Jenna Van Gelderen

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

🗓️ 22 December 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

25-year-old Jenna Van Gelderen was housesitting for her parents while they were on vacation in Canada. She was last seen on August 18, 2017. She called a friend in the early morning hours of the 19th and that's the last time anyone spoke to Jenna. It is believed that she disappeared from her parents' house in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia sometime after that call.

If you have any information about the disappearance of Jenna Van Gelderen, please contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS. Crime Stoppers is offering a $7,000 reward the Van Gelderen family is offering $10,000 for Jenna’s safe return . There has been an email set-up that you can send tips to: [email protected]. You can contact the DeKalb County Police Department at 770-724-7600 x4.

Since this story aired, the reward has been raised significantly. Crime Stoppers is now offering $25,000 and Jenna's family is also offering $25,000. If you have any information, the reward now totals $50,000.

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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.
0:18.0	Well, our son, who lives in Atlanta, couldn't get in touch with my daughter Saturday morning,
0:24.0	and he came over later Saturday morning. He found the TV on, which was very odd.
0:30.0	My daughter would never leave and leave the TV on. And there's a tapestry that was on the wall in Egyptian tapestry.
0:38.0	And it was pulled out of the frame.
0:40.0	Wasn't even taken out from the back. The glass was somehow cut and was taken out from the front. Totally bizarre.
0:48.0	Unfortunately, the police handling of her case has been less than desirable from day one.
1:02.0	They didn't do any forensic investigation of the house or my life's car that was being driven by my daughter.
1:12.0	In August of 2017, 25-year-old Genevieve Engelderin was house sitting for her parents in the Druid Hills section of Atlanta, Georgia.
1:26.0	Genevieve was last seen on August 18th and had a phone conversation with a friend in the early morning hours of the 19th.
1:34.0	What happened after that remains a mystery.
1:38.0	On the morning of the 19th, Jenna's older brothers stopped by the house to find that the doors were locked in both the television and lights were on inside.
1:46.0	Jenna and her car were both missing. Ever since Jenna disappeared, her family has been struggling to get law enforcement to look for her.
1:54.0	Early on in the investigation, they had even reported that they'd found Jenna, but it was just a tragic mistake.
2:02.0	I'm Marissa and this is episode 105 of The Vanished. Jenna, Fangelderin's story.
2:32.0	Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.
2:46.0	In this series of Briden and I talk to among others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.
2:56.0	And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.
3:02.0	It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.
3:08.0	So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.
3:12.0	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.
3:26.0	Listeners often contact me about new missing persons cases from their area.
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