Marialice Clark, 14: Vanished In 1972 Under Strange Circumstances

Her brother believes she may have fallen victim to the government's takedown of the Black Panther Party.

Years ago, Ed Clark launched a Change.org petition in the hopes of attracting the attention of former President Barack Obama. Back in 1970, when Ed was 15 years old, his 12-year-old sister Marialice Clark was named in a government affidavit as an informant against the National Committee to Combat Fascism (NCCF), a group he describes as “an offshoot of the Black Panther Party.”

Two years later, at just 14 years old, Marialice would go missing, never to be heard from again. Ed penned a lengthy tale about his family, and he hoped President Obama would approve the relaunch of an investigation into Marialice’s case. It doesn’t seem that Ed Clark’s dreams have been fulfilled just yet.

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I came across Marialice’s missing person case on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), and there was nearly no information available about who this young teenager was. Included in the report was that she was last seen getting into a vehicle with Chicago, Illinois, license plates. However, the story of Maialice Clark wouldn’t be told to a global audience until her brother, Ed, came forward to plead for help publicly.