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Amanda Jones 3 years later, no sign of missing woman

Looking back into a case we started posting on 3 years ago today. Amanda Jones is still missing and no charges have been filed.

Amanda Jones was 26, a mother and nine months pregnant. She disappeared three years ago Thursday. Her car was found unlocked with her purse inside at the Hillsboro civic center.

Police say Jones planned to meet that day with the man believed to be the baby's father, Bryan Westfall. He told authorities he had nothing to do with the disappearance and that Jones was alive when he left her at the civic center.

Link: 3 years later, no sign of missing woman.

Amanda Jones: Ex-husband of missing woman dies

 

ST. LOUIS — The former husband of Amanda Jones, who has been missing for two years, died Friday, leaving the future of the couple's 7-year-old daughter uncertain, neighbors and her relatives said.
Neighbors said they saw firetrucks and ambulances early Friday outside of Jeffrey "Scott" Jones' south St. Louis home and learned that he had died but did not know how.
Amanda Jones' parents, Hubert and Bertha Propst of Festus, said Scott Jones' father, Woody Jones, called Friday to tell them his son had died but did not disclose the cause of death. Woody Jones declined to comment for this article.
No other family members could be reached for comment.

Amanda has been missing since August 2005.

 

Ex-husband of missing woman dies
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States -

LOUIS — The former husband of Amanda Jones, who has been missing for two years, died Friday, leaving the future of the couple's 7-year-old daughter ...

Amanda Jones: Police, family turn to Internet in search of missing woman

Amanda Jones has been missing since Aug. 14th, 2005, her family is has now put up a myspace page in hopes that it will generate some new leads in the case.

From the myspace page:

About me: This "my space account" is dedicated to helping us bring Amanda Jones and her unborn baby boy home. Amanda Jones is a loving mother, dedicated daughter, caring sister, and a great friend. She was lovable, sincere, trustworthy and a blessing to anyone around her. Loves people and would do anything to help anyone who needed her help. Her love for her daughter was undoubtable. Her life revolved around her four year old daughter, who is now six. Family and friends meant everything to Amanda. Amanda disappeared on Sunday, August 14th, 2005 from the Hillsboro Missouri Civic Center. Amanda was eight and half months pregnant at the time of her disappearance and had a difficult time walking. She is missed by her daughter, her parents and siblings, friends, family, co-workers and neighbors.

From STLtoday article:

They have created a page, "Finding Amanda Jones," on the popular website www.myspace.com hoping someone may post the clues police need to bring Jones home.

On Aug. 14, 2005, Jones, who was 26 and nine months pregnant, told her mother she was going to the Hillsboro Civic Center to meet Bryan Lee Westfall, the man she believed was the father of her unborn son. Westfall, a former college instructor, has denied being the father and told police he had left Jones where the two met, at the horse show grounds of the civic center.

Link: Police, family turn to Internet in search of missing woman.

Amanda Jones Update: New picture from day of disappearance

This photo was taken the day Amanda Jones disappeared. This is the outfit she was wearing when she went to the civic center in Hillsboro. Amanda's due date is Tuesday. The sheriffs dept. is calling this a missing persons case, not a criminal case.

KSDK Channel 5 story: Police Hope New Photo Leads To Missing Pregnant Woman

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Amanda Jones, Police say lots of tips no leads

In the searching for Amanda Jones police say they have lots of tips but no leads? This leads us to believe the police already have some kind of theory or scenario, just no evidence. We are also sure all local hospitals are on the look out since her due date is upon us. Since her purse and cell phone are missing as well and no credit or banks cards have been used and no calls made the chances of her walking into a hospital to give birth is slim. If you are in the Hillsboro area see what you can to do help bring this case to a close.

Many tips, but no leads hamper search for woman By Tim Rowden Of the Post-Dispatch 08/18/2005

Police don't have any shortage of tips in the mysterious disappearance of a pregnant Pevely woman, but they still don't know what happened to her.

Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said investigators had received more than 100 tips about Amanda Jones, who is nine months pregnant and hasn't been seen since Sunday. One tip came from Wisconsin, where a man claimed to have seen Jones sitting in the car behind him at a traffic light.

"Some of the tips have not been helpful," Boyer said.

Update: Amanda Jones, Task force seeks missing woman

Todays article from the St Louis Post Dispatch is long and complete, a 20 person taskforce has been set up to look for Amanda Jones. Authorities are treating this as a missing persons case, but her friends and family fear the worst. Some in law enforcement are hedging a bit even with no evidence and calling the disappearance suspicious.

Task force seeks missing woman By Tim Rowden and Matthew Hathaway Of the Post-Dispatch 08/17/2005

Amanda Jones had already decorated a bedroom of her mobile home in Pevely in a teddy bear and ocean theme for the son she planned to name Hayden Lucas.

She filled a dresser and closet with baby clothes and stocked up on diapers.

Then, she disappeared.

Jones, 26, who is nine months pregnant, hasn't been seen since Sunday evening. More....