OH OH - Dakota Blaine Clifford, 22, Bryan, 13 March 2022

[mlhenn]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

22 yr old, white male
5’4”
165 lbs
Brown hair
Brown eyes

Last seen in Bryan, OH.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Dakota Clifford left his house on on foot with his cell phone sometime after 0900 in the morning on 13 Mar 22.

He was wearing black sweatpants, a black jacket (not a hoodie), black tennis shoes and a blue knitted beanie.

 

[mlhenn]

Local Authorities Searching For Missing Bryan Man - The Village Reporter

Several photos of Dakota at above link.

 

[mlhenn]

Bryan man still missing

He was last seen by family leaving his residence on foot.
The only item reportedly missing is Dakota’s cell phone.

 

[steff13]

Do we know if he's a veteran or if he's currently enlisted in the military?

 

[swanniee11]

Do we know if he's a veteran or if he's currently enlisted in the military?

Short answer yes, but I can't find MSM to prove it. Family is posting. I'm concerned for his safety from himself IMO. One of the pictures above have him in uniform. Family are posting that the military are involved as well. ALL IMO.

 

[StrawberryFields]

Bumping for Dakota. I find this young man frequently returning to my mind

 

[steff13]

Bumping for Dakota. I find this young man frequently returning to my mind

Me, too. I live in Ohio, and he went missing on my birthday.

 

[GraceG]

Short answer yes, but I can't find MSM to prove it. Family is posting. I'm concerned for his safety from himself IMO. One of the pictures above have him in uniform. Family are posting that the military are involved as well. ALL IMO.

His LinkedIn page shows him as an E3 in the U.S. Army - that ties into what little of the Army fatigues I can see in the photo (and the military haircut) so I'd say he was probably in the military. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Dakota/Clifford

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Bryan Ohio Police

On 03-13-2022 Dakota Blaine Clifford was reported missing. Dakota was last seen by his family when he left his Bryan residence the morning of 03-13-2022. If you have any information about Dakota...

www.facebook.com

lhttps://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP89974

Bryan man still missing

A Bryan man remained unaccounted for Monday, more than a week after he was first reported missing.

www.bryantimes.com

Local Authorities Searching For Missing Bryan Man - The Village Reporter

Williams County - Fulton County, Ohio News & Sports

thevillagereporter.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Still missing...

Missing Person / NamUs #MP89974

 

[steff13]

Hmm, it says Fort Huachuca Criminal Investigation Division is investigating. It's an Army installation in Arizona. I wonder if that means he's still active duty.

 

[StrawberryFields]

If anyone knows of some good resources for families of missing persons, Dakota’s mom has expressed a need for them in some of her Facebook posts. I don’t believe LE has been very involved in the search efforts and her finances are limited. I often think how overwhelming it must be for someone to suddenly find themself with a missing loved one and no knowledge of the resources available. I messaged the family about texas equusearch midwest but I’m sure there’s more out there. We know he left on foot so I feel like a really good ground search is imperative here. I wonder if they’ve had any dogs out yet

 

[GraceG]

If anyone knows of some good resources for families of missing persons, Dakota’s mom has expressed a need for them in some of her Facebook posts. I don’t believe LE has been very involved in the search efforts and her finances are limited. I often think how overwhelming it must be for someone to suddenly find themself with a missing loved one and no knowledge of the resources available. I messaged the family about texas equusearch midwest but I’m sure there’s more out there. We know he left on foot so I feel like a really good ground search is imperative here. I wonder if they’ve had any dogs out yet

Given the months that have passed, a scent dog would be of little to no use at this point. It's imperative that such dogs are utilized as quickly as possible as there can be degradation or dissipation of the scent trail in as little as 5 days depending on wind/water/temperature. Cadaver dogs are another matter but let's pray that's not necessary. I feel for his Mom, and her concerns about LE involvement. Ohio had over 400 missing children just last year. Resources just aren't as available for missing adults when there is no evidence of foul play, I'm afraid.

 

[StrawberryFields]

Hicksvillle mother continues search for missing son

HICKSVILLE — On March 13, 22-year-old Dakota Blaine Clifford of Bryan left his father’s home and was never seen or heard from again.

www.crescent-news.com

 

[YaYa_521]

Hicksvillle mother continues search for missing son

HICKSVILLE — On March 13, 22-year-old Dakota Blaine Clifford of Bryan left his father’s home and was never seen or heard from again.

www.crescent-news.com

SBBM

She was given no indication of the severity of his mental state, and was told by him that he was fine. Isbell had no idea of the messages Clifford had sent to a friend on Discord, a messaging app typically used by people in online gaming communities.

“I contemplated taking my Dad’s gun and heading out to the forest but. I am not completely f***** right now so I am not going to go down that route,” the message read, dated as Dec. 28, 2021.

“Well don’t do that,” the friend had replied.

“I’m not. It was just fleeting thoughts,” he had typed back.

Snip

Isbell received the phone call at 3 a.m. — Dakota was missing and so were one of his father’s guns.

Oh no, Dakota. Where'd you go?

 

[CastlesBurning]

Still missing, now heading toward one year...

Missing Persons Poster - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

 

[MrsWatson]

Dakota Blaine Clifford – The Charley Project