The Disappearance of Kristopher Clarke
29 year old Kristopher Clarke was last seen in New Town, North Dakota on February 22, 2012. He disappeared while at his job at Blackstone Trucking.
Disappearance
Kristopher Clarke, also known as KC, is a native of Washington who went to North Dakota for work.
On February 22, 2012, KC was last seen at his job at Blackstone Trucking in New Town, North Dakota. He never made it back home, and hasn’t been seen since.
Investigation
About two months after he disappeared, KC’s truck, a white 2007 Chevrolet C/K 3500 with plate number AC63117, was found abandoned in Williston, North Dakota.
In February 2016, James Henrikson was convicted of hiring a man, Timothy Suckow, to kill KC. Investigators allege Henrikson thought Kristopher was going to start his own trucking firm and take some of Henrickson’s employees with him.
Henrikson admitted in court to paying Suckow $20,000 to travel from Washington to North Dakota to kill KC in January 2021.
Suckow admitted to killing KC on the morning of February 22, 2012, by hitting him repeatedly in the head with a metal pipe inside Henrikson’s truck shop.
Suckow then cleaned the blood in the shop with “bleach and oil,” leaving investigators unable to detect any traces of DNA.
According to Suckow’s admission, Henrikson and Suckow then buried KC’s body in The North Dakota Badlands.
Documents also show Henrickson used Suckow and three other men to kill Henrikson’s former business partner Doug Carlile in 2013, who was killed at his home in Spokane.
Timothy Suckow pleaded guilty to killing KC and Carlile, and was subsequently sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Henrickson was found guilty for the murders of KC and Carlile, as well as four counts of solicitation to commit murder and one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin. He was given two consecutive life sentences.
Multiple searches for KC have been conducted, but his body has never been found.
Appearance
White male with brown hair and brown eyes. Kristopher stands 5’10-5’11 tall and weighs 135-155 pounds. At the time of his disappearance he had a thin mustache, very short beard, and a patch of hair under his bottom lip.
His ears are pierced and he has a keloid scar on one ear. KC has linear scars on both legs due to a prior motorcycle accident, a scar on his left wrist, a scar on his stomach, and a scar on his left side around to his upper back.
Clothing & Accessories:
Kristopher was last seen wearing a grey jogging suit.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the location of Kristopher Clarke please contact the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation at (701) 328-5500.
