Kiera Bergman // 343

In August of 2018, a 19-year-old woman went missing from her home in Arizona. As police began digging deeper into her case, it became more and more clear that she had been met with foul play. When her body was found on a remote stretch of desert weeks later, their suspicions were confirmed. But was her boyfriend behind it? Or is it possible there was another mystery man involved? This is the story of Kiera Bergman.

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CASE SOURCES

1. AZ Family: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/22/verdict-reached-trial-man-accused-murdering-ex-girlfriend-kiera-bergman/

2. Our Black Girls: https://ourblackgirls.com/2018/08/21/missing-19yo-kiera-bergman-hasnt-been-heard-from-for-3-weeks-after-fight-with-bf-findkiera/

3. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2019/05/03/case-against-jon-christopher-clark-charged-2018-murder-girlfriend-kiera-bergman-could-dismissed/1090906001/

4. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/kiera-bergman-friends-family-mourn-death-of-teen

5. Still a Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12610736/

6. YourTango: https://www.yourtango.com/2018316857/how-did-kiera-bergman-die-details-body-found-missing-arizona-teen

7. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/09/12/bergmans-boyfriend-suspicious-data-revealed/1280129002/

8. Impact: https://www.palomar.edu/impactmagazine/2019/06/06/from-anguish-to-advocate/

9. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9644416/kiera-bergman-ex-boyfriend-murder-charge-dropped

10. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/08/24/ex-boyfriend-missing-19-year-old-released-jail/1086896002/

11. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman#:~:text=In%20September%202018%2C%20Clark%20was,or%20at%20the%20crime%20scene.

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kiera-bergman-missing-phoenix-arizona-boyfriend-jon-christopher-clark-charged-identity-theft-forgery-2018-08-18/

13. Justice for Kiera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bringKIERAhomee

14. ABC 10: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

15. AZ Family: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

16. ABC Family: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman

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