Antonio Jordan Neill
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
22-year-old Antonio Neill was last seen in Everett, Washington on December 12, 2016. Antonio spent most of that day with his mom, Jenny, and later with to a friend's place to spend the night. In the days that followed, a bizarre story surfaced about what had transpired on the evening of December 12th. A story that has left both Antonio’s family and detectives wondering what is the truth and what could possibly be a cover-up. Antonio has been missing for over 18 months and in those 18 months, his case has gone from a missing persons case to a no body homicide investigation and back to a missing case.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Antonio Neill, please contact the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office at 425-388-3393. They also have an anonymous tip line: 425-388-3845. Follow Antonio’s case on Facebook where Jenny runs Missing Antonio Neill.
February 2019 UPDATE:
From the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office “On January 1, 2019, detectives with the Everett Police Department recovered a human foot found on Jetty Island in Everett. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains as belonging to Antonio Neill who was reported missing by his family in December of 2016. He was 22 years-old. The cause and manner of death have yet to be determined by the ME, but detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the case and conduct searches of the area where the remains were found. Anyone with information about Antonio Neill’s disappearance is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line 425-388-3845.”
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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. |
| 0:16.0 | I was frightened, you know, we couldn't find him anywhere. |
| 0:20.0 | And Antonio always talks to me like he doesn't go three days without communicating with me one way or another. |
| 0:29.0 | And so it was very strange that a week when by I did hear from him and then Christmas came and I was like, |
| 0:36.5 | gosh, he has to be home for Christmas. Of course, you know, that kid wouldn't miss Christmas for anything. |
| 0:42.0 | And Christmas came and went and they'll know Antonio. |
| 0:49.0 | 22-year-old Antonio Neal disappeared from Everett Washington on December 12, 2016. |
| 0:56.0 | Antonio had spent most of the day with his mom Jenny. Later that evening he was picked up by a friend to go spend the night at his house. |
| 1:04.0 | When Antonio left his mom's house that evening, that was the last time she ever saw her son. |
| 1:09.0 | In the days that followed a bizarre story surfaced about what transpired on the evening of the 12th. |
| 1:16.0 | A story that has left both Antonio's family and detectives wondering what is the truth and what could possibly be a cover-up. |
| 1:23.0 | Antonio has now been missing for over 18 months and in those 18 months his case has gone from a missing person's case to a no-body homicide investigation and back to a missing case. |
| 1:35.0 | I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is episode 129 of The Vanished. Antonio Neal's story. |
| 1:53.0 | The Vanished is a story that has left both Antonio and Antonio's family and detectives. |
| 2:05.0 | Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. |
| 2:16.0 | In this series of Briden and I talk to among others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter. |
| 2:27.0 | And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer. It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes. |
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| 2:52.0 | Antonio was born and raised in Everett, Washington where he had many friends. It wasn't until Antonio went to college that his life took a turn. |
| 3:08.0 | During his first year of college, Antonio was introduced to heroin and he eventually dropped out of school. After that, he was in and out of jail for some time until he got clean. |
| 3:19.0 | By the fall of 2016, after being clean for a year, Antonio relapsed. I'm sure that many of you listening care about someone who is struggling with addiction. |
| 3:29.0 | It's a tough thing to watch someone go through and often leaves you feeling powerless even though you want to do everything you can to help. |
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