Homeless Man Discovered to Be Lawyer With Amnesia (WOW!)

[underpants]

New York Man Found Living in a Chicago Shelter

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1629645&page=1

Feb. 17, 2006 — An upstanding lawyer and father of two suddenly goes missing. Six months later, he is found homeless in another city, suffering from severe amnesia.

He had been living as a homeless man in Chicago, staying at a shelter called the Pacific Gardens Mission. He could remember nothing of his former existence except a semblance of his name: Jay Tower. One of his homeless buddies in the shelter had been watching "America's Most Wanted" and recognized him.

Power was haunted by the memories of the friends he lost while fighting in Vietnam. The psychological pain was dredged up after a narrow escape from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

His family says he often wondered why he chose to leave his office at 7 World Trade early on the morning of the attacks. He was walking between the twin towers minutes before they were attacked.

Power has overcome a lot of adversity in his life — he was a police sergeant who found time to put himself through Fordham Law School. But reacquainting himself with a family and world he has no recollection of may be his most difficult challenge yet.

[LaurenG]

1. Wow

Poor guy. It really was too much for him.

[Sequoia]

2. What an amazing story!

It doesn't say why he was on America's Most Wanted though. Did he commit a crime or is it just a missing person case?

[underpants]

3. Yep missing person case

http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/

[applegrove]

4. Wow.

[MissB]

5. Sounds like a Lifetime movie

starring Beau Bridges.

[yellowcanine]

6. Could be Harry Whittington in 6 months. He is already confusing days of

the week - substituted Friday for Saturday when he read his WRITTEN statement. Maybe one of those BBs lodged in his brain?

[Catherine Vincent]

7. Wow, this is a made for tv movie!