Missing Woman: Amanda Jones - MO - 8/14/2005
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Missing woman's mother tells story, maintains hope
By Tim Rowden
Of the Post-Dispatch
08/28/2005
Bertha Propst sits at her kitchen table, patiently answering questions from a reporter about her missing daughter Amanda Jones, who was nine months pregnant when she disappeared two weeks ago.
In a tidy yellow house on Highway TT in Festus, she fights back tears and tells her story.
She has told her story to police, to relatives and friends and a seemingly endless parade of local and national media.
She talks about her daughter and hopes for the best.
Propst uses words like "joyful, compassionate" and "tenderhearted" and says she believes Amanda is still out there, somewhere, possibly being held against her will.
"She's going to come home," Propst said. "They're going to find her. I believe that."
People that Propst hasn't heard from in 10 years, old classmates from Amanda's 1996 class at Herculaneum High School, call on the telephone to express their concern and ask what the family needs.
"Prayers," she says. "That's all we need right now."
Jones was last seen Aug. 14 on the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 in central Jefferson County.
Since then, her friends and family have prayed and worried, plastering fliers with Jones' photo on them in store windows and on car windshields throughout Jefferson County, hoping for some word and wondering what could have happened.
Jones, 26, who is divorced and has a 4-year-old daughter, had 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 was due to deliver last week.
She was giddy about the prospect of having another baby, said Sonya Smith, a neighbor in the Kenmon Valley mobile home park where Jones, a loan administrator at Eagle Bank, lived with her daughter.
Police and relatives say Jones went to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby.
Jones and Westfall met at a party at the Civic Center in December. Propst described that encounter as "a one night stand" and "a mistake."
Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, has denied that he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall as "a person of interest" but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in Jones' disappearance.
Last week, Joe Mammana, a Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist who has gained fame for putting up rewards in criminal cases, posted a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Hubert Propst said he was hopeful that the money would prompt someone to come forward. "Money talks," he said. "A person can do a lot of things with $100,000."
Westfall's attorney, Kevin Roberts, says Jones called Westfall in January to tell him that she was pregnant and that the child was his. Westfall didn't believe her, the lawyer said.
Roberts says Jones and Westfall had no further contact until about Aug. 9, when she called to tell him she was due to deliver. Roberts said the two of them had agreed to meet Aug. 14 at the Civic Center.
Propst said her daughter had told her she wanted to talk to Westfall to find out whether he wanted to be part of his son's life. She wanted to know whether she should give the boy Westfall's last name or her own, Propst said.
Friends and relatives say Jones was particularly excited the morning before she disappeared. Her mother described her as "very excited, very bubbly." Propst and her daughter joined their family that Sunday morning, as they did every week, for a service at Calvary Assembly of God in Festus.
Shortly after noon, the service had ended. Propst and Jones walked out of the church and parted in the parking lot.
That was the last time Propst saw her daughter.
"We were standing at the car, and she told her little girl to go with Grandma, she'd be back in a couple of hours, and she hugged and kissed me and said, 'Mom, I'll see you in a couple hours.'"
Propst and her husband, Hubert Probst, started to worry when they didn't hear from their daughter. That evening Hubert Propst called Westfall to see if he knew where she was. Around 9 p.m., they called police.
Now, two weeks later, sitting at her kitchen table, Bertha Propst says her granddaughter is asking where her mom is. Bertha Propst doesn't know but says she talks to her daughter's photo.
"I tell her just to hang in there, that we're going to find her and bring her home."
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 225 pounds. She has blue eyes, blond hair and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. When she was seen last, she was wearing a pink shirt and pink sandals.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
Missing woman's mother tells story, maintains hope
By Tim Rowden
Of the Post-Dispatch
08/28/2005
Bertha Propst sits at her kitchen table, patiently answering questions from a reporter about her missing daughter Amanda Jones, who was nine months pregnant when she disappeared two weeks ago.
In a tidy yellow house on Highway TT in Festus, she fights back tears and tells her story.
She has told her story to police, to relatives and friends and a seemingly endless parade of local and national media.
She talks about her daughter and hopes for the best.
Propst uses words like "joyful, compassionate" and "tenderhearted" and says she believes Amanda is still out there, somewhere, possibly being held against her will.
"She's going to come home," Propst said. "They're going to find her. I believe that."
