More than three decades after 2-year-old Tiffany Susan Westford disappeared from Amityville, authorities continue searching for answers in a family abduction case that remains unsolved.
Tiffany was last seen on November 13, 1993, after being left with her non-custodial mother, Marie Catherine Dominique, for a scheduled visitation. According to investigators, Tiffany’s father reported her missing when Dominique failed to return with the child.
Photo: Marie Catherine Dominique, Tiffany’s non-custodial mother.
The disappearance led authorities to classify the case as a family abduction. On December 2, 1994, a felony warrant for custodial interference was issued for Dominique.
Tiffany was born on March 16, 1991, and was 2 years old at the time she vanished. She was described as a Black female with black hair and dark brown eyes, standing approximately 3 feet tall and weighing about 35 pounds.
Investigators say Tiffany has several identifying features, including a two- to three-inch scar below her navel, a scar on her hand, a scar on her elbow, and pierced ears. At the time of her disappearance, she was reportedly wearing blue jeans and a purple jacket with gold trim.
Authorities believe Tiffany may have remained with her mother after the abduction. Dominique, who was 29 years old at the time, was described as standing 5-foot-3 and weighing approximately 130 pounds. She has black hair and black eyes, occasionally wears glasses, speaks English and Haitian Creole, and previously worked as a certified nurse assistant.
According to investigators, Tiffany may be using the last names Altidor, Sanon, or Noel. Dominique may also be using the aliases Catherine Dominique, Marie Westford, Marie Dominigue, Catherine Sanon, or the surnames Altidor, Sanon, and Noel.
Law enforcement has said the pair may have remained in the United States, possibly within a Haitian-American community, or may have traveled to Haiti.
Today, Tiffany would be 35 years old. Age-progressed images released by investigators have been created to show what she may look like as an adult.
Anyone with information regarding Tiffany Westford or Marie Catherine Dominique is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 631-852-6040 or 631-852-6194. All information received will be kept confidential.
