CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Family and friends are asking for the community's help in finding 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann.

Fleischmann's parents said he has been missing since Thursday night. They said the night started at the Dane Cook show at Bobcats Arena. Then Fleischmann went to Buckhead Saloon in Uptown Charlotte with some friends after the show. Surveillance video indicated he left the bar around 2:20 a.m. Friday and got a cab. That is the last time Fleischmann was seen.

Once Fleischmann left the bar he made three phone calls. He called his sister at 2:19 a.m. then called 2 other friends at 3:28 a.m. and 3:29 a.m.. No one answered his phone calls and he did not leave any voicemail messages on any of their phones.

Family and friends knew something was wrong when the next morning Fleischmann had not come home from the night before and didn't go into work. His parents said he calls home almost on a daily basis, that's when they got concerned and filed a missing person report.

The parents, who said their son is a responsible person, said he opened up a tab at the bar but never closed it out at the end of the night. There have been no other charges on his credit card since that night. And no one has been able to contact him because his phone is dead.

The parents have hired a private investigator. Friends have also joined parents in the search by placing fliers throughout the Uptown Charlotte area hoping someone has information in regards to Fleischmann's disappearance.

If you have any information or have seen Fleischmann please call police.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14565980/detail.html

Friends, family join search for Elon grad missing in Charlotte
Staff and wire
November 12, 2007 6:40 PM
Fleischmann Richard Fleischmann had lunch with his oldest son, Kyle Fleischmann, last Tuesday.

Two days later, on Thursday night, the 24-year-old went to the Dane Cook show with friends. His mother, Barbara, and his sister, Noelle, were at the show as well, though they did not sit together.

Kyle talked to his mother briefly before going inside the coliseum.
That was the last time anyone from his family heard from him. Now, friends and family are asking for the public’s help in finding the 2006 Elon University graduate.

Kyle Fleischmann was last seen leaving Buckhead Saloon in uptown Charlotte at 2:15 a.m. Friday. According to friend Daniel Scagnelli, after attending the Dane Cook show, Fleischmann and a group of a half-dozen friends went to the bar, where Fleischmann was upbeat and dancing.

One by one, the friends left the bar over the next few hours, while Fleischmann stayed, Scagnelli said. A search of the bar found Fleischmann’s coat and debit card — his friends say he’d been drinking and likely forgot them.

They believe he did not have any other money on him. He placed a few calls from his cell phone around 2:30 a.m., not leaving messages. Scagnelli said friends believe he was calling for a ride.

Richard Fleischmann said surveillance camera outside the bar show his son leaving the bar alone. “I think he was trying to get a cab,” he said. After all, that’s how he got there in the first place.

He said his son was a very outgoing person, who kept in touch with the family particularly since his mother was sick with cancer. She is scheduled to have surgery Friday, Richard said.

The fact that his son hasn’t called suggests to Richard that something may have gone wrong — he could have been mugged or gotten into a situation that got out of hand. Though he hasn’t given up hope of finding his son alive, he said he is realistic about the fact that he could be dead.

Scagnelli said he doesn’t know of any personal, financial or criminal problems Kyle Fleischmann was having.

“He’s just disappeared,” Scagnelli said.

Fleischmann didn’t show up for work Friday, and friends and family haven’t heard from him.

They’ve spent the weekend calling jails and hospitals, and taping posters with pictures of
Fleischmann uptown and in area college campuses.

Calls to Fleischmann’s cell phone have gone straight to voice mail, and he never moved his car, which was left at a friend’s house.

“It is very uncharacteristic for him to be gone without contacting anybody,” said Garrett
Turner, 21, an Elon student who is a member of Kappa Alpha Order, Fleischmann’s fraternity.
Turner said Fleischmann grew up in Charlotte and knew the area very well.

Richard Fleischmann, an executive with Fidelity Investments in Charlotte, said police were able to find the cell tower from where his son’s last phone call was made. He is asking for anyone who knew his son to come today at 4 p.m. to Buckhead Saloon, 201 E 5th St., to help search the surrounding area.

A community group site has been set up at Facebook.com for anyone to post information about Fleischmann’s whereabouts. More than 2,000 people have already signed up, including many
Elon University alumni who knew the business administration management graduate.

Though the school is not sponsoring any events, school officials posted a message on the school’s Web site Monday “asking the Phoenix family to please keep the Fleischmanns in your thoughts and prayers as authorities work to locate his whereabouts.”

“We are just alerting the community of what is going on in Charlotte,” said school spokesman Eric Townsend.

While attending Elon, Townsend said, Fleischmann was actively involved in the Kappa Alpha Order where he served as vice president.

Fleischmann was also active in the community. Townsend said he volunteered his time to the Special Olympics, the Boys and Girls Club and Safe Rides, a student organization that used volunteers to drive other students at night.

Fleischmann is 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing jeans, a black T-shirt, black pea coat and black dress shoes.

A missing persons report has been filed with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. If you have any information about Fleischmann’s whereabouts, call the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at 704-336-7600.
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/fleischma..._charlotte.html

Plea for Help in Search for Missing Man
Friends and family are asking for your help this morning in the search for missing 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann.

Fleischmann disappeared early Friday morning, after a night with friends at Buckhead Saloon, in Center City. We're told he attempted to make several calls to friends, but left no voicemail. No one has had contact with him since those attempts.

Friends of Fleischmann will gather on Tuesday afternoon in Center City to serach and hand out "Missing Person" posters.


Daniel Scagnelli, a friend of Kyle, has spearheaded a massive search. The group has created a Facebook group, Help Find Kyle Fleischmann, and a website HelpfindKyle.com. Daniel joined the WBTV News This Morning crew on Tuesday morning to discuss the search, and who Kyle was.
http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/11234281.html

More Tools Employed In Search For Missing Charlotte Man

POSTED: 4:37 pm EST November 14, 2007
UPDATED: 5:37 pm EST November 14, 2007


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More efforts are underway to try to find a Charlotte man who disappeared after leaving an uptown bar last week.

Searchers with dogs started to scour the streets Wednesday afternoon near where 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann made his last phone calls around 3:30 a.m. Friday. They’re hoping with the lack of rain, his scent may still remain to point the dogs in the right direction.

Several search groups that use dogs will also take to the streets all day Saturday if he’s not found by then.

In addition, a local advertising company worked with the family to put up a billboard featuring Fleischmann’s face, and Mike Gibbons is making hundreds of buttons with his picture – all to get the word out that the young man is missing in hopes that anyone with information about his whereabouts will come forward.

Gibbons, who owns his own business making buttons for memorials and fundraisers, said this is the first time he’s made them featuring a missing person.

“Essentially, you now have the opportunity to get out hundreds or thousands of the face of Kyle, and the really neat thing is as people wear those buttons, they're going to be asked 'What's that button?'” Gibbons said.

He hopes that will lead to answers.

The Kristen Foundation is helping with the button campaign. The Fleischmanns teamed up with the missing person’s group this week. It’s named after Kristen Moddafferi, an 18-year-old Charlotte teen who disappeared in California in 1997.

Organinzer Joan Petruski said the missing person's age shouldn't be a factor when it comes to people who have disappeared.

“Comments like, 'Well he's over 18, he knows what he's doing, he probably walked away, he just wanted to go somewhere else and not let anybody know,' that's not true, and even if it is, he's missing (and his family and friends) want to find him,” she said.

Loved ones said the search will go on each day this week, and possibly every day until he is found.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14597324/detail.html

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kyle Fleischmann’s family and friends joined search dogs Thursday afternoon in a wooded area just outside of uptown Charlotte to spend another day looking for the man who disappeared nearly a week ago.

The area where search dogs seemed to indicate they picked up his scent on Wednesday is about five blocks from where Fleischmann was last seen early Friday morning. The 24-year-old hasn’t been spotted since walking out of Buckhead Saloon around 2:20 a.m. that day.

Family and friends have been scouring uptown for three days. Now they are focusing on the spot off 12th and College streets.

More than 20 volunteers split up and began looking near train tracks, through gravel and in overgrown brush and thorns early Thursday afternoon. Every area searched got a tag -- telling other searchers it was clear.

“The important thing is we need to flag everything,” said Richard Fleischmann, Kyle’s father.

He said police are concentrating their search in uptown near the bar where Kyle was last scene. The bar’s surveillance cameras captured him leaving by himself.

Fleischmann said a dog not associated with the police department picked up his son’s scent near the Holiday Inn not far from the bar, but blocks from where Thursday’s search concentrated. He said the dog used his son’s jacket – the one he left at the bar the night he disappeared.

