Colton Clark 9 Seminole County OK 4/20/06

#1 04-21-2006, 04:00 PM

WEWOKA, Okla. Oklahoma law enforcement officers are again looking for a missing child.

Seminole County authorities are looking for 9-year-old Colton Clark who disappeared yesterday afternoon. He was last seen in Seminole.

Megan Foster with the sheriff's office says the boy is ab out 4-feet-4 inches tall, 65 pounds and has short brown hair and wears silver-framed glasses.He was wearing a sky-blue shirt, Wrangler jeans and blue and white tennis shoes.

Gene Thaxton with the state Amber Alert committee says an Amber Alert has not been issued because there is no information the boy has been abducted. Thaxton says he's currently classified only as missing.

The boy was last seen about 1:10 yesterday afternoon.

This is the third time in less than a month and the second time since last week a child has been reported missing in Oklahoma.

A 10-year-old Tulsa girl disappeared March 28th and was found dead and a 10-year-old Purcell girl was reported missing last Wednesday and was found dead last Friday.

Arrests have been made in both those cases.

http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4801252

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#2 04-21-2006, 05:53 PM

what is going on in my state of Oklahoma?!?!!? this child went missing YESTERDAY and I am just now hearing about it this afternoon, almost 24hrs later. Something is WRONG. I understand the AMberALert protocol, but if a kid is missing GET IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. This makes me so angry.

#3 04-22-2006, 08:46 AM

this baby is still missing i have his photo on my web site something is not right here. i will keep you updated as best as i can. no one is is making any noise about this. you would think after jamie brolin they would have learned. mabe its a parental abduction i dont no but no major flags have went out odd.

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#4 04-22-2006, 05:19 PM

After Oklahoma loses 2 children to horrible violent murders, this state isint taking precautions with another missing child, Colton Clark. I am so angry, no updates, nothing, nada, zilch! I was telling some friends where I live in Okla about this missing child and they had not even heard about this case!!! How sad. I know the Amber Alerts are specifically for 'abducted' children, but we need a better system for missing kids, especially young ones like Colton, obviosly he didnt run away. Maybe, LE knows something and is holding thier cards close, who knows. I wish I were able to go and search.

BorderCollieMom · #5 04-23-2006, 10:52 AM

Sunday morning Update ::::::
Search crews from several agencies continue to scour a wooded area south of Seminole today for a missing 9-year-old boy.

Officials say Colton Clark was last seen about 1 p-m Thursday at the home of his aunt and uncle just south of Seminole.

Seminole County Sheriff Joe Craig says search crews and a team of dogs searched the area last night and officials are continuing to search now about three-quarters of a mile south of Seminole.
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4804326

I have a couple of questions. He was last seen around 1:00? on Thursday. Wasnt Thursday a school day in Okla. ? Maybe he was ill and thats why he was at his aunt & uncles home ?
It does look as though LE may be keeping mum. To me, it looks like they are looking in a specified area for whatever reason and LE says "they have no evidence" of an abduction. Comments.

For " Colt "

Amy · #6 04-24-2006, 06:09 AM

Whether it is an abduction or not.....the news of a missing child needs to be broadcast as far and as wide as can be---as soon as possible!!!! Even if he is a "runaway"--at 9 years old, he needs to be found!!! He would be even less able to fend for himself than a teenager, and would have less abilities to formulate any sensible plan of survival.

The more people who know to be on the lookout for him, the sooner someone could possibly spot him.

As far as abductions go---most abductors try not to have witnesses to their abducting kids (or anyone.) How many kids could actually be abducted, but because no one actually observed it--the kid is assualted or killed. Just cuz someone didn't SEE it, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

#7 04-24-2006, 09:03 AM

Guys its monday this baby is still missing still no big red flags here here is all i could find.

SEMINOLE, Okla. -- There is word from the Seminole County Sheriff's Department that a 9-year-old boy is missing. 9-year-old Colt Levi Clark, we are told, went missing from his home near Seminole Thursday afternoon.

Colt is 4' 4", has short brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing silver eyeglasses, blue wrangler jeans, and a sky blue shirt. His tennis shoes are white and blue.

