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Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird went missing on January 11th after he went out for a walk near his home in New Jersey. Five days later, the first clue of his location emerged when Bird's credit card was used in Mexico.From Wall Street on Parade:
Bird's wife was the last person to see him before his disappearance. Nancy Bird noted that he took his jacket and wallet with him but left his cell phone at home. After a few hours had passed without any word from Bird, she called police to start an investigation.
"I knew this wasn't right. Something was wrong. He's a really great dad and a really great husband," said Nancy.
The credit card was used near the Mexican/United States border. At this time, no other charges have been put on the card or any other financial accounts Bird has.
Bird, 55, is an energy reporter for The Wall Street Journal and has been with the paper for more than 20 years. His family fears that his recent reports about OPEC may have something to do with his disappearance....MORE
David Bird, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Goes Missing After Reporting for Three Months on Oil Glut in U.S.
David Bird, a reporter who covers energy markets for the Wall Street Journal, has been missing for nine days. Bird, who has worked for the parent of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, for more than 20 years, left his Long Hill, New Jersey home on the afternoon of Saturday, January 11, telling his wife he was going for a walk. Despite a continuous search by hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement officials, Bird has not been located.
Bird is 55 years old, approximately 6’1, and was last seen wearing a red jacket with yellow zippers according to officials. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children, ages 12 and 15. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Long Hill Police at (908) 647-1800.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Bird is a liver-transplant recipient and is required to take medication twice a day. He did not take his medication with him when he left for the walk.
NBC reported that sources close to the family said one of his credit cards was used in Mexico last Wednesday. Other media outlets have been unable to confirm that report. In the same news story, NBC reported that “the family believes that his coverage of OPEC may be related to his disappearance.”
However, a careful review by Wall Street On Parade of the articles Bird has written for the Wall Street Journal since last October, shows that what he was regularly reporting on was a supply imbalance caused by overproduction of shale oil in the U.S. in the face of slacking demand....MORE