“There's a machine that sucks his arm pit area that has the most scent, and it’s absorbed into a bag and given to the dogs,” he explained.

Fleischmann said friends from across the country have come to help search.

George Zink came from Florida.

“My daughter found (that Kyle was missing) on the Web site Facebook. So we got in touch with Dick and said, ‘Listen, we're coming,’” Zink said.

Facebook, a popular networking site, has a "Help Find Kyle Fleischmann" page. So far over 27,000 people have logged on and left messages.

Hundreds are also expected at a prayer vigil Thursday night for Kyle on the Elon University campus.

His disappearance is also posted on the America’s Most Wanted Web site. His story will air on Saturday’s broadcast.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14608321/detail.html

Body found off Independence not missing man's
STEVE LYTTLE
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
The body was found near the intersection of Independence Boulevard and Sardis Road North.
Graphic: Mecklenburg missing persons
Police are investigating a body found this morning near one of Charlotte's busiest thoroughfares.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Robert Fey said the body was that of a white man in his 20s. But Fey said the victim definitely is not Kyle Fleischmann, a 24-year-old Charlotte man who has been missing for a week.

Numerous Observer readers have sent e-mails this morning, concerned that the body might be that of Fleischmann. Friends and family members of the missing man have conducted large-scale searches daily since Tuesday.

This morning's death appears to be a case of hit-and-run, and police are trying to determine who might have struck the victim.

Police say the body was discovered shortly after 7 a.m. near East Independence Boulevard and Sardis Road North, in the Crown Point area of southeast Charlotte.

According to police, MEDIC declared the person dead at the scene. There is no official word on the gender of the victim or whether any violence might have been involved.

The body was discovered on the northeast side (along the inbound side) of Independence Boulevard, a short distance from the intersection of Sardis Road North. It was found in a ditch, near a wooded area that buffers the highway from a townhouse complex.

Police say Homicide detectives and the HITS squad have been called in. HITS, or Highway Interdiction Traffic Safety, investigates vehicle-related deaths.


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Police seek clues at condo
Charlotte.com

November 18, 2007

K-9 units, forensics team search missing 24-year-old's home; roommates interviewed Of the 33 outstanding missing person cases in Mecklenburg County, 13 people disappeared in 2007. Here are their photographs and the locations where they were last seen.

Taylor Bright

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police searched Kyle Fleischmann's condominium complex for more than six hours early Sunday, hauling away three waist-high brown bags with what appeared to be bedding or clothing.

A K-9 unit and a forensics team arrived at the south Charlotte property at 6:30 a.m., rousing the missing man's roommates from their sleep and escorting them from the condo for interviews, the roommates said.

Anthony Stovall, 25, said police asked the pair not to disclose where they were interviewed. Bruce Mottern, 24, said police wanted to know the two's whereabouts and activities on Nov. 9, when Fleischmann, 24, disappeared after a night out with friends in uptown.

Police said the two men are not suspects in the case and described them as 'extremely cooperative.'

'Detectives continue to conduct interviews with anyone who knew Kyle or who may have information that will lead to his whereabouts,' police spokeswoman Julie Hill said in a news release.

She would not comment on what police took from the condo.

In an interview with the Observer, the roommates appeared nonplused about the police questioning, describing the talk as informal and part of a regular series of discussions with police. Neither had an attorney present.

Mottern and Stovall play for the Charlotte Eagles professional soccer team.

They said they were asleep, with a full day of training ahead of them, the night Fleischmann went missing.

The three had moved into the condominium last month, they said.

Mottern said that he has known Fleischmann for more than a year and that they had become fast friends.

'He was one of my best friends,' Mottern said.

The roommates have joined a large and vocal group of friends and family searching for Fleischmann. CNN and 'America's Most Wanted' have done segments on the case, and a page on the popular online networking site Facebook about it has almost 45,000 members.

Mottern said he was encouraged the police were looking for his roommate, noting they have resources that Fleischmann's friends don't have.

'This is their profession,' Mottern said.

Police remained at The Fransciscan Terrace, a condominium complex near Pfieffer College off Park Road, until about 1 p.m. Neighbors said K-9 units searched several cars parked at the complex, which abuts Little Sugar Creek.

Daniel Scagnelli, a close friend of Fleischmann who has helped lead the volunteer search effort, said police hauled away clothes that police dogs could use to pick up Fleischmann's scent.

Scagnelli said the search proves police are stepping up their efforts to find Fleischmann. In the past week, volunteer searchers have focused their hunt near the Alpha Mill apartments and 12th Street in uptown, where dogs had picked up his scent.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Web site lists 33 people in the city as missing, with some cases dating as far back as 1975.

Thirteen people have gone missing this year, but none has had the support that Fleischmann's friends have rallied in his search.

Missing in Mecklenburg

Thirteen people in Mecklenburg County have disappeared in 2007. See their names, their photos and where they were last seen. 3B

Missing persons

Of the 33 outstanding missing person cases in Mecklenburg County, 13 people disappeared in 2007. Here are their photographs and the locations where they were last seen.

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About 3,900 people were reported missing to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in 2006. Of those, three were found killed. Do you remember their names? Chances are, if you weren't a friend of those victims -- two black males, one white female -- you don't. But you probably know the name of Kyle Fleischmann.

Fleischmann, the 24-year-old Dane Cook fan who disappeared after leaving the Buckhead Saloon downtown in the early morning of Nov. 9, has had his face plastered on what seems like every bulletin board, every utility pole, every bar bathroom wall in town. Attractive, middle-class, educated and white, Fleischmann's face has been flashed on monitors at Charlotte Bobcats games and his smile displayed at drivers from donated billboard space near I-85.

And that's just locally. A Facebook account set up in his honor had more than 33,000 members by Nov. 16. Greta Van Susteren, America's Most Wanted and Larry King -- among others -- all have at least mentioned Kyle's case on their shows.

And, at least by press time, he still has not been located.

Daniel Scagnelli, a 23-year-old sales representative who's organized much of the online efforts to find Fleischmann, suspects Fleischmann was abducted. "The guy didn't have beefs with anyone," Scagnelli says. And if Fleischmann had, Scagnelli would probably know: After meeting as freshmen at Elon University, the two joined the same Kappa Alpha Order fraternity together. Just this year, Kyle was best man at Scagnelli's wedding. "Kyle's just a real outgoing, nice generous guy," says Scagnelli. "He makes friends easily."

Could that friendliness have led to his disappearance? Fleischmann's Thursday night had started off innocently enough. He'd organized friends to see Dane Cook at the Bobcats Arena. Afterward, they headed to Buckhead, where they also were celebrating the birthdays of two friends. Jason Benoit, a 23-year-old fraternity brother, says they were drinking beer and doing some shots. The tab climbed, but gradually people drifted home; the next day was a workday. Kyle stayed behind.

At 2:20 a.m., a video camera captured him leaving alone in a short-sleeved shirt. He'd left his black peacoat behind, as well as the credit cards that friends say was the only money he had on him. By midday Friday, his friends realized Fleischmann hadn't come home. His car was still parked outside the home of Scagnelli, who had hung out with him at Buckhead. He hadn't gone to work, and he hadn't called his parents.

That was unusual: Fleischmann had good relationships with his parents, and his mom was scheduled to have breast cancer surgery in a week.

There had been speculation that Fleischmann may have gone to a party at a Holiday Inn. What people do know is that he tried to call friends at 3:28 a.m. and 3:29 a.m. No one answered. At least one of those calls was picked up by a cell tower near Seigle Avenue and Tenth Street, leading people to believe he must've been somewhere nearby. In fact, that's where the closest lead came from. Search dogs picked up Kyle's scent Nov. 14 near the Alpha Mills apartments on Twelfth Street. Or so they thought -- the next day, after more hours of fruitless searching, Scagnelli wasn't so optimistic. "We're not sure what it really was," he says. "According to the dog people, there is a scent."

If there were no obvious leads, it wasn't for lack of trying -- or a lack of a well-organized network. The family offered up to $10,000 for information that revealed his locations. On Facebook, people were offering nuts-and-bolts support as well as more ambitious ideas. One person posted about parents who knew a state senator. Another knew a relative of Gov. Mike Easley. What could they do to help? Someone e-mailed Sen. Elizabeth Dole. Another e-mailed Vice President Dick Cheney. People were posting conspiracy theories: Could Kyle's disappearance be linked to an Iowa man who disappeared after leaving a Buckhead Saloon in Indianapolis? That man, too, was college-aged, and good-looking.

