FL FL - Allison Whiddon, 44, Panama City Beach, April 2016

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Nine months after her disappearance, family suspects murder: http://wrbl.com/2017/01/16/nine-mon...iddons-relatives-fear-she-is-a-murder-victim/

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After hearing from several people where his sister might be buried, and after police said they couldn’t act on the information, Reggie rented a excavator and started digging on private property.

“I could not live with myself if I thought she was in there, and I didn’t look for her,” Whiddon says.

Now, Reggie is facing a felony criminal mischief charge which could include jail time...

How can Reggie be so certain Allison was murdered? He says the alleged killer confessed—and it was recorded. That tape was turned over to police. But there’s a problem.

“The problem is that the police can’t use it because he didn’t know he was being recorded. The police have heard the recording, and they know no doubt it’s legit,” says Whiddon.

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With almost a year lapsing since the disappearance of 44-year-old Allison Whiddon, one of her family members is facing charges of attempting to dig up the truth on his own.

Whiddon's older brother, Reggie Whiddon, recently said he fears the worst in the case.

"I want to bring my sister home," he said. "She deserves to come home. I've accepted she is gone. My family just wants her home for a proper burial. My sister doesn't deserve to be in a ditch somewhere."

While investigators have been following leads in the case, no suspects have been named. Authorities reported that when they questioned Allison Whiddon's boyfriend, William Daily, about not filing a missing person report immediately after her disappearance, he asked to speak with legal counsel. Daily could not be reached for comment for this article and faces no charges in the case.

However, Reggie Whiddon said he believes his sister's body is buried in Daily's backyard — so much so that he and another man at one point took the matter into their own hands and began digging. He cites as the cause for his certainty a recorded admission of guilt from Daily. However, officials said the alleged recording is inadmissible evidence because the subject did not know he was being recorded.

When officers arrived in September at the Romanza Place home, an excavator was parked across the street. An insurance adjustor estimated the damage done by the excavator to Daily's backyard at more than $1,500, which included damage to his water lines. The dig even allegedly spilled over into Daily's neighbor's yard, causing about $1,100 in damage, BCSO reported.

Reggie Whiddon said he plans to dispute the charges — specifically the amount of damage done in the dig — and throw himself on the mercy of the judge in hopes of not going to prison in the matter.

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It's been one year since a local woman went missing and Saturday night her loved ones marked the solemn anniversary.

Allison Whiddon used to live on Romanza Place in Panama City Beach. Saturday at sunset, her friends and family gathered at the end of Romanza at the sandy beach where they say she used to frequent.

There they lit candles, held flowers and swapped memories about her.

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