Tiffany Whitton<\/strong>, 26, went missing from Marietta, Georgia, on September 13, 2013. She was last seen running from a Walmart Supercenter around 2 am, after being confronted by plain-clothes loss-prevention officers for shoplifting. She darted into the night, barefoot and without her purse or cell phone, and was never seen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though Tiffany has been missing for nearly 10 years, I only learned about her story recently. I believe her case lacks coverage due to her lifestyle. Tiffany fell into addiction and was a regular user of heroin and methamphetamine at the time of her disappearance. She was involved with sleazy characters, which included her boyfriend, a registered felon, and her circle of drug “buddies.” From a young age, she got into a habit of petty theft, stealing mostly low-budget items for seemingly no reason at all; items that were useless or that she didn’t really need. The stealing reflected signs of kleptomania more than anything else; an impulse control disorder characterized by the irresistible urge to steal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many times, victims with addictions like Tiffany don’t receive enough attention. There are people who play the blame game and believe those with addictions are the cause of their own demise. In many ways, they are; however, regardless of the struggles someone may experience, no one deserves to be unaccounted for, especially without a thorough investigation. Tiffany has a family and her loved ones, particularly her mother, continue to search for answers. She left behind a daughter, who is now 15, and wonders about her mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s more about Tiffany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tiffany Michelle Whitton was born on January 30, 1987, in Kennesaw, Georgia, a western suburb of Atlanta. Her mother Lisa Daniels and father (whose name is not mentioned publicly) divorced soon after she was born. She has a younger sister, Summer, and a half-brother, Blake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a child, Tiffany was happy, rambunctious, passionate and headstrong. Tiffany and her mother were nearly inseparable. However, Tiffany began showing signs of problematic behavior as young as 2 years old. At this age, Tiffany’s mother would find toys in her daughter’s toy box that didn’t belong there. When confronted, Tiffany lied, claiming that someone gave her the toys. The truth was, she stole them from her daycare center. Tiffany’s pathological lying worsened with age and drug use.<\/p>\n\n\n
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