Michele Clark

Clark died in the December 1972 crash of United Airlines Flight 553 at Chicago's Midway Airport, while investigating the Watergate scandal.

[4] They met while attending Fisk University, and her father served in World War II and worked as a bus driver and the manager of an appliance store.

[1] Prior to the start of her career as a reporter, Clark worked at United Airlines, and as a model.

[6] Clark died on December 8, 1972, at the age of 29, in the crash of United Air Lines Flight 553 at Midway Airport in Chicago.

[2][4][11] At the time of her death, Clark was working on reporting related to the Watergate scandal, which was still being covered up.

[15] Clark was portrayed by actress Prema Cruz in the 2023 HBO miniseries White House Plumbers.

Clark as a child (furthest right), with her family
Clark graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , where a summer program she attended was later named after her.
Clark worked for WBBM, a CBS station.