Man holding teen daughter captive may be in Tampa Bay area, officials say Josh Fiallo, Tampa Bay Times
A Tennessee man accused of holding his teenage daughter captive for 17 months may be hiding her in the Tampa Bay area, authorities say.
John Oliver Westbrook, 42, is accused of kidnapping his daughter Daphne in October 2019, according to the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office in Chattanooga, Tenn.
She was 16 when she visited him for a weekend in Chattanooga but never returned, authorities say, going missing along with her two dogs Fern and Strawberry.
Now she is 17, and Tennessee authorities believe they may be hiding in the bay area. Investigators believe they could be in the city of Tampa or on their way to Sebring to stay with a relative.
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