Amanda Kay Jones
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2018
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In August of 2005, 26-year-old Amanda Jones was pregnant with her second child, a boy that she planned to name Hayden. Amanda was a single mom who was extremely close with her 4-year-old daughter. On August 14, 2005, she had plans to meet the alleged father of baby Hayden, Bryan Westfall, to discuss his role in the baby's life. She dropped her daughter off and left to meet him at the Hillsboro Civic Center in Hillsboro, Missouri. Amanda promised to be back in a couple hours. When she didn't return, her family grew concerned because she was so close to her due date. They were worried that she may be experiencing a medical emergency. They began frantically searching for her and found her car parked at the Civic Center. Amanda's mom, Bertha, contacted Westfall who told her several conflicting stories about what transpired that day. Amanda and baby Hayden remain missing and Bryan has refused to speak about Amanda's disappearance for almost 13 years.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Amanda Jones, the FBI is currently offering a $20,000 reward. You can submit a tip anonymously online at tips.fbi.gov or by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI. You can also contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department at 636-797-5562. If you would like to follow Amanda’s case on Facebook, her family runs a group called Find Amanda Jones.
UPDATE: In December of 2021, as investigators we considering charging Bryan Westfall in connection with Amanda’s disappearance, Bryan suffered a stroke and passed away.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:17.0 | Not only was she taken away from this, but her grandson was taken away from us. |
| 0:25.0 | She didn't just walk away for one reason. She loved her daughter too much. |
| 0:30.0 | Amanda was a family person. If she wasn't just her and Hannah, she was always at our house. |
| 0:39.0 | Or she was with her friend. She was a very social person. |
| 0:44.0 | On August 14, 2005, 26-year-old Amanda Jones disappeared from the Hillsboro Civic Center in Hillsboro, Missouri. |
| 0:52.0 | Amanda was pregnant and due to have her baby at the end of the month. |
| 0:56.0 | Amanda already had a four-year-old daughter, Hannah. |
| 0:58.0 | She and Hannah were extremely close. |
| 1:02.0 | Amanda was so excited for the birth of her second child. |
| 1:06.0 | She had already picked a name for her baby boy and had prepared his nursery. |
| 1:10.0 | On the day of her disappearance, Amanda dropped Hannah off with her grandparents for a couple hours to go to the Civic Center to meet the alleged father of her baby. |
| 1:18.0 | They were meeting to discuss his role in the baby's life. |
| 1:22.0 | Only Amanda would never return and was never seen again. |
| 1:25.0 | Leaving Hannah behind was very out of character for Amanda. |
| 1:30.0 | So her family was immediately alarmed when she didn't return to pick up her daughter. |
| 1:35.0 | Would appear to be an open and shut case from the beginning. |
| 1:38.0 | Has now gone on for almost 13 years. |
| 1:41.0 | Hannah has grown up missing her mom and her baby brother that she was so excited to meet. |
| 1:47.0 | I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is episode 133 of The Vanished. |
| 1:52.0 | Amanda and Baby Hayden's story. |
| 2:23.0 | Well done. |
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