The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported Friday morning that a Chattanooga teenager missing since 2019 had been found in Alabama. The search continues for John Westbrook,18-year-old Daphne Westbrook's father, who allegedly kidnapped her. TBI said Daphne was found in Samson, a small town in the southeast part of Alabama. "We are thankful Daphne is safe and no longer being held by her father.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Sunday issued an Endangered Child Alert for Hamilton County teen Daphne Westbrook, who has been missing since Oct. 2019.
Westbrook and her two dogs did not return from a weekend visit with her non-custodial father John Oliver Westbrook on Oct. 7, 2019.
Daphne, a now-18-year-old white female with brown hair and brown eyes, may be with John Westbrook, a 42-year-old white male.
John Westbrook is wanted by the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office on allegations of aggravated kidnapping and custodial interference, according to a TBI tweet.
Authorities believe John Westbrook may have traveled to the western United States with Daphne. He has contacts in Colorado, New Mexico, California and Washington, though the pair could be anywhere, according to TBI.
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Investigators hope Florida Amber Alert leads to kidnapped Tennessee teen after possible Panhandle sighting
Aaron Mesmer reports.
TAMPA, Fla. - Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert in Florida Friday for a missing Tennessee teenager after she might have been spotted in the Panhandle.
According to Hamilton County, TN District Attorney Neal Pinkston, a woman saw a vehicle in Fort Walton Beach that investigators believe might belong to John Westbrook. The caller who called into Tennessee with the sighting of them mentioned a vehicle that they were in. That vehicle is a vehicle that’s owned by him, the suspect. And that was never made public until now with your Amber Alert, Pinkston said. So she called in with a very important detail that.had never been publicized.