By Chuck Hustmyre
December 4, 2006
SEMINOLE, Okla. (Crime Library) — Colt Clark vanished from his home without a trace one afternoon last spring. He hasn't been seen since. The local sheriff has said publicly that he thinks Colt may be dead. Recently, the sheriff said the boy's foster parents—who are actually his aunt and uncle—may know more about Colt's disappearance than they are saying. Colt's aunt, Rebecca Clark, said she last saw her nephew on April 20 at about 1:30 in the afternoon. He was sitting on the sofa at her house playing a video game with his 12-year-old brother, Homer.
Clark said she told the boys to get changed for a short road trip the three of them were taking into nearby Norman, Okla., where Colt had an appointment with a psychiatrist. Then she went into another room to get dressed. When she came back into the room where the boys were playing, Colt was gone.
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| Colt Clark |
Thinking that her nephew may have already climbed into the family car, Clark went outside to look for him. When she couldn't find Colt, she called out to him but got no answer. Clark decided not to call the Sheriff's Office to report the boy's disappearance.
Later that evening, a case worker from the state Department of Human Services stopped by the Clarks' house. The case worker had a meeting scheduled with Colt. When the worker discovered Colt had disappeared, Rebecca Clark agreed to call the Sheriff's Office. By that time, Colt had already been missing for more than six hours.
When sheriff's deputies arrived at the Clarks' home, darkness had already fallen.
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