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Vanished: "I’m Gonna Find You"

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ABC News

News, Daily News, Politics

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, we're sharing something special with you. Today, we're bringing you the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa." Tomorrow, we'll share episode two. In episode one, Private First Class Vanessa Guillén shows up for work one morning at the Fort Hood Army base and disappears without a trace. When she stops responding to text messages, her tight-knit family in Houston immediately sounds the alarm. Who was Vanessa Guillen? How did this strong 20-year-old soldier suddenly go missing on a military base? And why does she inspire an international movement? Tune in again tomorrow for episode two. You can also hear the rest of the series by following "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa" for free on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, listeners, we're dropping into your feed on a weekend with something special from ABC Audio.

0:04.8

So you know, 2020's huge slate of original true crime podcast, right?

0:08.7

Devil in the Desert, cold-blooded mystery in Alaska, many more of them.

0:12.1

Well, that team has a new series out called Vamished.

0:15.2

What Happened to Vanessa?

0:16.9

The Vanessa we're talking about is Vanessa Guienne, a 20-year-old soldier who was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas and who mysteriously disappeared.

0:25.7

You might remember we cover this case on Start Here as it was unfolding in real time.

0:30.1

Well, in the six-part series, ABC News correspondent John Cignonis has been investigating all of this.

0:35.5

And right here on Start Here, we want to give you a special

0:37.8

look at the first two episodes. You can keep listening to Hear Episode 1 right now, and tomorrow

0:43.3

we'll be back with Episode 2. Again, in the Start Here feed, don't have to go anywhere.

0:47.8

If you like what you hear, though, you should keep listening by following Vanished,

0:51.5

What Happened to Vanessa, wherever you're listening right now,

0:54.4

or you can just click the link in the episode description.

0:57.6

All right, here's episode one.

0:59.0

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1:03.1

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1:05.8

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1:08.5

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1:13.6

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1:17.6

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1:22.6

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