Tight-lipped
Whittingdale, now 69, was the owner of Makouvlei Olive Farm on Route 62 between Barrydale and Ladismith, when he disappeared without a trace on 3 January 2014.
Private investigator Leon Rossouw was also tight-lipped about the case but said “a lot has happened”.
He explains: “A large amount of money was emptied from his bank account at the time of his disappearance. Andrew apparently left his own farm, Makouvlei, to fix a burst pipe on the farm Egypt between Barrydale and Ladismith.
“An SMS sent to his business partner later that day asking for R200 000 raised suspicions, and his disappearance was reported to the police.
“The police found Andrew’s bakkie at the farm Egypt, but there was no trace of Andrew.
“They questioned the two farm workers who…
