Mystery Man Found Collapsed on Amsterdam Street Is Not Missing Canadian, Police Say
- Police in the Netherlands confirmed that a man found collapsed on an Amsterdam street three years ago is not a Canadian who went missing in British Columbia in the 1990s.
- Speculation claimed the man might be John Russell Kenny, missing since 1994, but investigations confirmed he is not the mystery man nicknamed Lucky.
- The man was found without identification after suffering a brain hemorrhage or stroke, which left him unable to communicate.
- Dutch detectives are exploring at least nine leads about Lucky's identity and have received over 500 tips, warning the public against identification attempts based only on photographs.
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Mystery man found collapsed on Amsterdam street is not missing Canadian, police say
Police in the Netherlands say a man found collapsed on a street in that country three years ago is not a Canadian who went missing in British Columbia in the 1990s.
No, the man whose name the Amsterdam police have been trying to uncover for years turns out not to be the long-missing Canadian John Russell Kenny. The police now have confirmation of this. An amateur sleuth had noticed similarities between photos of Kenny and 'Lucky', but that turns out to be a coincidence. However, there are other leads.
It seemed like the breakthrough in the remarkable mystery surrounding 'Lucky', the man whose identity the Dutch police have not known for three years. But forensic investigation has now shown that he is not the missing Canadian John Russell Kenny (67), reports the Amsterdam police.
'Lucky', the man who has been living in a care home in Amsterdam Southeast for three years, is not the missing Canadian John Russell Kenny (67). That...
'Lucky', the man who has been living in a care home in Amsterdam Southeast for three years, is not the missing Canadian John Russell Kenny (67). Forensic police investigations have shown this.
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