If you have any information, please call the Seminole County Sheriff's Office at (405) 257-5445.Search crews from several agencies continued to scour a wooded area south of Seminole on Saturday for a missing 9-year-old boy.

Colton Clark was last seen about 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of his aunt and uncle just south of Seminole, Seminole County Sheriff Joe Craig said Saturday.

``We've searched last night and we've got the search teams together again today,'' Craig said. ``We're searching the fields and wooded area here, just trying to see if we can find any clues.''

A team of dogs was used Friday night, but were unable to pick up the boy's scent, Craig said.

An Amber Alert had not been issued because there is no evidence that the boy was abducted, officials said.

Craig said the aunt and uncle, who have custody of the boy, were getting ready to leave the house when they noticed he was missing.

This is the third time in less than a month and the second time since last week a child has been reported missing in Oklahoma.

Elizabeth Wagoner, 10, of Tulsa disappeared March 28 and was found dead that evening. Jamie Rose Bolin, 10, of Purcell, was reported missing April 12. Her body was found two days later.

Arrests have been made in both cases.

``He could have wondered out or gotten out on the road and someone picked him up,'' Craig said.

http://www.kotv.com/main/home/storie...ge=1&id=102939

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BorderCollieMom · #8 04-24-2006, 01:36 PM

Thanks for the updates. I see his aunt & uncle have custody of him. I am hoping this is a parental abduction and he is fine.
Praying Colt will be found & returned home.

#9 04-24-2006, 05:27 PM

WEWOKA, Okla. Seminole County authorities say the have no leads in the search for a 9-year-old boy who disappeared last Thursday.

Today searchers went through abandoned houses in the area but found no sign of Colton Clark.

Sheriff Joe Craig says the boy was last seen last Thursday afternoon about 1 at his aunt an uncle's home. He disappeared shortly before a scheduled appointment with a psychiatrist and his family says Colton's backpack is also missing.

Colton is about 4-feet-4 and 65 pounds with short brown hair and silver-framed glasses. He was last seen wearing a sky blue shirt, Wrangler jeans and blue and white tennis shoes.

If you have any information, please call the Seminole County Sheriff's Office at (405) 257-5445.Search crews from several agencies continued to scour a wooded area south of Seminole on Saturday for a missing 9-year-old boy.

http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4810961

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#10 04-25-2006, 11:45 AM

Almost a week late here.

WEWOKA, Okla. An Oklahoma Missing Child Alert is now in place for a missing 9-year-old boy in Seminole County.

Colton Clark disappeared last Thursday afternoon and authorities have said he may have run away.

The missing child alert isn't as widespread as an Amber Alert but does make sure flyers with a photo and description of the boy are distributed statewide and within 200 miles of the state.An Amber Alert hasn't been issued because investigators say there is no evidence Colton was abducted.

Seminole County Undersheriff Hugh Doty says authorities are also looking for a truck seen near the boy's home last Thursday. The truck is a 2003 gold G-M-C extended cab with a long-bed, tinted windows, a black bumper and Oklahoma tags.

The boy is about 4-feet-4 and 65 pounds with short brown hair and silver-framed glasses.

http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4814965

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#11 04-26-2006, 12:21 AM

dear lord may he be found safe this unfortunatley feels like Ricky Holland case to me. I hope not.

#12 04-27-2006, 02:40 PM

I think I am a decent judge of character, and the aunt/adoptive mother appeared to be genuinely distraught, but I just can't trust appearances anymore...........

#13 04-28-2006, 09:49 AM

WEWOKA, Okla. Seminole County authorities resumed a search for a missing 9-year-old boy during the night after a person reported seeing a small boy walking along a roadway.

Authorities say the reported sighting was about a mile-and-a-half from the missing boy's home.

Colton Clark disappeared from his home in Seminole County on April 20th and hasn't been seen since. Authorities say his backpack is also missing and he may have run away to avoid an appointment that day with a psychiatrist.

Colton is a white, 4-feet-4, 65 pounds, with short brown hair. He last was seen wearing silver eyeglasses, Wrangler blue jeans, a light blue shirt and white and blue tennis shoes.

