Kyle Reed

Name	Kyle Reed
Actor	Ryan McCartan
Dates	Unknown - 1972 (killed himself under Akrida mind control)
Location	Lawrence, Kansas
Occupation	Investigative Journalist Akrida spy
Episode(s)	1.03 You're Lost Little Girl 1.04 Masters of War 1.09 Cast Your Fate to the Wind 1.10 Suspicious Minds

History

Kyle Reed is an investigative journalist who found himself in Lawrence chasing a story involving the mysterious deaths of veterans in psych wards across the country. In reality, Kyle is an Akrida puppet - a young man under Akrida mind control acting as one of their spies.

Episodes

1.03 You're Lost Little Girl

After stopping Bori Baba, Mary goes to the movies to see The Omega Man with Kyle when they meet by chance at the box office.

1.04 Masters of War

After hearing that Kyle spoke to the widow of a murdered vet, Mary arranges to meet with him. She pretends that Patches was a friend of the family, and Kyle reveals that he's an investigative report who's been looking into the deaths of veterans in psych wards across the country.

1.09 Cast Your Fate to the Wind

Kyle bumps into John and Mary as they're kissing in the street. John introduces himself and thanks Kyle for covering the VA hospital story. Mary apologizes for not calling him back after their date, but Kyle shrugs it off by saying, "All's fair in love and war".

At the end of the episode, we find out that Kyle has been working with Betty to dig up dirt on John and Mary. Betty asks what Kyle's angle is and he tells her he just wants to find out what's happening in Lawrence, Kansas before handing her case files on John, Mary, Carlos, and Latika. It's then revealed that Kyle is acting under Akrida mind control to get at the hunters.

1.10 Suspicious Minds

Kyle meets with a group of other Akrida puppets, showing them a picture of Dean Winchester staring through a fence near the Impala. Kyle informs the others that the Akrida Queen thinks that the Monster Club might be useful in leading them to Dean. The queen believes that Dean is a hunter himself and by all accounts of the Akrida spies in the field, he's the reason that the Monster Club got together. The group knows that Dean needs to be eliminated, but they don't know his identity. Kyle suggests a plan involving spilling some human blood.

Later, John finds Kyle in Winchester Garage where Kyle accuses John of stalking him over Mary. John quickly deduces that Kyle is being controlled by the Akrida and Kyle reveals that he's called the police and left a false trail to frame John for murder. Promising to see John again real soon, the Akrida makes Kyle slit his arm and then stab himself in the chest, killing Kyle. John desperately tends to Kyle as Millie arrives and police cars approach.