Marietta Dentist Dr. Melanie Nadler Litt Reported Missing Days Before Dream Vacation to Japan — Car Found Abandoned, Cobb County Police Seek Public Help

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, are appealing to the public for help locating Dr. Melanie Nadler Litt, a well-known Marietta dentist who mysteriously went missing just days before she was scheduled to leave for a dream trip to Japan with her husband.

According to officials, Dr. Nadler Litt, 52, was last seen Monday night. She failed to arrive at her dental office, Family Dentistry at Seven Hills in Dallas, where she was scheduled to work on Tuesday morning. Friends said she had worked the previous day at another clinic in Marietta.

Of growing concern, her vehicle was later found discarded, though police have not disclosed its exact location.

Marietta Dentist Dr. Melanie Nadler Litt Reported Missing Days Before Dream Vacation to Japan — Car Found Abandoned, Cobb County Police Seek Public Help

Dr. Nadler Litt and her husband were due to depart Wednesday morning for a long-awaited vacation abroad — a trip friends described as their “dream getaway.”

So far, Cobb County Police have not indicated whether foul play is suspected, only saying that the case remains an active and ongoing investigation.

Dr. Nadler Litt is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, with blue eyes and a slender build.

A highly respected professional in her field, she graduated top of her class from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1999 and later completed a residency at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Jersey. She is an active member of the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, and the Northwestern District Dental Society.

Since 2004, Dr. Nadler Litt has lived in Marietta with her husband, their son, and two pet birds.

Police urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact the Cobb County Police Department or call 911 immediately.