Madeline Jones and William Jones-Gouchenour
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Madeline Jones and her 8 month old son, William, disappeared from their Mesa, Arizona home on June 15th, 2017. The following day, her father, Roland "Alex" Jones called 911 to report that they were missing. Leading up to their disappearance, Madeline and her ex-husband had gone through a nasty divorce and custody battle. The court had just awarded joint custody to William’s father, Jacob. A witness has come forward claiming to have seen Madeline dye her hair and dress William as a girl shortly before disappearing. All court documents and police reports referenced in this episode can be found in the Facebook group Missing: Bring Baby William and Madeline Jones Home.
UPDATE: After this podcast first aired, Cassie and Roland "Alex" Jones were arrested on September 27, 2017. William and Maddie were located safe on October 2, 2017.
For reference, the important people mentioned in this episode include:
Jacob Gouchenour - William's father
Madeline "Maddie" Jones - William's mother, missing since June 15, 2017.
William Jones-Gouchenour - The son of Jacob and Madeline, missing since June 15, 2017.
Cassie Jones - The mother of Maddie Jones.
Roland "Alex" Jones - The father of Maddie Jones.
Kelci - Maddie's friend.
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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. |
| 0:17.7 | But I just want to do something that I love my son. I'm very much looking forward to being a daddy |
| 0:24.2 | and to get to meet him and my family getting to meet him and I |
| 0:28.2 | want to be part of this life and |
| 0:32.0 | I |
| 0:34.0 | Ready for this to be done, but I'll keep waiting until |
| 0:38.0 | it comes back. So |
| 0:44.4 | I want you to think about the night |
| 0:48.8 | and tell me what happened. |
| 0:52.0 | I do not remember for sure. |
| 0:55.0 | Who's the private investigator? |
| 0:59.0 | Back then we don't remember his name. |
| 1:05.0 | 19 year old Madeleine Jones and her eight month old son William disappeared from their Mesa Arizona home on June 15th |
| 1:13.0 | 2017. |
| 1:15.0 | The following day Madeleine's father called 911 to report that they were missing. |
| 1:20.0 | Leading up to their disappearance, Madeleine and her ex-husband Jacob had gone through a nasty divorce and custody battle. |
| 1:27.0 | A witness has come forward claiming to have seen Madeleine die her hair and dress William as a girl shortly before disappearing. |
| 1:34.3 | Have you ever come across a story that just keeps getting more and more crazy the more you dig into it? |
| 1:39.8 | This is that kind of story |
| 1:42.8 | I'm Marissa and this is episode 92 of The Vanished the story of the disappearance of Madeleine Jones and baby William. |
| 2:02.8 | Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape and found me |
| 2:10.8 | Rob Briden on my podcast in this series of bride and aunt I talk to among others Harry Hill Ben Elton Charlotte Church Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter |
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