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#14 04-30-2006, 10:27 AM

Very similar to the Ricky Holland case out of Lansing MI. His remains were found 6 months later and both his adoptive parents now awaiting trial in his death. He was first thought to have been a runaway. His parents put on a charade to law enforcement and the public. I hope this is not the outcome here.

KittyMom · #15 05-03-2006, 08:37 PM

KTEN.com

#16 05-10-2006, 08:54 PM

I saw this update on kotv news this evening.

New developments in a case involving a Seminole County boy who's been missing for nearly three weeks.

9-year-old Colton Clark's adoptive mother tells the News on 6, he is a victim of sexual abuse and child pornography, and she fears Colton could be with the people who used to abuse him.

Investigators have been canvassing the state with flyers since Colton disappeared on April 20th. Becky Clark says she's now hired private investigators, which are posting Colton flyers across the nation. “I'm scared, I'm worried, but I am determined. I'm gathering strength I'm on the proactive searching mode and I will not stop."

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says he's still following up leads, but thinks Colton may have run away.

dulcinea · #17 05-10-2006, 09:44 PM

I sincerely hope that is not true! How disturbing. Does anyone know anything about child psychiatry? Would a child really run away to the people who abused him? My first thought was no way in heck would he do that! It makes me question the aunt's story and it seems odd to me that this is just now coming out. Is she just now wondering if that's where he went? I have to wonder what would make her think he went there if this is all indeed the truth.

KittyMom · #18 05-10-2006, 09:56 PM

I wonder if the abusers had been in contact with him and arranged to pick him up when he ran away.

#19 05-12-2006, 12:28 AM

this case is still active nothing new to report.

#20 05-12-2006, 02:58 PM

Palm Beach FL--A 9-year-old boy missing for three weeks from Seminole County, Okla., may be in the Delray Beach area, police said this morning.Colt Levi Clark was last seen at his aunt and uncle's home in Seminole County at about 2 p.m. April 20.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Department received an anonymous call Thursday that Clark was staying in Delray Beach, deputy Charles Miller said.It is unknown where he may be staying or who he is with.

Clark, who is home-schooled, was put in his aunt and uncle's home by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Miller said.He had a doctor's appointment April 20, and family members noticed him missing when it was time to leave the house.Clark is not believed to have been abducted, Miller said. An Amber Alert was not issued for his disappearance.

Clark is described as 4 feet, 4 inches tall and 65 pounds with short brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing silver glasses, blue Wrangler brand jeans, a sky-blue shirt and white and blue tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about Clark is urged to call Delray Beach police at (561) 243-7800 or the Seminole County Sheriff's Department at (405) 257-5445.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbcsout...12oklaboy.html

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#21 05-12-2006, 03:25 PM

That is just so strange ~ that he may be in Florida. The article doesn't give any indication if this boy would have any tie to the Florida area.

Hope Colton comes home soon.

KittyMom · #22 05-23-2006, 02:52 PM

Ramblings From the Reservation

This is a blog about Colton and how no alert was issued and how impossible it would be for a child this young to survive on his own for so long.

LE is looking for a 2003 gold GMC extended cab with a long bed, tinted windows, a black bumper and Oklahoma tags.

He mentions that Colton's dog came home on his own. This was the first that I've read about a dog. That says a lot to me.

moo

#23 05-24-2006, 12:44 PM

COLT LEVI CLARK
Case Type: Lost, Injured, Missing
DOB: May 24, 1996 Sex: Male
Missing Date: Apr 20, 2006 Race: White
Age Now: 9 Height: 4'4" (132 cm)
Missing City: WEWOKA Weight: 65 lbs (29 kg)
Missing State : OK Hair Color: Brown
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Hazel

Case Number: NCMC1042577
Circumstances: Colt was last seen on April 20, 2006. He was wearing blue jeans, a sky-blue shirt, white and blue tennis shoes. Colt wears glasses and has a scar above his left eyebrow.

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY COLT!!! Please come home safe!!!