People that Propst hasn't heard from in 10 years, old classmates from Amanda's 1996 class at Herculaneum High School, call on the telephone to express their concern and ask what the family needs.
"Prayers," she says. "That's all we need right now."
Jones was last seen Aug. 14 on the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 in central Jefferson County.
Since then, her friends and family have prayed and worried, plastering fliers with Jones' photo on them in store windows and on car windshields throughout Jefferson County, hoping for some word and wondering what could have happened.
Jones, 26, who is divorced and has a 4-year-old daughter, had 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 was due to deliver last week.
She was giddy about the prospect of having another baby, said Sonya Smith, a neighbor in the Kenmon Valley mobile home park where Jones, a loan administrator at Eagle Bank, lived with her daughter.
Police and relatives say Jones went to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby.
Jones and Westfall met at a party at the Civic Center in December. Propst described that encounter as "a one night stand" and "a mistake."
Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, has denied that he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall as "a person of interest" but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in Jones' disappearance.
Last week, Joe Mammana, a Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist who has gained fame for putting up rewards in criminal cases, posted a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Hubert Propst said he was hopeful that the money would prompt someone to come forward. "Money talks," he said. "A person can do a lot of things with $100,000."
Westfall's attorney, Kevin Roberts, says Jones called Westfall in January to tell him that she was pregnant and that the child was his. Westfall didn't believe her, the lawyer said.
Roberts says Jones and Westfall had no further contact until about Aug. 9, when she called to tell him she was due to deliver. Roberts said the two of them had agreed to meet Aug. 14 at the Civic Center.
Propst said her daughter had told her she wanted to talk to Westfall to find out whether he wanted to be part of his son's life. She wanted to know whether she should give the boy Westfall's last name or her own, Propst said.
Friends and relatives say Jones was particularly excited the morning before she disappeared. Her mother described her as "very excited, very bubbly." Propst and her daughter joined their family that Sunday morning, as they did every week, for a service at Calvary Assembly of God in Festus.
Shortly after noon, the service had ended. Propst and Jones walked out of the church and parted in the parking lot.
That was the last time Propst saw her daughter.
"We were standing at the car, and she told her little girl to go with Grandma, she'd be back in a couple of hours, and she hugged and kissed me and said, 'Mom, I'll see you in a couple hours.'"
Propst and her husband, Hubert Probst, started to worry when they didn't hear from their daughter. That evening Hubert Propst called Westfall to see if he knew where she was. Around 9 p.m., they called police.
Now, two weeks later, sitting at her kitchen table, Bertha Propst says her granddaughter is asking where her mom is. Bertha Propst doesn't know but says she talks to her daughter's photo.
"I tell her just to hang in there, that we're going to find her and bring her home."
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 225 pounds. She has blue eyes, blond hair and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. When she was seen last, she was wearing a pink shirt and pink sandals.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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Two Weeks Pass and No Sign of Missing Mother
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It's been two weeks since Amanda Jones disappeared and tonight, investigators continue to follow leads in the case.
Jones, 26, was last seen August 14th, at the Hillsboro Civic Center. Jones, who is 9 months pregnant, told her family she was going to meet the father of her unborn son.
No one has seen or heard from Jones since.
A Philadelphia businessman stepped forward last week and put up a $100,000 reward for information about the case. So far, that reward has generated dozens of leads.
If you have any information about Jones' whereabouts, you're asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff's department.
Two Weeks Pass and No Sign of Missing Mother
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It's been two weeks since Amanda Jones disappeared and tonight, investigators continue to follow leads in the case.
Jones, 26, was last seen August 14th, at the Hillsboro Civic Center. Jones, who is 9 months pregnant, told her family she was going to meet the father of her unborn son.
No one has seen or heard from Jones since.
A Philadelphia businessman stepped forward last week and put up a $100,000 reward for information about the case. So far, that reward has generated dozens of leads.
If you have any information about Jones' whereabouts, you're asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff's department.
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Benefit will aid family of missing woman
By Tim Rowden
Of the Post-Dispatch
09/01/2005
Friends of Amanda Jones, the pregnant woman who has been missing for nearly three weeks, are planning a benefit at the Hillsboro Civic Center, the last place she was seen.
The dinner and silent auction will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 15, just over a month from the day the Pevely woman disappeared.