All their efforts -- fliers, the private investigators Fleischmann's family hired when cops didn't immediately jump on the case -- have required money. By the evening of Nov. 15, the search effort had raised about $16,000, and Tilt on Trade Street was scheduled to raise money on Nov. 16.

Fleischmann's family and friends haven't wanted to comment publicly on their initial frustrations with police response. "Now they're on top of it," Kyle's father, Richard Fleischmann, said Nov. 13 at a search gathering.

But several did so privately in conversations and on postings online. CMPD didn't post Kyle's profile on its missing person's page until nearly a week after he disappeared. By then, the man's face was on billboards.

The police, for their part, have been hamstrung: without initial signs of foul play, they were limited in what they could do. An adult is free to go missing if he wants. But now police are actively involved. "We're leaving every possibility on the table," said CMPD spokeswoman Julie Hill.

And, Hill says, maybe the Fleischmann case will help other missing persons. CMPD has several dozen cases they're currently seeking information on: Some cases on their missing person's page involve people who've been missing since 1975. Maybe someone with an interest in the Fleischmann case will look at this information and remember seeing one of the people profiled. "They might see somebody else," Hill says.

http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrob...id=oid%3A227798

http://www.helpfindkyle.com/

November 29th, 2007
Kyle's story will be featured this Saturday, December 1st on America's Most Wanted. The show airs on FOX at 9pm ET/PT, 8PM CT. Visit AMW.com.


http://www.helpfindkyle.com/kyle.php?pg=news

Missing Man's Father Thinks He's Dead
Reward In Case Up To $25,000

POSTED: 5:18 pm EST December 10, 2007
UPDATED: 5:33 pm EST December 10, 2007


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The father of a young man missing for more than a month believes his son was the victim of a fatal crime.

Dick Fleischmann attended a vigil Sunday for his 24-year-old son, Kyle, who vanished after leaving the Buckhead Saloon early on the morning of Nov. 9. Family said that he left his jacket and credit card at the bar, and there has been no activity on his bank account since.

Kyle Fleischmann's disappearance has been featured on several national television shows.

His father is asking that anyone who overheard Kyle Fleischmann talk about his plans that night, or saw him as he left the bar, (take out 'to') please come forward. He said he and his wife need information to put things to rest.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the case is an active missing-person investigation and they are asking for help to identify people in a newly released surveillance video from inside the Buckhead Saloon.

A reward for information about Kyle Fleischmann's whereabouts has reached $25,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-344-1600.

For more information, go to helpfindkyle.com.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/14816499/detail.html

http://www.thekff.org/

Hi Everyone,

I hope this reaches you all well. I am sending this out to let you know about an event The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation and the Charlotte Checkers will be hosting Saturday, March 8th.

As it will be the 4 month anniversary of Kyle's dissapearance, we are hoping to bring light to his story again and let everyone know we are still searching and we still need everyones help. We are also going to use this event to raise awareness about missing adults and help educate the public about how we can all help.

We can use everyone's help in spreading the word and notifying as many people as possible about the game/event. Please send this out to all of your contacts and be sure to print the flyer and pass it out at work, church, and other social gatherings you may be attending over the next two weeks. We of course hope that you and everyone you send this to can make it!

I thank you all in advance on part of The KFF for your help, thoughts, prayers, and support. It is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Daniel Scagnelli


Kyle's Night with the Charlotte Checkers!


Saturday, March 8, 2008:
Charlotte Checkers vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots
Charlotte Bobcats Arena
The puck drops at 7:30!


The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation is proud to partner with the Charlotte Checkers to present
Kyle Fleischmann Foundation Night. Tickets are $15 and a portion of each ticket sale goes directly to the KFF. To purchase tickets, contact
John Rathan at 704-940-4080.

www.thekff.org

Kyle Fleischmann's family continues to seek information about his disappearance, new details have emerged about what happened the night the 24-year-old vanished.

Fleischmann, who'd been at the Buckhead Saloon until it closed the morning of Nov. 9, was seen inside a Fuel Pizza a short time later. Fleischmann's father, Richard, and Joe Paonessa, a private investigator Fleischmann hired, got the tip last week while combing the center city for clues.

Workers inside the restaurant told Paonessa that Kyle Fleischmann was in the restaurant before it closed about 3 a.m.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police could not be reached to confirm the new information, which comes four months into their investigation into Fleischmann's disappearance.

According to Fleischmann's father and Paonessa, Kyle Fleischmann went with a group of friends to the Buckhead Saloon for drinks after a comedy show on Thursday, Nov. 8. The friends left between 11 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday. Fleischmann stayed.

A camera captured a woman approaching Fleischmann not long before the bar closed. They danced briefly before she left with a man later described as her boyfriend and two of his male friends.

Fleischmann, who had been drinking heavily, called his sister, Noelle, and hung up without leaving a message about 2:20 a.m., Paonessa said.

He left the bar alone a few minutes later, leaving his peacoat and debit card.

Fleischmann began making more calls sometime around 3 a.m. He tried his dad's office four times in eight minutes. He also called his best friend, Daniel Scagnelli, who had been at Buckhead earlier. He also called his roommate, Bruce Mottern. He didn't leave any messages. Signals bounced off two cell towers showing he was still Uptown, Paonessa said.

Efforts continue

AWARENESS/FUND RAISER: The Charlotte Checkers have partnered with the Kyle Fleischmann Foundation for the game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Bobcats Arena. Tickets: $15. A portion of the proceeds goes to the foundation, which is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Details: John Rathan, 704-940-4080.

Can you help? If you have information, call Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, 704-336-3949.

Copyright © 2008 Charlotte.com, All Rights Reserved.

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http://www.charlotte.com/109/story/519621.html

From bar to
pizza place to ...
New details in missing man
case place him until 3 a.m.
VICTORIA CHERRIE
vcherrie@charlotteobserver.com
Kyle Fleischmann, 24, was last seen leaving Buckhead Saloon in uptown Nov. 9.
Profile of Kyle Fleischmann on 'America's Most Wanted' Web site
Correction: A map in Monday's Local & State section gave an incorrect location for the Fuel Pizza restaurant where an employee reported he may have seen Kyle Fleischmann on the morning he disappeared in November. The restaurant is located at Sixth and College streets in Charlotte.



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As Kyle Fleischmann's family continues to seek information about his disappearance, new details have emerged about what happened the night the 24-year-old Elon University graduate vanished from uptown.

Fleischmann, who'd been at the Buckhead Saloon until it closed the morning of Nov. 9, was seen inside a Fuel Pizza a short time later. Fleischmann's father, Richard, and Joe Paonessa, a private investigator Fleischmann hired, got the tip last week while combing the center city for clues about his son's disappearance.

Workers inside the restaurant told Paonessa that Kyle Fleischmann was in the restaurant before it closed about 3 a.m., they said. "It's unknown if he was alone or with anyone," Paonessa said Sunday. "We are checking into that."

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police could not be reached to confirm the new information, which comes four months into their investigation into Fleischmann's vanishing. The disappearance gained national media attention, and family and friends have made sure his name and photo stay in the public eye.

According to Fleischmann's father and Paonessa, Kyle Fleischmann went with a group of friends to the Buckhead Saloon for drinks after a comedy show on Thursday, Nov. 8. The friends left between 11 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday. Fleischmann stayed.

A camera captured a woman approaching Kyle Fleischmann not long before the bar closed. They danced briefly before she left with a man police later learned was her boyfriend and two of his male friends, said Paonessa, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.

Fleischmann, who had been drinking heavily, called his sister, Noelle, and hung up without leaving a message about 2:20 a.m., Paonessa said.

He left the bar alone a few minutes later, leaving his peacoat and debit card. He presumably had his car keys, his black leather wallet, and probably about $6 on him, his father said.

Kyle Fleischmann began making more calls sometime around 3 a.m. He tried his dad's office four times in eight minutes. He also called his best friend, Daniel Scagnelli, who had been at Buckhead earlier. He also called his roommate, Bruce Mottern. He didn't leave any messages. Signals bounced off two cell towers showing he was still in the uptown area, Paonessa said.

Fleischmann's friends got worried after he didn't show up at for work at 8 a.m. No one heard from him all day, Scagnelli said. They called his father about 8 p.m.

Fleischmann, 24, was the oldest of three children. His family, originally from New York, moved to Charlotte in 2000 when his father transferred from Florida with his investment firm. Kyle worked at a health care recruiting agency. He was popular, his friends say. He enjoyed a good time -- having a few drinks and spending time with girls. But he had no addictions or any history of problems that would have led him to trouble, his father said.

Fleischmann is among about 3,500 people who are reported missing in Charlotte each year. The majority of cases involve youths between 13 and 17 and foul play is suspected in only about 10 cases annually, according to police.

