TN DAPHNE WESTBROOK: Missing from Chattanooga, TN - 7 Oct 2019 - Age 16 - AMBER Alert issued March 2021 *Found Safe*

New leads prompt AMBER Alert for kidnapped teen with ties to Auburn area

Tennessee authorities issued an AMBER Alert this week for a 17-year-old girl kidnapped by her father in 2019.

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New leads prompt AMBER Alert for kidnapped teen​

Tennessee authorities issued an AMBER Alert this week for a 17-year-old girl kidnapped by her father in 2019.

The Hamilton County District Attorney's Office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, says John Oliver Westbrook kidnapped his daughter Daphne, along with her two dogs Fern and Strawberry, in October 2019.

She never returned from a weekend visit with her father.

"Daphne is being held against her will, unable to communicate with the outside world. Our investigation shows she is endangered both physically and mentally," the DA's office says.

Officials said they believe Daphne may have been drugged or subdued while in her father's care.

Investigators said Daphne's bible was found in a trash can in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in February. There also have been sightings in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado, authorities say.

Now, investigators are ratcheting up efforts to find them after sightings have been confirmed in Florida and Daphne managed to send a message to a friend to say she was considering self-harm.

Police found communication between John Westbrook and his sister who lives in Florida. Authorities raided her home over the weekend and seized her electronic devices.

Daphne's father is an IT expert who is "communicating in a way that’s almost impossible to trace, which makes it extremely difficult for investigators to generate significant leads in this case."

Investigators said John Westbrook also has ties to Auburn, Washington, where another sister lives. His sister in Auburn has refused to cooperate with law enforcement.




MEDIA - DAPHNE WESTBROOK: Missing from Chattanooga, TN since 7 Oct 2019 - Age 16 - AMBER Alert issued March 2021

 

[GrandmaBear]

Strange case. She may be an "adult" now but like it or not, she can likely be subpoenaed to testify when it comes to her dad and her minor years.

Heading to the beach at 1 a.m. with her dog in a car without current registration or a tail light...

I am extremely happy she is safe but there is clearly, imo, more to this entire case.

 

[kdg411]

Strange case. She may be an "adult" now but like it or not, she can likely be subpoenaed to testify when it comes to her dad and her minor years.

Heading to the beach at 1 a.m. with her dog in a car without current registration or a tail light...

I am extremely happy she is safe but there is clearly, imo, more to this entire case.

She can be legally issued a ticket for the registration and tail light infraction however it's nothing that warrants her being arrested and brought into the police station for. IMO, she wanted away from her Mother's home because of a step parent issue. There is more to this story however it's a 'rabbit hole'.

 

[Kimster]

How strange! But I’m sure glad she’s safe.

 

[kdg411]

Formerly missing Tennessee teenager found in Alabama: 'I was not kidnapped'

abc3340.com

 

[Kimster]

Formerly missing Tennessee teenager found in Alabama: 'I was not kidnapped'

abc3340.com

This is such a strange case! Wow.

 

[kdg411]

This is such a strange case! Wow.

Daphne disappeared & her Dad was still around and had been interviewed by LE. So, unless there is physical (not circumstantial) evidence that places them together then it might be difficult to prove in court, imo.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

“Our investigation has revealed that she is presently expressing some suicidal ideations. And she has not just presently but she has a past history of that as well,” Pinkston said.

Pinkston said Daphne and her non-custodial father could be in a number of locations across the country. Although he said John’s family has not been helpful in the investigation in locating the teen.

“She has this odd affection to him now because prior to her leaving he would give her alcohol, marijuana, LSD, mushrooms. And he’s now, we know from recent witness interviews, that she’s constantly drugged and/or drinking alcohol provided by him,” Pinkston said.

I am curious about these allegations that got the AMBER Alert issued in the first place...

 

[kdg411]

Pinkston said Daphne has occasionally communicated with a friend back in Tennessee over the past year-plus and said that her computer was behind locked doors and phone was wrapped in aluminum foil so it could not be tracked. He said Daphne told her friend that she had virtually no interaction with anyone besides her father and that she was “very depressed” and expressing suicidal ideations.