Karen Fink, a longtime friend, says proceeds will benefit Jones' parents, Hubert and Bertha Propst of Festus, who are paying both their own and their daughter's bills while they wait for some word about what happened to her.
Bertha Propst remains hopeful that her daughter and new grandson will be found but worries that their story will fade from the spotlight.
"Right now, we're not only looking for Amanda, but also the baby," Propst said, adding that she believes her daughter is being held somewhere against her will.
"Amanda and her baby could be out there somewhere, waiting for somebody to find her," Propst said.
Lt. Tommy Wright, chief of detectives for the Jefferson County sheriff's office, says investigators are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
Wright says police have received nearly 250 tips about Jones' disappearance but still do not know what happened to her.
"We have no physical evidence to lead us to believe that she is dead," Wright said. "We don't have anything to indicate that she walked away. We just don't have anything substantial to put our fingers on."
Jones, 26, was nine months pregnant when she was last seen Aug. 14 at the Civic Center. She was due to deliver a baby boy last week.
A loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter, Jones had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby.
Police have described Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a "person of interest" but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect.
A Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist who saw a news story about the case has posted a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
For information on the benefit dinner and auction, call Fink at 314-605-9410.
A fund also has been set up for Jones at Eagle Bank. Contributions to the Amanda Jones Benefit Account can be made at any Eagle Bank location.
Anyone with information about Jones' disappearance is asked to call police at 636-797-5515.
Benefit will aid family of missing woman
By Tim Rowden
Of the Post-Dispatch
09/01/2005
Friends of Amanda Jones, the pregnant woman who has been missing for nearly three weeks, are planning a benefit at the Hillsboro Civic Center, the last place she was seen.
The dinner and silent auction will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 15, just over a month from the day the Pevely woman disappeared.
Karen Fink, a longtime friend, says proceeds will benefit Jones' parents, Hubert and Bertha Propst of Festus, who are paying both their own and their daughter's bills while they wait for some word about what happened to her.
Bertha Propst remains hopeful that her daughter and new grandson will be found but worries that their story will fade from the spotlight.
"Right now, we're not only looking for Amanda, but also the baby," Propst said, adding that she believes her daughter is being held somewhere against her will.
"Amanda and her baby could be out there somewhere, waiting for somebody to find her," Propst said.
Lt. Tommy Wright, chief of detectives for the Jefferson County sheriff's office, says investigators are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
Wright says police have received nearly 250 tips about Jones' disappearance but still do not know what happened to her.
"We have no physical evidence to lead us to believe that she is dead," Wright said. "We don't have anything to indicate that she walked away. We just don't have anything substantial to put our fingers on."
Jones, 26, was nine months pregnant when she was last seen Aug. 14 at the Civic Center. She was due to deliver a baby boy last week.
A loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter, Jones had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby.
Police have described Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a "person of interest" but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect.
A Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist who saw a news story about the case has posted a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
For information on the benefit dinner and auction, call Fink at 314-605-9410.
A fund also has been set up for Jones at Eagle Bank. Contributions to the Amanda Jones Benefit Account can be made at any Eagle Bank location.
Anyone with information about Jones' disappearance is asked to call police at 636-797-5515.
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Investigators will be ready if clues come in about Amanda Jones
Post-Dispatch
09/02/2005
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer says some of the officers assigned to a task force looking into the disappearance of a pregnant Pevely woman will remain on standby to look into new leads that come in over the holiday weekend.
Amanda Jones, 26, was last seen Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was nine months pregnant and was due to deliver a baby boy last week.
Jones is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter. She had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby. Westfall has denied that he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall, a 36-year-old farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a "person of interest," but they say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in the case.
A $100,000 reward has been posted for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
Investigators will be ready if clues come in about Amanda Jones
Post-Dispatch
09/02/2005
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer says some of the officers assigned to a task force looking into the disappearance of a pregnant Pevely woman will remain on standby to look into new leads that come in over the holiday weekend.
Amanda Jones, 26, was last seen Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was nine months pregnant and was due to deliver a baby boy last week.
Jones is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter. She had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby. Westfall has denied that he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall, a 36-year-old farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a "person of interest," but they say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in the case.
A $100,000 reward has been posted for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Police report no new leads on missing woman
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said investigators had no new developments Tuesday in the disappearance of Amanda Jones, a pregnant woman from Pevely missing for more than three weeks.