Fleischmann's father said he believes his son is dead, although the case is still being investigated by the police department's missing persons unit. The assigned detective could not be reached for comment.

A few weeks after the disappearance, police spent six hours searching Kyle Fleischmann's condo and questioning his roommates. They hauled away brown bags and what appeared to be bedding or clothing.

"They had to rule out everything," Scagnelli said.

There have been numerous unsuccessful searches since.

Volunteers searched along roads and brush-laden creekbeds. Paonessa and relatives have talked to cab drivers and pulled surveillance video. Paonessa said he recently tracked tips about where Fleischmann's body supposedly was dumped, he said.

Nothing's panned out.

Frustrated, Fleischmann has spent the past four months trying to think like his son, running scenarios through his mind a hundred times. Which way would he have walked? Did he jog down South Boulevard toward where his car was parked?

"I would give my right arm if he would have just gone into a hotel," Fleischmann whispered while driving through uptown last week. Fleischmann said he has a weekly conference call with police, who are actively investigating the case.

But there are no leads -- no suspects, he said.

"Somebody knows something."

Fleischmann search continues

• The Charlotte Checkers have partnered with the Kyle Fleischmann Foundation to raise awareness about his disappearance during the game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bobcats Arena. Tickets are $15. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Kyle Fleischmann Foundation, which is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

For more information, call John Rathan at 704-940-4080.

• Anyone with information should call Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at 704-336-3949 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all are doing well. As most of you know I accepted the challenge of participating in 24 Hours of Booty, it is only a little over a month away! 24 Hours of Booty conducts annual 24 hour cycling events, which increase public awareness and support for cancer research and programs, while raising funds to support the LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION and local cancer organizations.

Jason Benoit, Mike Ryan, and myself decided to ride in this event to honor our best friend, Kyle Fleischmann, who went missing in November of 2007. His mother is also currently fighting a battle with breast cancer and we are riding in her honor as well. We will be riding as Team Kyle. Thank you to all of you who have already pledged your support to Team Kyle.

As we quickly approach race day both Team Kyle and the cancer community still needs your help. I am asking you to help by supporting my fundraising efforts with a donation. Your tax-deductible gift will make a real difference in the cancer community. It is faster and easier than ever to support me as a 24 Hours of Booty participant. You can make your donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to the address listed below.

Any amount you can give, great or small, helps in the fight against cancer and to continue to help spread awareness about our missing friend Kyle Fleischmann. You can also help by sending this message along to everyone in your address books. I greatly appreciate your help and support and will keep you posted on my progress! Thanks again to all of you who have already contributed!

Come out and support us on race day!

Sincerely,

Daniel Scagnelli
www.helpfindkyle.com

http://www.thekff.org/events/golf/

Golf Tournament
On Saturday, Nov. 8, one year after the disappearance of 24-year-old Charlotte native and Elon University graduate Kyle Fleischmann, Kyle’s family, friends and The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation (KFF) will hold a charity golf tournament and banquet dinner at Ballantyne Resort in Charlotte.

The tournament’s shotgun start will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort and the banquet will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ballantyne Resort Pavilion.

The inaugural fundraiser will help strengthen the foundation so it is able to fund a speakers’ bureau, educational materials, an active Web site and provide DNA kits, scent pads and other necessary materials to people looking for answers when an adult loved one disappears.

http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/in...opic=26234&st=0

http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/11227566.html
PHOTO at link

Man Missing Without a Trace
The parents of a missing man want to know what happened to their son after he went to a Charlotte bar.

Kyle Fleischmann's family and friends are now planning a huge search party.

The 24-year-old went to the Buckhead Saloon and left early Friday morning.

Fleischmann left his coat and debit car inside the bar.

The last communication from his phone were a couple of calls that were placed around 3 a.m. When no one answered, the caller didn't leave a message.

Those calls have led a private investigator to the Holiday Inn in Center City Charlotte.

Fleischmann's family want to know if he got into a car with a person who may have tried to rob him. His family and friends fear he may have been mugged, kidnapped or abducted.

His parents, Dick and Barbara Fleischmann, say it has been days since their oldest son Kyle went missing.

"If something happened and someone did something to him, please communicate with us," said Dick Fleischmann.

Kyle's family hopes to have a few hundred people meet in front of the Buckhead Saloon on Tuesday at 4 p.m. They want a large group to search the area.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14575468/detail.html

Friends, Family Gravely Concerned For Missing Charlotte Man

POSTED: 4:03 pm EST November 12, 2007
UPDATED: 12:17 pm EST November 13, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More than 50 hours have now passed since 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann walked out the door of uptown Charlotte's Buckhead Saloon.

It's been 50 hours of agony for his family. On Monday afternoon they retraced his steps, with no idea where he could be.

“It's possible he came across some people. He's a well-dressed, good-looking guy -- may have tried to rob him, I don't know,” said Dick Fleischmann, Kyle’s father.

The last time he was seen, Kyle Fleischmann was at the Buckhead Saloon with friends last Thursday night. They'd gone to the bar after a concert, but some time during the night, Fleischmann became separated from those friends.

Police are now studying a grainy surveillance video that shows Fleischmann walking out the door and toward Tryon Street. But three days later, they still have no solid idea of where he is.

On Friday Fleischmann didn't show up to work at a SouthPark office building, so over the weekend his family began putting up pictures outside the Buckhead Saloon.

Then Monday friends including Cristyle Wood joined in, hoping they might uncover some hidden lead.

“Hopefully someone has seen something, or saw him leave, and they know who he was with. Something like that,” she said.

Fleischmann’s family said it has hired a private detective to join the search, and their worry has turned to grave concern.

“The fact that he hasn't contacted us leads you to believe the worst,” his father said.

Dick Fleischmann said there’s been no activity on Kyle’s cell phone or his bank account, and he had no reason to run off anywhere. His mother just found out she has cancer and has surgery scheduled for this week; Kyle had been calling her every day.

If you see Kyle Fleischmann or have any idea what happened to him, call police immediately.

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/5895...an/Default.aspx

Group sets out on foot to find missing man
Updated: 11/13/2007 04:33 PM
By: News 14 Carolina Staff

Kyle Fleischmann CHARLOTTE – Friends and family set out on foot to help find Kyle Fleischmann.



The group met outside Buckhead Saloon at 201 E. 5th Street in Uptown Charlotte on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to cover a seven mile area where he was last seen.



Fleischmann, 24, disappeared Thursday night. He was last seen leaving Buckhead Saloon after attending the Dane Cook show at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena with a group of friends.



Fleischmann’s friends reportedly went home before he was spotted leaving around 2:30 a.m. His sister says he tried calling her around that time, most likely for a ride home, but she was sleeping. He did make several more phone calls, the last around 3:30 a.m. to a friend, but he didn't leave a message.



Fleischmann is 6 feet tall with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with jeans and black dress shoes. If you think you've seen him or have any information on his whereabouts, call 911, (336) 262-6958 or (704) 258-7782.



For more information, visit Facebook.com (Account required) or HelpFindKyle.com.

http://www.amw.com/missin...ersons/brief.cfm?id=50773

Elon Univ. Graduate Disappears

Kyle Fleischmann's friends and family knew the 24-year-old Elon University grad as an outgoing, caring guy who liked to have a good time. But, on November 8, 2007, a night that began with a comedy show and drinks would end with Kyle disappearing. Now, Kyle's loved ones fear the worst.

Where Is Kyle Fleischmann?

Kyle's friends and family are working hard to find him.

Kyle Fleischmann is an all-American guy. The handsome, 6'0" tall Elon graduate is well liked, and his friends and family say he's very outgoing and fun to be around. While he attended Elon, Kyle was Vice President of his fraternity where he was actively involved community service initiatives. His friends say Kyle liked to have a good time and had his head on straight. So the nature of his sudden disappearance after a night out with friends and family has Kyle's loved ones fearing the worst.

On Thursday, November 8, Kyle caught Dane Cook's stand-up act at Bobcats Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Kyle's mother and sister were also in the audience, and when the show ended Kyle and his friends walked to Buckhead Saloon, where he met his family.

Kyle's friends and family left the bar while Kyle stayed back, until the Saloon's security camera captured images of the 24-year-old exciting the bar around 2:20 a.m. Kyle made several phone calls between then and 3:30 a.m. but didn't leave any messages, and hasn't been heard from since. Kyle returned to neither his car nor his home, and all calls that have since been made to his cell have gone straight to his voicemail.

Now, Kyle's family and friends are mounting a search. On November 13, they are conducting a massive effort on the ground, starting at the Buckhead Saloon where he was last seen.

