Jacob Boyd

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

🗓️ 19 November 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

36-year-old Jake Boyd disappeared from his Columbus, Ohio apartment in January of 2017. The last time he spoke to family was on January 5th but his roommate claims to have seen Jake leave on the 11th. According to his roommate, Jake left with two unknown people in a car to move to another town. Jake left behind his own car, his phone, tablet and various other items. Jake was never seen or heard from again.

Jake's sister, Jamie, is desperately searching for answers but there aren't many leads to go on.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jake Boyd please contact Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477) or go to their website at www.stopcrime.org and submit your tip. You can also call the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545.

If you would like to follow Jake’s case on social media, Jamie has set up a facebook page called Where is my brother, Jake Boyd?

This episode was co-researched and written by Marissa Jones and Erika Gwynn. To find more of Erika's work, please check out her podcast at https://www.apexandabyss.com.

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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.
0:21.0	My brother was depressed, but he remained to be optimistic. He was a good guy. He was the best.
0:27.0	Growing up, he used five years older than me. And I would always be a annoying little sister, you know?
0:35.0	And I would always panel on them or do this or do that and be in the middle of him being with his friends.
0:42.0	And I can't recall even one time where he got mad at me.
0:48.0	36-year-old Jacob Boyd last spoke with family members on January 5, 2017.
0:56.0	After that, they never heard from him again. Some reports state that Jake was last seen leaving his Columbus, Ohio apartment on January 11.
1:05.0	But those reports can't be confirmed. That information came from Jake's roommate who stated that he left with two people in a car to go move to another town.
1:16.0	Leaving behind his own car, phone, and other belongings.
1:20.0	Jake's sister Jamie has been searching for answers and has been devastated by his absence because the two were very close.
1:27.0	Jake also has two young children who are growing up trying to reconcile why their dad just stopped coming around.
1:34.0	What happened to Jake Boyd at the beginning of January 2017?
1:39.0	I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is episode 149 of The Vanished. Jake Boyd's story.
2:10.0	Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.
2:23.0	In this series of Briden and I talk to among others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.
2:34.0	And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.
2:39.0	It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.
2:45.0	So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.
2:49.0	New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad free on Amazon Music or by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.
3:05.0	For this episode I spoke to Jake's sister Jamie.
3:10.0	Here's Jamie talking about Jake's life over the last decade, which unfortunately consisted of the loss of both of his parents.
3:18.0	We lost our dad in 2008. My brother and him were close. So we lost our dad.
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