Jones, 26, was last seen Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was due to deliver a baby boy late last month.
She is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter. She had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby. Westfall has denied he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a person of interest, but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in the case.
A $100,000 reward has been posted for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Police report no new leads on missing woman
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said investigators had no new developments Tuesday in the disappearance of Amanda Jones, a pregnant woman from Pevely missing for more than three weeks.
Jones, 26, was last seen Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was due to deliver a baby boy late last month.
She is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus and a divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter. She had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says is the father of her baby. Westfall has denied he is the baby's father.
Police have described Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, as a person of interest, but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect in the case.
A $100,000 reward has been posted for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Jones' disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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Police Getting Leads In Missing Pregnant Woman's Disappearance
created: 9/12/2005 1:53:41 PM
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(KSDK) - Investigators in Jefferson County say they've received several leads in the disappearance of a pregnant Pevely, Missouri woman and they hope the public provides other tips.
Amanda Jones was last seen outside the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, a week before she was due to give birth.
A benefit and silent auction is scheduled at the Civic Center on September 15. All proceeds go to Jones' parents who are paying their daughter's bills and caring for her 4-year-old daughter.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information in the case.
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Police Getting Leads In Missing Pregnant Woman's Disappearance
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(KSDK) - Investigators in Jefferson County say they've received several leads in the disappearance of a pregnant Pevely, Missouri woman and they hope the public provides other tips.
Amanda Jones was last seen outside the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, a week before she was due to give birth.
A benefit and silent auction is scheduled at the Civic Center on September 15. All proceeds go to Jones' parents who are paying their daughter's bills and caring for her 4-year-old daughter.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information in the case.
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One Month Since Pregnant Pevely Woman Disappeared
created: 9/14/2005 3:46:24 PM
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(KSDK) - It was one month ago Wednesday a pregnant Pevely, Missouri woman disappeared.
Jefferson County detectives say despite a $100,000 reward, tips are coming in much more slowly in the case.
Jones was last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, one week before she was due to give birth.
A benefit and silent auction at the civic center is scheduled for Thursday night. All money raised will go to Jones' parents who are paying her bills and caring for her young daughter.
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Benefit Held In Hillsboro To Help Family Of Missing Pregnant Woman
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More than 300 people showed up Thursday night to raise money to help the family of Amanda Jones. The pregnant Pevely woman disappeared one month ago.
The benefit was held at the Hillsboro Civic Center, that last place that Jones was seen. Her family and friends say they are keeping the faith and praying for a miracle.
Amanda Jones' spirit filled the Civic Center, which was covered in a sea of purple. It is her favorite color, now used on ribbons, bracelets and t-shirts. It's all part of an effort to make sure that no one forgets about her.
Co-workers were among 50 volunteers who helped organize the benefit dinner and auction. Karen Fink was one of Jones' best friends. She helped find items to auction off, and people willing to help Jones' family care for her 4 year old daughter. Fink says it was the least she could do to help ease the families emotional and physical troubles.
Bertha Propst called the outpouring of support, overwhelming. She says it is especially important as she prays for her daughter's safe return.
Propst says she looks at her daughters pictures and talks to her for strength.
Amanda Jones was due to give birth, about a week after she vanished. Police have not made any arrests, and say they are not ruling out anything, or anyone.
One Month Since Pregnant Pevely Woman Disappeared
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(KSDK) - It was one month ago Wednesday a pregnant Pevely, Missouri woman disappeared.
Jefferson County detectives say despite a $100,000 reward, tips are coming in much more slowly in the case.
Jones was last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, one week before she was due to give birth.
A benefit and silent auction at the civic center is scheduled for Thursday night. All money raised will go to Jones' parents who are paying her bills and caring for her young daughter.
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Benefit Held In Hillsboro To Help Family Of Missing Pregnant Woman
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More than 300 people showed up Thursday night to raise money to help the family of Amanda Jones. The pregnant Pevely woman disappeared one month ago.
The benefit was held at the Hillsboro Civic Center, that last place that Jones was seen. Her family and friends say they are keeping the faith and praying for a miracle.
Amanda Jones' spirit filled the Civic Center, which was covered in a sea of purple. It is her favorite color, now used on ribbons, bracelets and t-shirts. It's all part of an effort to make sure that no one forgets about her.