Police say Kyle was last seen leaving the Buckhead Saloon in Uptown Charlotte around 2:15 a.m.

Other Possible Locations
North Carolina

Last Known Locations
Charlotte, NC

Sex Male
Race White
Age at Disappearance 24
Height 6'0"
Weight 180 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair) Brown

http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/362049.html

Posted on Wed, Nov. 14, 2007

Kyle Fleischmann search continues

STEVE LYTTLE
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com

Friends and family members of a south Charlotte man missing since last Friday will be out in force again today, trying to find clues to his disappearance.

The search is being focused on the First Ward area.

Kyle Fleischmann, 24, was last seen leaving the Buckhead Tavern in Charlotte's uptown early last Friday morning. He was seen leaving the tavern alone, after leaving his coat and credit card at the establishment.

Family members said he made three calls from his cell phone between 2:15 and 3:30 a.m. last Friday but has not been heard from since.

On Tuesday, about 100 people fanned out across the uptown area, asking people if they had seen the missing man or might know something about the case. Searchers handed out fliers with Fleischmann's photo, and many of those fliers were posted on the windows of offices in the area.

Searchers said Fleischmann's cell phone calls early Friday were transmitted off a tower at Seigle Avenue in 10th Street, near First Ward. So they spent much of their time Tuesday looking along the McDowell Street corridor.

Friends say the missing man's checking account has not been touched since last Friday, and all calls to his cell phone are being routed directly to the man's voice mail.

http://www.charlotte.com/112/story/364345.html

$10,000 reward offered in case of missing man
CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR.
cwootson@charlotteobserver.com
Kyle Fleischmann, 24, was last seen leaving Buckhead Saloon in uptown at 2:15 a.m. Friday.People looking for Kyle Fleischmann are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads authorites to the Elon alumnus, who has been missing since early Friday.

Fleischmann, 24, hasn't been seen since leaving Buckhead Saloon in uptown Charlotte.

The bar's surveillance tape shows him leaving, apparently alone, shortly after closing time about 2:15 a.m.

Fleischmann left his coat and debit card at the bar, which friend Daniel Scagnelli said was likely the only money Fleischmann had that night. Friends and family have no idea why he vanished, fearing foul play.

Hundreds of people have searched for Fleischmann this week, including dozens who used search dogs Wednesday night. The dogs led them to 12th street, near the Alpha Mill apartments, where the trail went cold. Searchers also took out a billboard that can be seen from Interstate 85. A group that centers on the search for Fleischmann on the social networking Website Facebook had close to 30,000 members this afternoon.

Anyone with information on Fleischmann's whereabouts should call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Tipsters can remain anonymous

http://news14.com/content/headlines/589680...ch/Default.aspx

CMPD continues Fleischmann search

11/15/2007 05:05 PM
By: CMPD Press Release

CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) detectives are continuing to follow up on leads in the disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann, the 24-year-old man who was reported missing Friday, November 9, 2007, after leaving a center city bar. Detectives are coordinating efforts and information with the family who, along with Mr. Fleischmann's friends, are seeking any information that would lead to his whereabouts.

"We have reviewed camera tape and interviewed a number of people to gather information about what might have happened," says CMPD Missing Persons Detective J.L. Tuttle. "While adult missing person cases are a bit different than those involving young adults or children, the investigative process and goals are the same: to determine the circumstances of the disappearance, locate the person and bring them home."

The Fleischmann family and Mr. Fleischmann's friends have been actively involved in the search and have established a private reward through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers Program at (704) 334-1600. Individuals providing information leading to the whereabouts of Kyle Fleischmann are eligible for a reward of up to $10,000.

The attention this case has received has cast the spotlight on other missing person cases. On its website (www.cmpd.org), the CMPD highlights cases for which they are seeking additional information. Anyone with information about any of the cases featured there is urged to call Crime Stoppers.

•The CMPD receives more than 3,500 missing person reports annually

•Approximately 70% of those reports involve juveniles between the age of 13 and 17 and adults account for the other 30%

•On the average in any given year less than 10 reports truly involve foul play

•CMPD's Missing Persons Unit is currently staffed by five detectives, one investigative technician and one supervisor

Contrary to popular belief, there is no required waiting period (24 or 72 hours) before one can file a report. In fact, the sooner the report is filed, the sooner the investigation can begin to locate the missing person. While most missing persons are found or return home within just a few days, if any foul play is suspected, the investigation escalates accordingly. Detectives have not ruled out any possibilities in this case and ask anyone with information about this, or any other missing person case, to call Crime Stoppers or 911.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14608321/detail.html

Search For Missing Charlotte Man Concentrates On Wooded Area Near Uptown

POSTED: 4:26 pm EST November 15, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kyle Fleischmann’s family and friends joined search dogs Thursday afternoon in a wooded area just outside of uptown Charlotte to spend another day looking for the man who disappeared nearly a week ago.

The area where search dogs seemed to indicate they picked up his scent on Wednesday is about five blocks from where Fleischmann was last seen early Friday morning. The 24-year-old hasn’t been spotted since walking out of Buckhead Saloon around 2:20 a.m. that day.

Family and friends have been scouring uptown for three days. Now they are focusing on the spot off 12th and College streets.

More than 20 volunteers split up and began looking near train tracks, through gravel and in overgrown brush and thorns early Thursday afternoon. Every area searched got a tag -- telling other searchers it was clear.

“The important thing is we need to flag everything,” said Richard Fleischmann, Kyle’s father.

He said police are concentrating their search in uptown near the bar where Kyle was last scene. The bar’s surveillance cameras captured him leaving by himself.

Fleischmann said a dog not associated with the police department picked up his son’s scent near the Holiday Inn not far from the bar, but blocks from where Thursday’s search concentrated. He said the dog used his son’s jacket – the one he left at the bar the night he disappeared.

“There's a machine that sucks his arm pit area that has the most scent, and it’s absorbed into a bag and given to the dogs,” he explained.

Fleischmann said friends from across the country have come to help search.

George Zink came from Florida.

“My daughter found (that Kyle was missing) on the Web site Facebook. So we got in touch with Dick and said, ‘Listen, we're coming,’” Zink said.

Facebook, a popular networking site, has a "Help Find Kyle Fleischmann" page. So far over 27,000 people have logged on and left messages.

Hundreds are also expected at a prayer vigil Thursday night for Kyle on the Elon University campus.

His disappearance is also posted on the America’s Most Wanted Web site. His story will air on Saturday’s broadcast.

http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/fleis..._charlotte.html

Elon vigil remembers missing alum

By Micah Flores / Times-News
November 16, 2007 8:51 AM

By Peter Schumacher / Times-News Students gather Thursday night in a show of support for those searching for Kyle Fleischmann. ELON — Friends and students Thursday night held candles at Elon University’s Greek courts in a show of support and hope for a former student whose disappearance in Charlotte last week has touched days of worry and searching.

Some of the more than 100 students who joined the vigil night knew Kyle Fleischmann well.
The 24-year-old North Carolina native who graduated in 2006 left positive memories with many at this university. He has not been seen or heard from since early Nov. 9 after leaving a bar in his hometown of Charlotte.

“There’s a tremendous outpouring of encouraging support for Elon tonight,” said Leo Lambert, the university’s president, “And the spirit of Elon is at work in the Charlotte community,” he said as students quietly left the vigil.

“Kyle treated people like a friend,” said Alex Hopkins, one of Fleischmann’s former Kappa Alpha Order brothers who attended the vigil. “It’s a helpless feeling. All I want to do is help my friend, help Kyle.”

Jackie Reynolds-Drumm, an Elon senior and another one of Fleischmann’s friends, said that while the evening’s mood started off somber, the strong showing of student support — many of whom did not know Fleischmann — left her with a sense of reassurance and hope.
Recalling past memories with friends, Reynolds-Drumm said Kyle could find the humor out of any situation.

“Everybody knew Kyle,” she said, “He was the most fun-loving guy. If you had a bad day, he was the one to call.”

Scott Mackenzie, another one of Fleischmann’s former fraternity brothers, said he’s grateful for the support.

“We’re going out Saturday morning to look for Kyle,” he said, “We’ll be searching all day and anyone is welcome to come.”

In Charlotte, an around the clock effort by hundreds of volunteers in that city, all intent on finding Fleischmann, has generated nationwide attention.

On Nov. 9, Fleischmann left his credit card and coat at the tavern in which he was last seen. Surveillance footage showed Fleischmann leaving the bar alone at 2:15 a.m.

