Douglas Jones

The Vanished Podcast

Wondery

True Crime, Society & Culture, Cold Case, Investigative, Find The Missing, Vanished, Missing Persons, Documentary, News, Disappeared, Exhibit C

4.5 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

On July 30, 1997, 35-year-old Doug Jones was finishing up some jobs before taking a family trip that he was very much looking forward to going on. Doug was a plumber who mostly worked on his own as an independent contractor. Doug and his wife, Joellen, had plans to go to Disney World with their older child the next day, leaving their infant back home in South Carolina with Doug’s parents. Doug was spotted going about his day at jobs and stores, purchasing plumbing supplies; nothing seemed amiss. Doug never made it home from work that night. His truck was later found abandoned, not far from his home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. 24-years later, Doug’s children have grown up and are now leading the search efforts to find their father.

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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.
0:19.0	He adored his children and he adored his family. He was so close to his parents
0:25.0	that it just doesn't make sense that he would disappear and let his both of his parents die
0:30.0	not knowing if he was okay. And I feel very strongly that there's somebody out there that knows something.
0:39.0	And I just hope with all my heart that something will sway them to come forward and talk about it.
0:46.0	No matter how horrible, no matter how disturbing, just knowing is so much more powerful
0:54.0	and so much more healing than not knowing. Finding a body to confirm that he is dead
1:00.0	is to be able to give him a burial, to give him a funeral, to give him a memorial service
1:05.0	and have that place to go back and visit and remember him so that he's remembered
1:10.0	and he was important. I don't even think I would be angry at this point.
1:14.0	No matter what the truth is, if he was hurt or if they were involved or if you that someone else was involved,
1:21.0	I wouldn't be angry. I think the release would be overwhelming.
1:26.0	On July 30th, 1997, 35-year-old Doug Jones was finishing up some jobs before taking a family trip
1:34.0	that he was very much looking forward to. You see, Doug was a plumber who mostly worked on his own
1:40.0	as an independent contractor. Doug and his wife, Joelle and had plans to go to Disney World the next day.
1:47.0	They were taking their older child to Disney for the first time and leaving their infant back home in South Carolina with Doug's parents.
1:55.0	Doug was spotted going about his day at various jobs and stores purchasing plumbing supplies.
2:01.0	Nothing seemed a miss, but Doug never made it home from work that night and has never been seen or heard from again.
2:09.0	Doug's truck was later found abandoned, not far from his home in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
2:15.0	24 years later, Doug's children have grown up and are now leading the search efforts to find their father.
2:22.0	Amarissa and from Wondery, this is episode 299 of The Vanished. Doug Jones's story.
2:52.0	I'm Candace Dillon, host of the podcast Killer Psychie. And in our newest season, we dissect the thoughts and behaviors of the most violent figures in history.
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