Father Uses Social Media to Find Missing Daughter After 20 Years

MIAMI & GAINESVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - When missing person Tiffany Sessions (http://tiffanysessions.com/) disappeared from Gainesville without a trace on February 9, 1989, there was no Amber Alert, no Web sites displaying pictures of missing kids – and no social media to spread the word across the country with a few keystrokes.

Tiffany Sessions is still missing, her case is still open, and Miami-based real estate developer-turned missing children advocate, Patrick Sessions, is leveraging social media tools to help police find missing children and especially the daughter he last saw when she was 19-years-old and a senior at the University of Florida. Refusing to give up on his daughter, Sessions is launching the “Official Tiffany Sessions” Web site on February 9, 2009, the 20th anniversary of his daughter’s disappearance.

The Alachua County Sheriff’s office will be conducting a press conference on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM.

“This is still a viable case with several new leads being developed and explored by members of the Unit. This 20-year anniversary of Tiffany’s disappearance is a time to remember and recommit ourselves to resolving as many unsolved missing persons and murder cases as possible,” said Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell, who was originally part of the case in 1989 as the Gainesville Police Department’s public spokesperson.

A $25,000 reward is being offered by the Sessions family for information leading to the remains of Tiffany Sessions and the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her abduction.

“There was no Facebook when Tiffany was in college. No cell phones to trace her whereabouts. No MySpace pages to investigate,” Sessions says. “I am launching this Web site in hopes that someone out there knows where Tiffany is or can offer new leads that will help us find her. We believe social media can play a vital role in finding missing children everywhere, including Tiffany.”

To learn more about the missing persons case of Tiffany Sessions, including the details surrounding her unexplained disappearance and links to contact legal authorities with pertinent information, visit http://TiffanySessions.com. In addition to serving as a vital resource for Tiffany’s case, the Web site will also act as a resource for other parents and friends coping with the disappearance of a loved one by providing phone numbers and links to missing persons organizations.

Media Contacts:

Please see the following sources for more information and/or interviews:

Patrick Sessions – Miami, Florida

Tiffany’s Father, 305-609-6443

Jason Sessions – Jacksonville, Florida

Tiffany’s brother, 904-386-8380

Alachua County Sheriff’s Department

Public Information Office:

Steve Maynard, 352-367-4041

Send Tiffany Sessions Leads to:

rdean@alachuasheriff.org, 352-367-4161

Case #: 01569-89