Fleischmann’s early Friday cell phone calls, which were transmitted off a tower near
Charlotte’s First Ward prompted reports of more than 100 people to search Tuesday along the nearby McDowell street corridor.

Students at Elon University have also taken the initiative to set up a booth in Mosley Center for people to make donations, which will further fund future searches. Additional donations will also be collected Saturday afternoon during Elon’s home football game against Stony Brook.

Julie Hill, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s spokeswomen, said until the current facts change, the police will continue to treat the investigation as a missing person’s case.

“We’re working with the family and sharing leads,” she said, adding that she could not recall the last time one of her department’s missing persons case generated so much attention. “Every case is different, and we’re working all the cases, we just need the information.”

Fleischmann is white, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds and has green eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing jeans, a black T-shirt and black dress shoes. Anyone with information about Fleischmann’s whereabouts is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 704-344-1600.

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/fleischma...arch_craig.html

Search for missing Elon grad picks up steam with new lead

Alex Kreitman / Times-News
November 16, 2007 4:11 PM

The search for missing 2006 Elon graduate Kyle Fleischmann continues today, but now focuses on an area along a creek in Charlotte.

Mike Craig, who runs Public Safety Dogs Inc., a non-profit search dog group out of Burlington, said Friday that new information has led search teams to a new place. Unfamiliar to the area, Craig said he did not know the exact location of the creek.

“We’re doing some presearches now with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire Department,” Craig said. “They’re walking the creek after we got information some residents and from work from the dog teams.”

Search teams made up of friends, family and volunteers have been scouring the streets of Charlotte all week, but haven't found anything to solve Fleischmann's disappearance. This is the first new lead in days.

Craig has a team of six dogs with him in Charlotte, but has used 11 dogs total so far in the search. He said he has already made three trips from Burlington since Tuesday night.

“We’re looking for anything,” Craig said. “Maybe a shoe, the shirt he was wearing, his cell phone. Anything that will let us know he was here for sure.”

Craig said the dogs are following the scent from the jacket Fleischman left at Buckhead Saloon early in the morning on Nov. 9. Fleischmann was last seen on a surveillance video leaving the bar.

Fleischmann, 24, is an executive with Fidelity Investments in Charlotte, his hometown.

A hit off Fleischmann’s last cell phone call made around 3:30 a.m. Nov. 9 led searchers to the First Ward area of Charlotte.

The search has received lots of national attention with Fleischmann’s sister Noelle Fleischmann appearing on Fox News this morning. America’s Most Wanted is planning on airing a segment on the disappearance on Saturday.

A close friend of Kyle Fleischmann’s, Dan Scagnelli, created a group on the social networking site called Facebook. So far the group has almost 36,000 members from across the country. Members of the group in New York appeared on this morning’s edition of “The Today Show.”

Searches are planned throughout the weekend with many students from Elon expected to make the trip.

If anyone has any information they are asked to contact Crimestoppers at 704-334-1600

http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/11492146.html

Facebook Community Plays Huge Part in Search for Fleischmann

Word of the body found on Independence spread like wildfire around Charlotte. So many people curious if this was the end to the search for Kyle Fleischmann.

The information spread the fastest on the internet, where thousands of people are working together to try and find him.

8 days ago, Kyle vanished without a trace.

The last glimpse of the 24-year-old comes from a surveillance camera as he left Buckhead Saloon at 2:30 in the morning..

Leaving his jacket and bank card inside.. His parents fearing the worst.

His father said, "Maybe he got into a car with the wrong person who tried to rob him?"

There is no sign of Kyle and no sign of any sort of crime..

A missing persons report with police would follow, but little would be done, until the ground swell of concern filtered from the center city bar scene onto the internet and complete strangers would take up the cause.

Facebook.com became the sounding board for concern.

By Monday, 1,947 people had joined a web community on the networking site dedicated to searching for Kyle.

The next day, the online community organized a massive search of center city strangers from all walks of life scouring the city for any sign of Kyle.

"I think the people here just can't believe something like this could happen," said one.

On the same day, a facebook member contacted America's Most Wanted and all the cable news networks begin following the story.

Videos appeared on YouTube as well.

By Wednesday, the Search for Kyle website grew to 16,000 members. 16,000 sets of eyes all over the country that could potentially look for Kyle.

On the same day, 6 billboards were donated and CMPD put out an official missing persons flyer. That flyer replaced the hundreds of make-shift ones placed on utility poles and store windows across the area.

Instead of police dogs, a non-profit organization brought in tracking dogs from across the state to search for any sign of Kyle.

On Thursday, the facebook membership grew past the 26,000 mark.

That meant more eyes to help find Kyle and to help organize the search.

The facebook community has also raised $25,000 to help in the search.

Sports teams, donut shops and even night clubs are all pitching in with fundraisers advertised on the website.

Facebook is also promoting a major search tomorrow.

For all the negative stories we've seen about young people and internet sites here is an example of how technology can bring us together.

Right now, there are more than 36,000 members on the search for Kyle page.

http://news14.com/content/headlines/589741...nn/Default.aspx

Continuing the search for Fleischmann

Updated: 11/17/2007 02:29 PM
By: Kate Gaier


News 14 Carolina's Kate Gaier is at the Charlotte Fire Department as volunteers get ready to search for the missing man.

CHARLOTTE -- Saturday will be the eighth day since anyone last heard from 24-year old Kyle Fleischmann, and efforts to find him are picking up.

"The main thing is we want to look under every rock, we want to look under every board. We want to check everything," said Anthony Stovall, Fleischmann’s roommate. "It kind of uplifts you and at the same time when you think about the situation you're saddened a little bit. None the less you got to love the support."

Searchers and volunteers met Saturday morning at the Charlotte Fire Department on E. Ninth Street, from where they will spread out and begin combing the city for the missing man. Check-in began at 7:30 a.m.

Stay tuned to News 14 Carolina for an update on the day’s search, and more from those concerned for Fleischmann. "Our goal today is to cover a lot of areas that may have been missed over the past,” said Rob Brisley with the Charlotte Fire Department.

Fleischmann went missing after leaving the Buckhead Saloon in uptown Charlotte earlier this month. A campaign to find him has included a number of searches, as well as national television appearances.

"It's been a lot of work for a lot of people,” said Fleischmann’s friend Daniel Scagnelli. “Basically we have one goal, and it's a combined goal and it keeps us driving for it everyday."

http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/...mp;pageId=3.2.1

New Search Ends With No Clues in Kyle Fleischmann's Disappearance

Last Edited: Saturday, 17 Nov 2007, 6:53 PM EST
Created: Saturday, 17 Nov 2007, 6:53 PM EST

By LEAH BENO
FOX8 News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) – Police and volunteer search teams started at 10 a.m. and worked until 5 p.m., all with one goal: Find clues leading to the disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann. The 300 volunteers ended the day tired, cold and with no signs of Kyle.

"I still have hope he's alive," said Dick Fleischmann, father. "Maybe someone kidnapped him. Who knows what happened?"

Kyle's friends, family and strangers were divided into 12 teams. They covered nine square miles of downtown Charlotte.

"This is just amazing that people are driving (from) Elon (and) Florida," said Ky'e mother Barbara Fleischmann. "He would be touched by this."

Kyle reportedly got separated from friends at Buckhead Saloon in uptown Charlotte around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. He made a few cell phone calls about an hour later, but left no messages.

Kyle, 24, graduated from Elon University in 2006 and lives in Charlotte.

Volunteers found many personal items, none of which belonged to Kyle.

Police said they would conduct another search on Sunday, without the volunteers.

http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/368046.html

Unusual spotlight on missing man
Family, friends have used TV, Facebook, other media to draw attention to his case

Nearly 300 volunteers wearing pins, stickers and shirts bearing Kyle Fleischmann's face and name helped emergency workers search for him Saturday throughout central Charlotte.

The disappearance of the 24-year-old, last seen in an uptown bar Nov. 9, is unusual among missing persons cases: He's an adult. He's a man. And, after more than a week, no one knows what happened to him.

But perhaps the most unlikely aspect, experts and investigators say, is the outpouring of public attention his case has received.

Tens of thousands of people, maybe more, have heard Fleischmann's name -- through the Internet, on TV, in newspapers and on billboards. The case has gotten air time on everything from "America's Most Wanted" to CNN. On Saturday night, a Facebook page for Fleischmann had close to 42,000 members.

At least 13 people have disappeared in Mecklenburg County this year. None has received even close to the same attention. (The Observer tried to contact relatives of the city's other reported missing people, but they declined comment or could not be reached.)

On Saturday, Fleischmann's parents, Dick and Barbara, spoke again at an emotional news conference.

