Kirk von Ackermann

Kirk von Ackermann was an American contractor.

He was employed by Ultra Services of Istanbul, Turkey when he disappeared in Iraq on October 9, 2003. His whereabouts and the exact circumstances of his disappearance are unknown. His car was found empty on a road between Kirkuk and Tikrit, with his equipment and $40,000 still inside. On December 14, 2003 his colleague, Ryan G. Manelick was gunned down just after leaving Camp Anaconda. The Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU) at U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (HQCID) is investigating. The CID recently determined that von Ackermann died on October 9, 2003 in a botched kidnapping attempt. [http://missinginiraq.blogspot.com/2006/08/story.html ref]

Von Ackermann is reported to have been a former Captain of the United States Air Force, former employee of Impact Intelligence, LLC, as well as "former Deputy Director of intelligence for NATO operations in Kosovo(,) where he had been decorated for operations behind enemy lines." Before going to Iraq, von Ackermann was a manager at Siebel Systems Inc., a business software company in San Mateo, California.

External links

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/11/MNG7O2UUMF1.DTL Bay Area civilian vanishes in Iraq] Colin Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2003
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/13/MNGSGBAGRH1.DTL Suspicion surrounds missing Bay Area man] Colin Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle, February 13, 2005
* [http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2003/11/24/news/local_news/story03.txt Von Ackermann: 'a regular guy?'] Jeanine Gore, Half Moon Bay Review, November 24, 2003
* [http://missinginiraq.blogspot.com Missing In Iraq] blog by von Ackermann family/friends
* [http://missingman.blogspot.com The Missing Man] blog with links to articles on Manelick & von Ackermann