Co-workers were among 50 volunteers who helped organize the benefit dinner and auction. Karen Fink was one of Jones' best friends. She helped find items to auction off, and people willing to help Jones' family care for her 4 year old daughter. Fink says it was the least she could do to help ease the families emotional and physical troubles.
Bertha Propst called the outpouring of support, overwhelming. She says it is especially important as she prays for her daughter's safe return.
Propst says she looks at her daughters pictures and talks to her for strength.
Amanda Jones was due to give birth, about a week after she vanished. Police have not made any arrests, and say they are not ruling out anything, or anyone.
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Pizza Stores To Donate To Missing Woman's Family
created: 9/28/2005 10:29:25 AM
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(KSDK) - It's been more than six weeks since Amanda Jones disappeared.
The community continues to help the family. Six south St. Louis County Dominos Pizza stores are donating 20 percent of Thursday's sales to the family of Amanda Jones.
Amanda's parents are paying their daughter's bills and caring for her 4-year-old daughter. She was last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, shortly before she was due to give birth.
Investigators say tips have slowed down in recent weeks, despite the offer of a $100,000 reward.
Pizza Stores To Donate To Missing Woman's Family
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(KSDK) - It's been more than six weeks since Amanda Jones disappeared.
The community continues to help the family. Six south St. Louis County Dominos Pizza stores are donating 20 percent of Thursday's sales to the family of Amanda Jones.
Amanda's parents are paying their daughter's bills and caring for her 4-year-old daughter. She was last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14, shortly before she was due to give birth.
Investigators say tips have slowed down in recent weeks, despite the offer of a $100,000 reward.
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Birthday Comes, Still No Sign of Amanda Jones
created: 10/5/2005 6:14:12 PM
updated: 10/5/2005 6:35:48 PM
KSDK-Thursday is the 27th birthday of Amanda Jones.
The Pevely woman, who was nine months pregnant when she disappeared, has been missing for nearly two months.
The birthday has always a day for celebration for her family, including her Uncle Walt Bowers.
Bowers says, "We take it pretty hard. No new leads yet, it's kinda tough, too. Just keep hoping she'll be home someday."
Jones was last seen August 14th at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
Nine months pregnant, she was there to meet who her family says was the father of her baby, Brian Westfall.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer says, "Unfortunately, at this point and time we can't even confirm there's been a crime. So to say we have suspects or *a* suspect, we couldn't do that."
Sheriff Boyer says they are still waiting for forensic results.
They've received more than 200 tips, but so far nothing solid.
"We're in the process of going back through those leads, in fact some of them for the third and fourth time to see if we can develop any further information off those."
Bowers reads an old card from his niece, "To my adorable, loving uncle. Have a great 57th birthday, from your loving niece."
Meantime, Bowers cherishes the memories and birthdays he and Jones always shared together.
"Every year, whether it was mine or her birthday, we'd always go out to eat," he says.
Bowers has collected a huge binder of other memories, and others of her disappearance and efforts to find her.
Bowers will celebrate her life with a birthday banner and purple balloons, his niece's favorite color.
"We want to keep our prayers up that she's still alive, and the baby too," he says.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that solves the case.
You can call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at 636-797-5515.
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Today is missing Pevely woman's 27th birthday
By Tim Rowden
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/05/2005
Amanda Jones should be celebrating her 27th birthday today, but no one knows where to find her.
Jones, who lived in Pevely, was nine months pregnant when she went missing more than seven weeks ago. She is the divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter and is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus.
On Aug. 14, police found her unlocked car on the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 in central Jefferson County. Police suspect foul play, but they haven't found any evidence of a crime.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Jones had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says was the father of her baby. Although police have described Westfall as a "person of interest," they say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect.
Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, has denied that he is the baby's father.
His attorney, Kevin Roberts, said his client last saw Jones as he was leaving the Civic Center on Aug. 14. She was in her car, he said, and appeared to be talking on her cell phone.
Police have searched Westfall's farm home and an adjacent farm belonging to his parents and have taken several items for testing, but police don't know the results of those tests yet.
Roberts, Westfall's attorney, said his client was eager to have the case resolved to remove the cloud of suspicion that has hung over him since Jones disappeared.