"We're so grateful," Barbara Fleischmann said. "It's amazing people would do this."

Investigators in the Fleischmann case say they're pleased with the attention. But they wonder why few cases are treated the same way.

The Fleischmann family and a network of his friends, many of them fellow Elon University alumni, did put his story in the public sphere soon after his disappearance. Fairly or not, experts say, those are the kinds of cases that garner the most attention and generate the most leads.

Experts say race, gender and age play roles, too, exemplified by the much-discussed "missing white woman syndrome" attending the broadly covered disappearances of Natalee Holloway, Laci Peterson and others, or the phenomenon of missing white girls such as JonBenet Ramsey and Elizabeth Smart.

"If you're African American, Indian, Hispanic or beyond 25," your case is less likely to get noticed, said Monica Caison, the founder of Community United Effort Center for Missing Persons, a Wilmington nonprofit.

Of the 13 people reported missing in the county this year, eight are black females and two are Hispanic females. Eight are juveniles.

The public also tends to pay more attention to missing people according to how they appear in photographs, Caison said. She said she once, as an experiment, went to a grocery store with two photos of a missing girl -- one taken at school, another of her flashing a peace sign on Christmas morning.

When she displayed the school photo, nearly everyone stopped and took note. When she showed the other one, hardly anyone did.

"It's all in the presentation," Caison said. "I know it sounds ugly, but that's what people say."

Yet all the attention hasn't led to Fleischmann. Investigators won't say whether they suspect foul play. They have said only that they continue to hold interviews and pursue leads.

http://www.charlotte.com/catawba/story/367910.html

CATAWBA AUTHORITIES ASK PUBLIC TO BE ALERT
Hunt still on for 2 missing men
1 person vanished in April, the other more than 4 years ago

MARCIE YOUNG
myoung@charlotteobserver.com

The disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann, a 24-year-old Charlotte man who was last seen leaving an uptown bar more than a week ago, prompted citywide searches and garnered attention from the national media.

And while Fleischmann's family and friends scoured Charlotte last week, authorities in Catawba County encouraged people to keep an eye out for two missing men they are still hoping to find.

Travis Baker, 20, of Millersville hasn't been seen since April 16, when he missed a lunch appointment in Catawba County with his girlfriend and failed to show up for work that evening.

Wayne Conner, a 61-year-old Claremont native, disappeared more than four years ago. He was last seen sitting at the bar of the Boxcar Grille in Claremont.

Authorities suspect foul play in both cases but do not have any suspects.

"We have a lot of missing person reports," said Capt. Roy Brown, "(But) those two are the ones missing under circumstances where we think harm may have been done to them."

Most people reported missing are found alive within a couple of days, Brown said.

Investigators at the Sheriff's Office have been looking for Baker and his 1998, two-door red Camaro for more than seven months and have followed up on hundreds of tips in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Nebraska, Brown said.

Anyone with information about Baker or Conner should call the Sheriff's Office at 828-464-5241.

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/5897...on/Default.aspx

Detectives continue investigation

Updated: 11/18/2007 02:43 PM
By: CMPD Press Release and News 14 Carolina Staff

CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives are continuing the investigation into the disappearance of 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann, who was last seen leaving a center city bar in the early morning hours of November 9, 2007.

Today, detectives were at Fleischmann’s apartment and they interviewed his roommates. A few media outlets were there observing the work and we want to be clear about what took place so there are no misunderstandings or inaccurate reports:

•Mr. Fleischmann’s roommates have been extremely cooperative. They are NOT suspects in this case

Crews say they searched extensively, but came up with nothing on Saturday. •Crime scene technicians did remove some items from the residence for additional analysis. While we cannot comment on those items, we can say they were taken as part of a thorough investigation into the young man’s disappearance

•Detectives continue to conduct interviews with anyone who knew Kyle or who may have information that will lead to his whereabouts.

They encourage anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 704-334-1600 or if it’s an emergency, 911

http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/368424.html

Police search Fleischmann's condo

TAYLOR BRIGHT
tbright@charlotteobserver.com

Police searched Kyle Fleischmann's condominium and the surrounding area early this morning.

The 24-year-old has been missing since he was seen at the Buckhead Saloon Nov. 9.

Police took three waist-high brown paper bags with what appeared to be bedding from Fleischmann's condominium around 1 p.m.

Earlier in the morning, neighbors said, K-9 units searched the grounds of The Fransciscan Terrace, a condominium complex near Pfieffer College. The property abuts Little Sugar Creek. Neighbors also said the dogs searched several cars parked at the complex.

Fleischmann's disappearance has sparked a citywide search and has been featured on America's Most Wanted.

Searchers, including the Kristen Modafferi Foundation, had largely centered their search for Fleischmann near the Alpha Mill apartments and 12th Street in uptown, where police dogs had picked up a scent.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14632511/detail...ar&psp=news

Police: Technicians Remove Items From Missing Man's Home
Detectives Continue Investigation Into Missing Man

POSTED: 4:24 pm EST November 18, 2007
UPDATED: 5:14 pm EST November 18, 2007


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sunday police K-9 units and crime scene technicians searched the area around 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann's South Charlotte condo. Several bags full of items were taken from the residence.

The 24-year-old was last seen in Uptown Charlotte one week ago. Fleischmann got separated from friends at Buckhead Saloon and left the bar alone around 2:20 a.m. Nov. 9. He made his last cell phone call about an hour later and hasn’t been heard from since.

Firefighters and nearly 300 volunteers including Fleischmann’s family and friends combed a 9 mile area around Charlotte on Saturday.

Officials said, “Thanks due to the efforts of the many volunteers numerous personal items were located. However, no significant items were found to better answer where Kyle Fleischmann may be.”

Sunday detectives went back to Fleischmann's condo and interviewed his roommates. Officials said, "'Mr. Fleischmann's roommates have been extremely cooperative. They are not suspects in this case."

Eyewitness News was on the scene today when crime scene technicians removed some items from the residence for additional analysis. Police said, "While we cannot comment on those items, we can say they were taken as part of a thorough investigation into the young man's disappearance."

Kyle's father, Richard Fleischmann, tells us the bags were filled with his son's clothes. Police told him the scent from the clothes will better aid the K-9's in their search.

Charlotte Fire, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police and the private investigation firm hired by Fleischmann’s family will continue to work together on the next steps in the investigation. For now detectives continue to interview anyone that knew Kyle or may have information that will lead to his whereabout.

"We are grateful for the valuable search operation that has been underway in Charlotte over the last week," said Richard Fleischmann. "We would ask as people go about their activities to please consider looking in and around your businesses or private property for anything that may help us find our son".

There is a $10,000 reward being offered for information that leads to finding Fleischmann.

Police encourage anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 704-334-1600.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14663411/detail.html

Dogs May Search For Missing Man Again; Psychic Even Tries To Help

POSTED: 4:34 pm EST November 21, 2007


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The search for a missing Charlotte man may continue this weekend.

Kyle Fleischmann’s father said a psychic even took a look around the cell phone tower where his son’s last cell phone transmission was detected. He said she was unable to provide any new clues in the young man’s disappearance.

Fleischmann was last scene at the Buckhead Saloon in uptown Charlotte nearly two weeks ago.

Search dogs have already scoured uptown once, but Richard Fleischmann said they may be brought back to Charlotte on Saturday to look for his son.

http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrob...tent?oid=227798

MIA

The disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann captures Charlotte's imagination

BY KAREN SHUGART
Published 11.21.07

About 3,900 people were reported missing to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in 2006. Of those, three were found killed. Do you remember their names? Chances are, if you weren't a friend of those victims -- two black males, one white female -- you don't. But you probably know the name of Kyle Fleischmann.

Fleischmann, the 24-year-old Dane Cook fan who disappeared after leaving the Buckhead Saloon downtown in the early morning of Nov. 9, has had his face plastered on what seems like every bulletin board, every utility pole, every bar bathroom wall in town. Attractive, middle-class, educated and white, Fleischmann's face has been flashed on monitors at Charlotte Bobcats games and his smile displayed at drivers from donated billboard space near I-85.

And that's just locally. A Facebook account set up in his honor had more than 33,000 members by Nov. 16. Greta Van Susteren, America's Most Wanted and Larry King -- among others -- all have at least mentioned Kyle's case on their shows.

And, at least by press time, he still has not been located.

