By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D.,
Contributing Writer,
“Where is Dau Mabil?” That’s the lurking question that spouse Karissa Bowley and supporters continue to raise since he went missing three weeks ago. According to Karissa, Dau routinely would leave his phone plugged into his charger. His frequent walks in Jackson’s Belhaven Heights neighborhood, however, came to a halt on March 25.
Karissa and community supporters participated in “A Second Rally for Following Dau on his Walk” on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 6:00-6:45 p.m. They gathered on downtown Jackson’s Museum Trail to share the place where they most recently saw Dau in footage, and where he stopped to check on his corn seedlings. According to Karissa, this rally was meant to encourage community and authorities to continue the search.
“The emphasis of this rally is: Dau is strong and would fight to find any of his neighbors. Dau did not just disappear into thin air, we must follow his trail. All the entities working on this case must work together and cooperate so that Dau’s whole search team is not its own worst enemy,” Karissa said in her appeal.
Karissa is calling for community transparency and police accountability. She believes that the community “is doing all that they can” in their outreach for Dau’s return. She wants those in the community who have not seen his baby corn seedlings to come see them. “He is growing [the corn] for all of us and was checking on it often,” she voiced.
A picture from a surveillance camera reveals Dau wearing blue Adidas joggers, an orange shirt, and a yellow hoodie around his waist. That was just before 12:30 p.m. on March 25. Since that picture, there has been no sign of Dau.
John Jibol, Dau’s cousin, issued a special appeal to Dau. “We love you. Please contact me. You know my number – the same number I’ve had for 20 something years. You can reach out to your brother. You can reach out to anybody in the community. We love you; we miss you,” he said.
Marion Geissinger, a supporter, explained that “more answers” are needed for Dau’s search. He went missing in “broad daylight.” Geissinger noted, “This disappearance just doesn’t make sense.”
One of Dau’s friends – Gary Brown – mentioned that he and the community are worried about Dau and his entire family. “He has a lot of people he’s very close to. We pray to find him alive.”
At this time, police maintain that foul play is not suspected for Dau’s missing. He is 6’ 1” and weighs 145 pounds. A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered from Crime Stoppers. On the other hand, persons with any information about Dau Mabil’s missing are asked to contact the Capitol or Jackson Police Department.
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