For Jones' parents, Hubert and Bertha Propst of Festus, the waiting has become almost as painful as their daughter's disappearance.
Bertha Propst says today will be particularly hard.
"I don't know how I'm going to handle it," Bertha Propst said. "I just can't imagine having her birthday without her."
Still, the Propsts continue to hold out hope, praying that their daughter is still out there somewhere, trying to come home.
"I have to believe that," Hubert Propst said. "I know it's been a while, but sometimes I still believe in miracles. I can't give up hope."
Family and friends have raised roughly $12,000 through a benefit dance and silent auction to make the payments on Jones' mobile home, car and credit card bills while the search for her continues. Hubert Propst says part of the money also is being used to pay for the nearly 7,000 fliers that have been distributed seeking information in the case.
Jones' daughter is living with her biological father in St. Louis.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
Birthday Comes, Still No Sign of Amanda Jones
created: 10/5/2005 6:14:12 PM
updated: 10/5/2005 6:35:48 PM
KSDK-Thursday is the 27th birthday of Amanda Jones.
The Pevely woman, who was nine months pregnant when she disappeared, has been missing for nearly two months.
The birthday has always a day for celebration for her family, including her Uncle Walt Bowers.
Bowers says, "We take it pretty hard. No new leads yet, it's kinda tough, too. Just keep hoping she'll be home someday."
Jones was last seen August 14th at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
Nine months pregnant, she was there to meet who her family says was the father of her baby, Brian Westfall.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer says, "Unfortunately, at this point and time we can't even confirm there's been a crime. So to say we have suspects or *a* suspect, we couldn't do that."
Sheriff Boyer says they are still waiting for forensic results.
They've received more than 200 tips, but so far nothing solid.
"We're in the process of going back through those leads, in fact some of them for the third and fourth time to see if we can develop any further information off those."
Bowers reads an old card from his niece, "To my adorable, loving uncle. Have a great 57th birthday, from your loving niece."
Meantime, Bowers cherishes the memories and birthdays he and Jones always shared together.
"Every year, whether it was mine or her birthday, we'd always go out to eat," he says.
Bowers has collected a huge binder of other memories, and others of her disappearance and efforts to find her.
Bowers will celebrate her life with a birthday banner and purple balloons, his niece's favorite color.
"We want to keep our prayers up that she's still alive, and the baby too," he says.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that solves the case.
You can call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at 636-797-5515.
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Today is missing Pevely woman's 27th birthday
By Tim Rowden
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/05/2005
Amanda Jones should be celebrating her 27th birthday today, but no one knows where to find her.
Jones, who lived in Pevely, was nine months pregnant when she went missing more than seven weeks ago. She is the divorced mother of a 4-year-old daughter and is a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus.
On Aug. 14, police found her unlocked car on the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 in central Jefferson County. Police suspect foul play, but they haven't found any evidence of a crime.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Jones had gone to Hillsboro to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says was the father of her baby. Although police have described Westfall as a "person of interest," they say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect.
Westfall, 36, a farmer and former instructor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, has denied that he is the baby's father.
His attorney, Kevin Roberts, said his client last saw Jones as he was leaving the Civic Center on Aug. 14. She was in her car, he said, and appeared to be talking on her cell phone.
Police have searched Westfall's farm home and an adjacent farm belonging to his parents and have taken several items for testing, but police don't know the results of those tests yet.
Roberts, Westfall's attorney, said his client was eager to have the case resolved to remove the cloud of suspicion that has hung over him since Jones disappeared.
For Jones' parents, Hubert and Bertha Propst of Festus, the waiting has become almost as painful as their daughter's disappearance.
Bertha Propst says today will be particularly hard.
"I don't know how I'm going to handle it," Bertha Propst said. "I just can't imagine having her birthday without her."
Still, the Propsts continue to hold out hope, praying that their daughter is still out there somewhere, trying to come home.
"I have to believe that," Hubert Propst said. "I know it's been a while, but sometimes I still believe in miracles. I can't give up hope."
Family and friends have raised roughly $12,000 through a benefit dance and silent auction to make the payments on Jones' mobile home, car and credit card bills while the search for her continues. Hubert Propst says part of the money also is being used to pay for the nearly 7,000 fliers that have been distributed seeking information in the case.