Bev Ann

#24 05-25-2006, 12:26 AM

KITTYMOM, thnx for stopping by my blogger. This little guy is still missing, this is the last news article I found:

Search Continues For A Missing Seminole County Boy
KOTV - 5/10/2006 2:35 PM - Updated: 5/11/2006 10:51 AM
New developments in a case involving a Seminole County boy who's been missing for nearly three weeks.

9-year-old Colton Clark's adoptive mother tells the News on 6, he is a victim of sexual abuse and child pornography, and she fears Colton could be with the people who used to abuse him.

Investigators have been canvassing the state with flyers since Colton disappeared on April 20th. Becky Clark says she's now hired private investigators, which are posting Colton flyers across the nation. “I'm scared, I'm worried, but I am determined. I'm gathering strength I'm on the proactive searching mode and I will not stop."

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says he's still following up leads, but thinks Colton may have run away.

KittyMom · #25 05-25-2006, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by crazyhorse
KITTYMOM, thnx for stopping by my blogger. This little guy is still missing, this is the last news article I found:

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says he's still following up leads, but thinks Colton may have run away.

I'm curious about who these abusers are. Is the aunt talking about his birth parents? If so, wouldn't that give the LE a place to start looking.

I also find the Sheriff's statement disturbing. A ten year old may run away, but how many can stay hidden for this long. The statement sounds very dismissive to me.

moo

#26 05-25-2006, 10:06 AM

Kittymom, I agree with your assessment of the sheriff's statement. What does he mean: if Colt has run away, no one is going to look for him? I don't understand. He's a 10-year old boy; if he's run away he's still in great danger! I'm hoping that the sheriff's quote is just a small piece of a longer statement that, on its own, can be taken out of context.

KittyMom · #27 05-25-2006, 10:38 AM

KOTV.com

I sent a message this morning to this news station asking for a follow-up story on Colton. It upsets me that he just isn't getting as much air-time as other missing children. I link the station site in case anyone else wanted to contact them.

moo

#28 05-25-2006, 12:58 PM

Texas EquuSearch has joined the search for Colt. Updates are being posted at www.TexasEquuSearch.org

#29 05-25-2006, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kylie222
Texas EquuSearch has joined the search for Colt. Updates are being posted at www.TexasEquuSearch.org

That is great news. Those people rock!

#30 05-31-2006, 12:38 PM

I would just like to give this thread a gentle bump as it fell to the second page and we cant forget about this little boy. I cannot find any new news at all. If you guys know anything, please post it.

KittyMom · #31 06-01-2006, 03:05 PM

Am I correct in this...both kids were sexually abused. Colton was given to the aunt while his older brother stayed with their parents? Something doesn't sound right.

Leanne Weich · #32 06-01-2006, 07:32 PM

This case has me all steamed. I honestly can't see any way there will be a happy ending. I'd love to be wrong. FBI polygraphers are trained to administer LDT taking pre-existing conditions and various medications into consideration and I'm sure that would have been explained to the adoptive parents.

#33 06-03-2006, 02:17 AM

I am the author of the Missing and Murdered Children Blog.

The story I was quoting about the polygraph exam in the blog indicates that it is the adoptive parents who are refusing to submit to the polygraphs. They at first agreed to the tests including the other adopted son, Homer, but then refused.

They cited having been advised by professionals not to submit because the husband and the son suffer from PTSD and are on medications.

I received a private message from someone claiming to be close to the case and they indicated that Colton and the brother Homer had been exposed to and participated in some sort of child pornography and Colton's father was apparently arrested in Oklahoma's largest child porn and drug bust. Apparently Colton testified against his father according to this non-verified source.

Again, it is the adoptive parents who are refusing the polygraphs not the biological parents.

Just wanted to clear that up since it was my blog that was being misquoted.

#34 06-03-2006, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tabloidtrisha
I am the author of the Missing and Murdered Children Blog.

The story I was quoting about the polygraph exam in the blog indicates that it is the adoptive parents who are refusing to submit to the polygraphs. They at first agreed to the tests including the other adopted son, Homer, but then refused.