Tennessee man accused of holding teen daughter against her will since 2019, may be in Colorado

A Tennessee man is suspected of holding his 17-year-old daughter against her will since 2019 in western states, including Colorado, and concern is increasing for her physical safety.

www.thedenverchannel.com

*(until I can find the source take this as MOO .. she was depressed in 2019 because her Dad was moving from Chattanooga to Colorado and had recently told her Mother she was dropping out of high school)

LE are on a wild goose chase that appears unfounded .. Hamilton County TN DA pushed MSM in New Mexico, Colorado, Washington & Florida in March 2021 that generated no new information.

Public's help sought finding missing girl believed to be in Santa Fe

Authorities believe Daphne Westbrook left willingly with her father but has since been unable to leave and is at "serious risk" because she is not receiving medication for a mental

www.santafenewmexican.com

Missing Tennessee Child may be in Auburn Area - Auburn Examiner

Authorities from Tennessee believe a missing teenager, Daphne Westbrook, may be in the Auburn area, being held against her will.

auburnexaminer.com

When asked about the photo released by the district attorney's office of Daphne smiling when she was found, he said, "I was not surprised at her state because I knew that for the last 18 months that she had been withheld from social interaction, from education, from healthcare. ... I took it more as a reaction with the smile and the laughter — that seemed kind of inappropriate. But I don't think it was inappropriate for her mind frame."

Missing Tennessee girl, 18, allegedly kidnapped by father in 2019 found safe; likely hidden for some time in Colorado

A missing 18-year-old girl out of Tennessee who was allegedly kidnapped by her father, and likely hidden for some time in Colorado, has been found safe.

www.koaa.com

*(weren't we ALL being withheld from social interaction, education, etc over the last 15 months?!)

 

[Kimster]

Pinkston said Daphne has occasionally communicated with a friend back in Tennessee over the past year-plus and said that her computer was behind locked doors and phone was wrapped in aluminum foil so it could not be tracked. He said Daphne told her friend that she had virtually no interaction with anyone besides her father and that she was “very depressed” and expressing suicidal ideations.

Tennessee man accused of holding teen daughter against her will since 2019, may be in Colorado

A Tennessee man is suspected of holding his 17-year-old daughter against her will since 2019 in western states, including Colorado, and concern is increasing for her physical safety.

www.thedenverchannel.com

*(until I can find the source take this as MOO .. she was depressed in 2019 because her Dad was moving from Chattanooga to Colorado and had recently told her Mother she was dropping out of high school)

LE are on a wild goose chase that appears unfounded .. Hamilton County TN DA pushed MSM in New Mexico, Colorado, Washington & Florida in March 2021 that generated no new information.

Public's help sought finding missing girl believed to be in Santa Fe

Authorities believe Daphne Westbrook left willingly with her father but has since been unable to leave and is at "serious risk" because she is not receiving medication for a mental

www.santafenewmexican.com

Missing Tennessee Child may be in Auburn Area - Auburn Examiner

Authorities from Tennessee believe a missing teenager, Daphne Westbrook, may be in the Auburn area, being held against her will.

auburnexaminer.com

When asked about the photo released by the district attorney's office of Daphne smiling when she was found, he said, "I was not surprised at her state because I knew that for the last 18 months that she had been withheld from social interaction, from education, from healthcare. ... I took it more as a reaction with the smile and the laughter — that seemed kind of inappropriate. But I don't think it was inappropriate for her mind frame."

Missing Tennessee girl, 18, allegedly kidnapped by father in 2019 found safe; likely hidden for some time in Colorado

A missing 18-year-old girl out of Tennessee who was allegedly kidnapped by her father, and likely hidden for some time in Colorado, has been found safe.

www.koaa.com

*(weren't we ALL being withheld from social interaction, education, etc over the last 15 months?!)

I think you summed it up quite nicely.