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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: July 22, 1997 from Bay City, Michigan
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: June 1, 1971
Age: 26 years old
Height and Weight: 5'11 - 6'0, 145 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Clark's hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black Ozzie Osbourne t-shirt, black shorts and black high-top shoes.
Details of Disappearance
Clark was last seen in Bay City, Michigan in the early morning hours of July 22, 1997. He and his roommate, Christopher W. Cushway, had been drinking and went out to get more liquor, but they got a flat tire. Cushway parked the car and they walked to the liquor store, made their purchase and left. They planned to walk home across Veterans Memorial Bridge, but then Clark wandered into an alley and never returned. Cushway went home and when he woke up later that day, Clark still hadn't arrived. Cushway reported him missing two days later.
Clark had previously worked at the Texan Restaurant in the 100 block of north Euclid Avenue and lived in the Arlington Hotel, but he quit his job and moved in with Cushway about a week before his disappearance. He left all his belongings behind, including his guitar and an uncashed paycheck, and never accessed his savings account after his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Clark's case. He was declared legally dead in June 2011.
Family of missing Bay City man seeking answers 18 years later
Bay City Cold Cases: The 1997 disappearance of Steven Clark - November 2011
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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: July 22, 1997 from Bay City, Michigan
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: June 1, 1971
Age: 26 years old
Height and Weight: 5'11 - 6'0, 145 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Clark's hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black Ozzie Osbourne t-shirt, black shorts and black high-top shoes.
Details of Disappearance
Clark was last seen in Bay City, Michigan in the early morning hours of July 22, 1997. He and his roommate, Christopher W. Cushway, had been drinking and went out to get more liquor, but they got a flat tire. Cushway parked the car and they walked to the liquor store, made their purchase and left. They planned to walk home across Veterans Memorial Bridge, but then Clark wandered into an alley and never returned. Cushway went home and when he woke up later that day, Clark still hadn't arrived. Cushway reported him missing two days later.
Clark had previously worked at the Texan Restaurant in the 100 block of north Euclid Avenue and lived in the Arlington Hotel, but he quit his job and moved in with Cushway about a week before his disappearance. He left all his belongings behind, including his guitar and an uncashed paycheck, and never accessed his savings account after his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Clark's case. He was declared legally dead in June 2011.
Family of missing Bay City man seeking answers 18 years later
In 2011, Bettyann made the difficult decision to have Steve declared legally dead. Despite this, the family still clings to a glimmer of hope that Steve is alive, out there in the ether.
"Yes, we do believe there's a small possibility he's still out there somewhere," Dave said. "I'd like to think he found a woman and she's taking care of him and he doesn't have to use his Social Security number or anything and he's just existing up in the woods someplace.
"I would love to see him come back and allow the hope to be fulfilled," he continues. "You almost always get people asking, 'Have you heard anything about your brother?' "
Optimism aside, Steve's family accepts a more practical outcome that he is dead.
Bay City Cold Cases: The 1997 disappearance of Steven Clark - November 2011