FL FL- Tonya Whipp 38, bf didn't report her msg, left car, dog & personal items, Auburndale, late May 2023

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Police spent hours searching Carroll’s property with Whipp’s family sitting outside the scene waiting for information.

I wish I could be there to support Tonya's family, to show up for Tonya. She matters!

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 20, 2024

Police search home of Tonya Whipp’s boyfriend days after arrest

Investigators concluded their investigation determining that she was dead, but her body was never found.

www.newsnationnow.com

Auburndale police said its officers and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement searched Carroll’s home on Caroline Avenue.

While no “evidence of significant value” was found, investigators resumed their search Sunday morning, according to the police department. Officials reported no findings but said the search would resume Monday.

Tonya Whipp's family hopes second search of fiancé's home will lead to answers about her death

A police search for any clues into a woman's homicide investigation will continue into its fourth day on Tuesday.

www.fox13news.com

Whipp's sisters, Donna Martin and Robin Klotzbier, and her aunt, Lisa Textor, sat underneath a tent at the end of Caroline Avenue, the street Whipp shared a home with Carroll. For the third day now, police have been digging through the backyard with a backhoe and sifting through the dirt for any trail of evidence.

If police do find any signs of her, they want to be the first to know.

 

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MAY 20, 2024

Day 3 of search at Tonya Whipp’s home yields no new evidence

Investigators plan to search an Auburndale property for a fourth consecutive day after Monday’s search resulted in no new evidence following the disappearance of Tonya Whipp.

www.wfla.com

Investigators plan to search an Auburndale property for a fourth consecutive day after Monday’s search resulted in no new evidence following the disappearance of Tonya Whipp.

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After his arrest, News Channel 8 has learned more people came forward with information which led Auburndale police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to obtain a new search warrant for the property the couple shared.

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Lengthy article with lots of detail about the financial transactions.

MAY 21, 2024

Auburndale woman has been missing a year. Now a man is accused of stealing from her

Auburndale police arrested Russell Carroll, charging him with stealing from the account of Tonya Whipp, who has been missing for a year.

www.theledger.com

Transactions made at Avenue G Pawn Shop in Winter Haven led investigators to interview an employee, who said that Whipp had made a downpayment on a set of engagement rings ... The employee said that Carroll and Whipp came to the shop on May 25 to make a payment and pick up a ring for Carroll.

Whipp and Carroll returned the next day to make another payment of $160 but did not obtain the other ring, the employee told investigators. May 26 was the day that Carroll told police Whipp had failed to return home from work.

After the May 26 transaction at Advance Auto Parts, Whipp’s account showed four consecutive ATM withdrawals of $203 each on June 26...

Surveillance video showed that Carroll alone had made the ATM withdrawals on June 26, the affidavit said. ...

On Aug. 29, an electronic transaction of $1,400 occurred with the notation “Transfer to Russell C.” Carroll did not approach law enforcement to report that Whipp might still be alive based on the transfer, the affidavit said.

 

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MAY 21, 2024

Police end search at home of Tonya Whipp's boyfriend: Here's what we know about the case

10 Tampa Bay has been following Tonya Whipp's case since she was reported missing. Now, she is presumed dead, and police have their eyes on one suspect.

www.wtsp.com

Auburndale police have ended their search at the home of Tonya Whipp's boyfriend Russell Carroll — the only suspect in her homicide investigation.

Officers did not reveal what they found in the search but said the investigation is active and ongoing.

MAY 22, 2024
No sign of Tonya Whipp after four-day search

 

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MAY 24, 2024
One year since Tonya Whipp went missing

Vigil to be held tonight for missing Tampa woman

Auburndale community remembers Tonya Whipp one year after her disappearance

 

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Moo..so pretty simple Tonya Whipp told Russell Carroll, just take my money. Seriously. Not all disappearances are treated equally.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 25, 2024

Tonya Whipp case: Community holds vigil for missing Polk County woman one year later

Family and friends of a missing Polk County woman are praying for closure and marking a year since her disappearance.

www.fox13news.com

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Loved ones of Tonya Whipp gathered for a candlelight vigil at Auburndale park, just days after police wrapped up another search at her fiancé's home. They did not find her body.

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"It was always our belief that something may have happened to her, at the location she was living," said Nico Tusconi who leads We Are the Essentials, a nonprofit who searches for missing people.

Tusconi said they have searched 20-30 locations for Whipp.

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Carroll not been charged in Tonya’s disappearance. He previously served 20 years in prison for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.

 

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Tonya’s NamUs was modified today. No visible changes were made.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

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MAY 30, 2024

Tonya Whipp case now considered homicide; boyfriend ‘only suspect’

Whipp’s boyfriend, Russel Carroll, is now considered the only suspect in her case, according to police.

www.newsnationnow.com

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According to Auburndale police, Carroll told them Whipp was gone when he came home from work one day in late May 2023.

But Whipp’s paid-off car, her purse and her precious dog, Baby, were all left behind. Carroll never reported Whipp missing and didn’t help with community searches for her, telling her family she wanted space.

Whipp’s family told NewsNation the story doesn’t add up.

“I just don’t believe she walked away. Not from everything. Not her dogs. Not her car. Not her family. I just don’t,” Klotzbier said.

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[Unalienable Rights]

Family and friends gather for answers nearly two years after Tonya Whipp's disappearance

Russell Carroll has not been charged in Whipp’s disappearance. Police said Carroll unlawfully accessed Whipp’s financial accounts and redirected money to himself.

www.wtsp.com

May 17, 2025

Family and friends held a candlelight vigil for Tonya Whipp, who has been missing for nearly two years.

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Saturday, dozens of people showed up to a prayer vigil wearing Tonya’s favorite color: purple. They said it doesn't matter how long it takes, they will never lose hope that they will find her.

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Whipp's boyfriend, Russell Carroll, is the only suspect in the case. He is accused of using her debit card after she went missing. His court appearance this week was continued.

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His next appearance will be in August. Klotzbier (sister) said she'll make sure she's there.

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Whipp's family is also working with a search and rescue group called "We are The Essentials."