Dwight Clark is Missing

I know I'm rather late to the party with this blog post about a missing Western student named Dwight Clark, but I figured since this is indeed happening between Bellingham and Blaine it deserves to be on my blog.

I will attempt to summarize the concrete information that exists about Clark's disappearance, which has been gleaned from the Bellingham Herald and my alma mater's student-run newspaper, The Western Front.

Clark allegedly disappeared in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 26 after walking back from a party on Indian Street, north of Western's campus. A reportedly prolific text-message sender, Clark has sent no text messages from his phone since 2 a.m. on Sept. 26. That's just more than a week ago.

Extensive searches by Bellingham Police and volunteers of the downtown area of Bellingham have turned up no clues to his disappearance. Police at this point have no reason to suspect foul play, and have officially called off their search efforts. They are continuing to follow up on leads and pursue the matter with their detectives. Volunteers, family and friends continue to organize search parties in attempts to find Clark.

In the most recent developments, the Front reported on a man who was seen on the evening of Oct. 4 scribbling a disturbing message on a flyer announcing Clark's disappearance. The message alluded to Clark's death after being stabbed. According to the Front, Bellingham Police say the man is not a viable suspect.

A well-written summary of Clark's disappearance and the subsequent search efforts published in the Front, with input from his roommates and family, can be found here. 

Support can be offered to Clark's family and friends through the FIND Dwight Clark Facebook page. Anyone with any information regarding the disappearance should contact the Bellingham Police Department.