[MeshugeMikey]

I tried to find any articles he had written previous to his disappearance..and posted on the papers website..to no avail.

I suspect that they dont leave missing contributors names in their search categories for very long periods of time.

[MagnoliaB]

I found this.

http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/01/david-bird-wall-street-journal-reporter-goes-missing-after-reporting-for-three-months-on-oil-glut-in-u-s/

[nascarnation]

Their default search is 90 days.
I put in 4 years and got 827 articles.