Post by Scumhunter on Nov 1, 2021 0:21:57 GMT -5
(Above: Marialice, circa 1972. Photo Credit: Charley Project)
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of November 1st, 2021: (Based on Charley Project website profile)
Missing Since: 8/01/1972
Missing From: Omaha, Nebraska
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Age (at time of disappearance): 14 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 130 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Marialice may spell her name "Mary Alice" or "Mary Ellis." She has a birthmark on her right hip and a scar on the back of her head.
From The Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
Marialice was last seen near the Bali-Hi Lounge in Omaha, Nebraska on August 1, 1972. She got into a car with license plates from Chicago, Illinois and has never been heard from again.
Two years prior to her disappearance, Marialice's name was listed on a federal search warrant as an informant. Twelve years old at the time, she had reportedly told the authorities that dynamite and machine guns were hidden in the headquarters of an Omaha group called the National Committee to Combat Fascism, which was an offshoot of the Black Panther Party. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) had gotten a warrant to search the building, but the search never happened.
In August 1970, someone lured police to an abandoned Omaha building where a suitcase full of dynamite exploded, killing one police officer and injuring another one. David Rice and Ed Poindexter, two leaders of the National Committee to Combat Fascism, were charged with the officer's murder, convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Rice died in prison in 2016; Poindexter remains incarcerated, even though the Nebraska Parole Board voted unanimously in favor of both men's release. They maintained their innocence over the years and stated they believed they were framed by a conspiracy involving multiple government agencies.
It's unclear whether Marialice's alleged role as a police informant was a factor in her later disappearance, but her brother believes the ATF lied about her giving them information and placed her in danger by naming her in the warrant. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Omaha Police Department 402-444-4127
Source Information
NamUs
The Lincoln Journal Star
Websleuths
charleyproject.org/case/marialice-clark
Thoughts? This is obviously a sensitive and complicated case. It's hard enough for missing minorities to get media attention without all the additional issues here so I'm sadly not surprised there's been little publicity even all these years later.
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