known family and did not want to bring any kind of shame upon them. I appreciate that he did take so much consideration and planning to remain unknown and we probably shouldn't undo his work...it's just so hard to not want to find out who he is.
Hello, all. I've been lurking Lyle's thread for a while hoping to find some additional information. I've attached a tweaked photo.
Hello, all. I've been lurking Lyle's thread for a while hoping to find some additional information. I've attached a tweaked photo.
Hello! I've finally finished reading all of the posts about "Lyle" and figured I'd throw my two cents into the pot.
Someone very early on in one of the first two threads said that they thought he possibly looked French-Canadian. This really stuck with me, as the first thing I thought the first time I saw "Lyle's" picture was how much he looks like many of the people I have seen while visiting family in Canada (NB). My family hails from a very small, mostly Anglophone community in the northeastern part of the province, surrounded by mostly Francophone communities. There is also a Mikmaq reservation nearby. There is not much in the way of employment there, mostly fishing and logging, and many young adults from the Maritimes move either to the western part of the country (several of my own family members have moved to Alberta) or to the US for a chance at a better job or education.
What I am getting at is that I feel that "Lyle" may have been been from one of the Maritime provinces, possibly of mixed French and Mikmaq descent. He could have gone west either in search of opportunities or told his family that he was, maybe sending a letter when he arrived telling his family not to worry and that he'd be there a while. I've heard tell of people who do the same thing and may go for years without contacting family. Depending on how close (or not) he was to his family they may not have been too concerned or surprised at a lack of communication, and as a result he has not been reported missing.
I hope this made sense! I'm a longtime reader of this site and only recently took the plunge and signed up. I just figured I'd give my two cents based on what my first gut instinct regarding "Lyle" was. I hope that someday soon he will get his name back.