Daniel Scagnelli, a 23-year-old sales representative who's organized much of the online efforts to find Fleischmann, suspects Fleischmann was abducted. "The guy didn't have beefs with anyone," Scagnelli says. And if Fleischmann had, Scagnelli would probably know: After meeting as freshmen at Elon University, the two joined the same Kappa Alpha Order fraternity together. Just this year, Kyle was best man at Scagnelli's wedding. "Kyle's just a real outgoing, nice generous guy," says Scagnelli. "He makes friends easily."

Could that friendliness have led to his disappearance? Fleischmann's Thursday night had started off innocently enough. He'd organized friends to see Dane Cook at the Bobcats Arena. Afterward, they headed to Buckhead, where they also were celebrating the birthdays of two friends. Jason Benoit, a 23-year-old fraternity brother, says they were drinking beer and doing some shots. The tab climbed, but gradually people drifted home; the next day was a workday. Kyle stayed behind.

At 2:20 a.m., a video camera captured him leaving alone in a short-sleeved shirt. He'd left his black peacoat behind, as well as the credit cards that friends say was the only money he had on him. By midday Friday, his friends realized Fleischmann hadn't come home. His car was still parked outside the home of Scagnelli, who had hung out with him at Buckhead. He hadn't gone to work, and he hadn't called his parents.

That was unusual: Fleischmann had good relationships with his parents, and his mom was scheduled to have breast cancer surgery in a week.

There had been speculation that Fleischmann may have gone to a party at a Holiday Inn. What people do know is that he tried to call friends at 3:28 a.m. and 3:29 a.m. No one answered. At least one of those calls was picked up by a cell tower near Seigle Avenue and Tenth Street, leading people to believe he must've been somewhere nearby. In fact, that's where the closest lead came from. Search dogs picked up Kyle's scent Nov. 14 near the Alpha Mills apartments on Twelfth Street. Or so they thought -- the next day, after more hours of fruitless searching, Scagnelli wasn't so optimistic. "We're not sure what it really was," he says. "According to the dog people, there is a scent."

If there were no obvious leads, it wasn't for lack of trying -- or a lack of a well-organized network. The family offered up to $10,000 for information that revealed his locations. On Facebook, people were offering nuts-and-bolts support as well as more ambitious ideas. One person posted about parents who knew a state senator. Another knew a relative of Gov. Mike Easley. What could they do to help? Someone e-mailed Sen. Elizabeth Dole. Another e-mailed Vice President Dick Cheney. People were posting conspiracy theories: Could Kyle's disappearance be linked to an Iowa man who disappeared after leaving a Buckhead Saloon in Indianapolis? That man, too, was college-aged, and good-looking.

All their efforts -- fliers, the private investigators Fleischmann's family hired when cops didn't immediately jump on the case -- have required money. By the evening of Nov. 15, the search effort had raised about $16,000, and Tilt on Trade Street was scheduled to raise money on Nov. 16.

Fleischmann's family and friends haven't wanted to comment publicly on their initial frustrations with police response. "Now they're on top of it," Kyle's father, Richard Fleischmann, said Nov. 13 at a search gathering.

But several did so privately in conversations and on postings online. CMPD didn't post Kyle's profile on its missing person's page until nearly a week after he disappeared. By then, the man's face was on billboards.

The police, for their part, have been hamstrung: without initial signs of foul play, they were limited in what they could do. An adult is free to go missing if he wants. But now police are actively involved. "We're leaving every possibility on the table," said CMPD spokeswoman Julie Hill.

And, Hill says, maybe the Fleischmann case will help other missing persons. CMPD has several dozen cases they're currently seeking information on: Some cases on their missing person's page involve people who've been missing since 1975. Maybe someone with an interest in the Fleischmann case will look at this information and remember seeing one of the people profiled. "They might see somebody else," Hill says.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...2&cset=true

Facebook aids hunt for missing man

DURHAM, N.C. — When Daniel Scagnelli's best friend went missing this month, he turned to an unusual source for help -- Facebook, the ubiquitous social-networking website popular with college students and young adults.

Scagnelli asked more than 400 friends linked to his Facebook page to spread the word about Kyle Fleischmann, who disappeared Nov. 9 after leaving a saloon in Charlotte, N.C. So far, about 56,000 people have joined Scagnelli's Facebook group and more than 1,700 messages have been posted.

The exponential reach of Facebook has fanned national interest in an otherwise routine missing-person case. Hundreds of volunteers have combed downtown Charlotte for signs of Fleischmann, 24. A retired police officer from Burlington, N.C., conducted searches using tracking dogs. Local firefighters have volunteered for several searches, Scagnelli said, and the offices of the governor of North Carolina and the mayor of Charlotte have contacted friends and family.

The "Today" show and "America's Most Wanted" have publicized the case, along with newspapers, websites and radio and TV stations in North Carolina and beyond. Donors have contributed more than $30,000, which has been used to post a $10,000 reward and hire private investigators, Scagnelli said.

"This is a unique way to use Facebook . . .," said Dick Fleischmann, Kyle's father, who has helped organize searches in Charlotte. "It's been incredibly valuable to us."

Facebook has been used before to help find missing people, but in most of those groups, only a few hundred or a few thousand people joined. Scagnelli, 23, said he thought of Facebook immediately after Kyle Fleischmann failed to show up for work at his job as a healthcare recruiter.

"I asked my friends to contact their friends, and to tell their friends to contact their friends, and it took off from there," said Scagnelli, who lives in Charlotte. Scagnelli and friends also set up a website, helpfindkyle.com.

Julie Hill, a spokeswoman for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, said the Facebook entries "contributed to more people knowing about the case. And the more information, the better." Police said they had conducted numerous interviews and reviewed a security video from the saloon. But there were no solid leads, Hill said.

She said attention focused on the case had renewed interest in other missing-person cases in Charlotte. Of the 3,500 missing-person reports filed in the city each year, 70% involve 13- to 17-year-old juveniles. Less than 10% involve foul play, police said.

Kyle Fleischmann, who graduated last year with Scagnelli from Elon University near Burlington, was last seen Nov. 9 leaving the Buckhead Saloon at 2:20 a.m. He had attended a comedy concert with Scagnelli and other friends before they headed to the saloon, Scagnelli said.

Scagnelli said he left the bar later that night, while Fleischmann remained with three young women. A security camera recorded Fleischmann leaving alone as the bar was closing, said Scagnelli and Kyle's father.

Dick Fleischmann said his son left behind his jacket and debit card. He said bar employees told him that people often forget their debit cards when they have to leave them on the bar while running a tab.

Fleischmann speculated that Kyle was unable to hail a cab and accepted a ride "from maybe the wrong people." He said his son probably had never been in a fight in his life, but "if somebody tried to rob him, he'd defend himself. He's a pretty strong kid." Kyle is 6 feet, 180 pounds with an athletic build and dark hair.

Scagnelli said Kyle made three cellphone calls about 3:30 a.m. -- to his roommate and sister, and to Scagnelli. He left no messages, Scagnelli said, and calls to Kyle's cellphone go straight to his voice mail.

Family and friends will continue to search and raise money, Scagnelli said. The helpfindkyle website contains a message thanking the thousands of people who have responded and closes with: "We're going to bring Kyle home!"

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcn...e.2eed56af.html

Families cope with missing loved ones

08:39 AM EST on Friday, November 23, 2007

By GLENN COUNTS / WCNC
E-mail Glenn: GCounts@WCNC.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Everybody thinks about family on Thanksgiving. It’s a time to get together and share the season. But for some families, the holidays are difficult because of an empty chair at the table.

Lesley Brown is the daughter of a missing man.

"Me and his brother and my other siblings we usually get together,” Brown said.

Turkey, dressing, family, that’s what Thanksgivings are supposed to be about, but the holiday is incomplete for the families who have loved ones on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department missing persons list.

Marion Springs

"It’s like he's disappeared without a trace,” Brown said.

Brown is the daughter of Marion Springs, a 59-year-old retired army veteran who walked away from his home last August and hasn’t been seen since.

“It's not his way, to just go away like that,” Brown said. “He didn’t seem troubled in any way when he walked away. He didn’t seem like he was running from something.”

There are dozens of missing persons in our area. Last week, hundreds of people searched for Kyle Fleischmann in uptown Charlotte. Lesley Brown hopes that brings attention to all the families who are suffering.

"It’s just really hard even hearing of other situations that people are missing,” she said.

Brown says her father has struggled with substance abuse, but he was in a veterans group dealing with his problems. She would like to get her father back this holiday season.

"Just keep me in their prayers, and pray for all the families who have loved ones that don’t know where they are at,” Brown added.

Charlotte police have posted 26 missing people on their website. But in any given year, there are more than 3,000 reports. Last year, only three people on that list were murdered. Investigators say the vast majority are found unharmed.