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In the early morning hours of September 13, 2013, '''Tiffany Whitton''', (born January 1987), of [[Powder Springs, Georgia]], United States, was observed apparently [[shoplifting]] by [[loss prevention]] officers at a [[Walmart]] in nearby [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]. They gathered to confront her at the store's exit, but after a brief struggle, she broke free and fled. She has not been seen since.<ref name="Esquire story">{{cite news|last=Junod|first=Tom|title=Missing: The Curious Anomaly of Tiffany Whitton's Disappearance|url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a44402/missing-tom-junod/|newspaper=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=April 29, 2016|accessdate=August 31, 2018}}</ref> |
In the early morning hours of September 13, 2013, '''Tiffany Whitton''', (born January 1987), of [[Powder Springs, Georgia]], United States, was observed apparently [[shoplifting]] by [[loss prevention]] officers at a [[Walmart]] in nearby [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]. They gathered to confront her at the store's exit, but after a brief struggle, she broke free and fled. She has not been seen since.<ref name="Esquire story">{{cite news|last=Junod|first=Tom|title=Missing: The Curious Anomaly of Tiffany Whitton's Disappearance|url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a44402/missing-tom-junod/|newspaper=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=April 29, 2016|accessdate=August 31, 2018}}</ref> |
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In the early morning hours of September 13, 2013, Tiffany Whitton, (born January 1987), of Powder Springs, Georgia, United States, was observed apparently shoplifting by loss prevention officers at a Walmart in nearby Marietta. They gathered to confront her at the store's exit, but after a brief struggle, she broke free and fled. She has not been seen since.[1]
At the time, Whitton, who had a criminal record, was jobless, addicted to heroin and crystal methamphetamine, and in a difficult relationship with her boyfriend, who was at the Walmart with her. He noted her failure to return that night, going to a nearby restaurant where she had worked until a month earlier to look for her, but never reported her missing nor told her family. Whitton's mother, who was used to her frequent and sometimes lengthy unexplained absences, went to the police in January 2014.[2]
The investigation is continuing, but while police say new leads come regularly, none of them have proven useful. Suspicion has centered on Whitton's boyfriend due to his criminal history, actions and inactions in the immediate aftermath of Whitton's disappearance, false statements about events that night he made later, and his failure to inform authorities or Whitton's family when he was unable to locate her. Currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for dealing meth, he denies any involvement in Whitton's disappearance or knowledge of her whereabouts.
References
- ^ Junod, Tom (April 29, 2016). "Missing: The Curious Anomaly of Tiffany Whitton's Disappearance". Esquire. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Capelouto, J.D. (August 14, 2017). "Four years ago, Tiffany Whitton disappeared into the night — what happened?". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 31, 2018.