They cited having been advised by professionals not to submit because the husband and the son suffer from PTSD and are on medications.

I received a private message from someone claiming to be close to the case and they indicated that Colton and the brother Homer had been exposed to and participated in some sort of child pornography and Colton's father was apparently arrested in Oklahoma's largest child porn and drug bust. Apparently Colton testified against his father according to this non-verified source.

Again, it is the adoptive parents who are refusing the polygraphs not the biological parents.

Just wanted to clear that up since it was my blog that was being misquoted.

Trisha:

Thank you so much for clearing it up. Sorry, I didnt mean to misquote.

I surely hope this boy is found alive and well. He has been on my mind.

BorderCollieMom · #35 06-03-2006, 01:02 PM

tabloidtrisha writes:
I received a private message from someone claiming to be close to the case and they indicated that Colton and the brother Homer had been exposed to and participated in some sort of child pornography and Colton's father was apparently arrested in Oklahoma's largest child porn and drug bust. Apparently Colton testified against his father according to this non-verified source.
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I would think this would very easy to confirm. If Colton testified, that means there was a trial. I would think this would be all over the net. Is the father in jail ? Was he convicted ? When did this trial take place & where in Okla. ?

Thanks for the update Trisha.

#36 06-06-2006, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KittyMom

Thanks!

I'm glad to see that this child does have a nice family member. I don't understand why LE seems to have just given up. They really need to put the screws to the adopted parents. I wonder if the older brother knows anything.

moo

I agree. Something is very hinky with the Aunt and Uncle and I cannot believe that there is nothing, nadda, ziltch about this little boy in the news. What is going on??

#37 06-06-2006, 11:18 AM

Sorry about that, I thought I had put the URL in correctly. I did come across something else when searching via Google.

www.flickr.com/photos/saintseminole/158163192/

It is photographs taken by a photographer of a search of an old abandoned railroad track south of Seminole. At first I thought it might be recent but upon checking the date it is impossible to tell the true date of when the photos were taken. It did make my stomach go over a bit when I read the caption that they had received a tip-off that Colton was buried near the tracks. There are I believe five photographs to scroll through.

Other than that I have not found anything recent, no new news. I would have thought that they would ocassionally run the odd update in the news to remind everyone that the little boy is still missing.

#38 06-06-2006, 12:18 PM

Kindra, thanks for posting the URL for Colt's
cousin's blog. The more I learn about this
poor little boy, the more my heart aches.
To go from abusive parents to foster-parents
who sound no better is just horrific. I will
never, ever understand how people can
mistreat a little boy or girl.

Even if the foster-parents don't have a direct
involvement in Colt's disappearance, they have
to take on a huge portion of blame if this boy
died as a result of running away from their
mistreatment, IMO.

#39 06-06-2006, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiscalus
Kindra, thanks for posting the URL for Colt's
cousin's blog. The more I learn about this
poor little boy, the more my heart aches.
To go from abusive parents to foster-parents
who sound no better is just horrific. I will
never, ever understand how people can
mistreat a little boy or girl.

Even if the foster-parents don't have a direct
involvement in Colt's disappearance, they have
to take on a huge portion of blame if this boy
died as a result of running away from their
mistreatment, IMO.

No problem. Looks like the owner of the blog is the real deal. I have been conversing with him and he is a great guy and wants to know what happened to Colton as well.

I am so frustrated with this case because I cant believe nothing is going on with it. I have tried to shake the media tree to see if anything happens. I also emailed the Sheriff's Dept as well. You know they have a page for missing people and Colton, nor anyone else is on it.

I would just like to see some sort of progression with this. This is a small boy for gosh sake. I have children of my own and I would scream and scream to the top of my lungs until someone helped find one of them if something like this happened.

I feel like the police and media are just like "oh well. He's gone".

Very frustrating.

Luckys_Wife · #40 06-06-2006, 10:38 PM

It seems to me like the parents who push LE are the parents who are more likely to have their child in the news more often. Like Beth Twitty. I understand people react differently, but it seems like some of the parents who aren't really "overly upset or angry" are usually the ones involved. IMOO.