Jones' daughter is living with her biological father in St. Louis.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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With Leads Dwindling, Police Return Amanda Jones' Car To Her Family
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updated: 11/3/2005 10:34:48 PM
By Kelly Jackson
KSDK-It's nearly three months now since the disappearance of Amanda Jones.
The Pevely woman was 9 months pregnant when she vanished. A key piece of evidence has just been returned to her family.
Amanda Jones' car is the last link the family has of her. Her mother, Bertha Propst, cannot bear to get inside. "I don't want to. I can't get in her house, so I know I can't drive her car," she says.
Jones' car was found at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14th.
She was there to meet the man who the family says was the father of her unborn baby.
Captain Ralph Brown of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department says, "I can't even imagine as a parent, picking up a loved one's car while that person still missing."
Her car was impounded for evidence, and may provide more answers once forensic results come back.
Tips to police aren't as constant, nor does it seem is public awareness. "Whenever we don't have the media there with a lot of cameras and something to feed that media, I shouldn't say interest is lost, but I think, somewhat the thoughts are diminished."
Propst says they've distributed more than 4,000 fliers.
We found one at a restaurant in Festus, but many others, Propst says, have disappeared.
"A lot of the fliers we put up are gone now. People have taken them down off of their businesses. Even at my own house, someone has come by and ripped them off the poles."
Propst brother, Walt Bowers, will drive Amanda's car to her home in hopes that soon Amanda will be back to drive it.
"I still have to believe she's gonna come home. We've got everything ready for her. Her house is clean and ready for her. She's not gonna have to worry about anything when she comes home."
$100,000 is being offered for help in solving this case.
Anyone with informtion is asked to call the Detective Bureau at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at (636) 797-5515.
With Leads Dwindling, Police Return Amanda Jones' Car To Her Family
created: 11/3/2005 6:19:20 PM
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By Kelly Jackson
KSDK-It's nearly three months now since the disappearance of Amanda Jones.
The Pevely woman was 9 months pregnant when she vanished. A key piece of evidence has just been returned to her family.
Amanda Jones' car is the last link the family has of her. Her mother, Bertha Propst, cannot bear to get inside. "I don't want to. I can't get in her house, so I know I can't drive her car," she says.
Jones' car was found at the Hillsboro Civic Center on August 14th.
She was there to meet the man who the family says was the father of her unborn baby.
Captain Ralph Brown of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department says, "I can't even imagine as a parent, picking up a loved one's car while that person still missing."
Her car was impounded for evidence, and may provide more answers once forensic results come back.
Tips to police aren't as constant, nor does it seem is public awareness. "Whenever we don't have the media there with a lot of cameras and something to feed that media, I shouldn't say interest is lost, but I think, somewhat the thoughts are diminished."
Propst says they've distributed more than 4,000 fliers.
We found one at a restaurant in Festus, but many others, Propst says, have disappeared.
"A lot of the fliers we put up are gone now. People have taken them down off of their businesses. Even at my own house, someone has come by and ripped them off the poles."
Propst brother, Walt Bowers, will drive Amanda's car to her home in hopes that soon Amanda will be back to drive it.
"I still have to believe she's gonna come home. We've got everything ready for her. Her house is clean and ready for her. She's not gonna have to worry about anything when she comes home."
$100,000 is being offered for help in solving this case.
Anyone with informtion is asked to call the Detective Bureau at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at (636) 797-5515.
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Family tries to keep attention on case of missing pregnant woman
Posted on Thu, Nov. 10, 2005
BETSY TAYLOR
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS - Despite an outpouring of community support and the distribution of 5,000 flyers, there's still no trace of a woman who disappeared in the final days of her pregnancy.
Amanda Jones, 26, hasn't been seen since Aug. 14, when she was at the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds south of St. Louis in Jefferson County. Jones went to the civic center to meet with Bryan Westfall, who her relatives said is the father of her unborn child.
Jones' mother, Bertha Propst, said Thursday that family and volunteers are working to keep attention on the case.
In addition to the flyers describing Jones, they're also having T-shirts made that read "Missing Amanda Jones" with Jones' photo on them, and yard signs may also be printed.
Propst said she fears the public is losing interest in the case.
"I still believe there's someone out there who knows. A pregnant woman doesn't just disappear off the face of the earth, and no one knows anything or has seen anything," she said.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer estimated that investigators have followed up on about 300 leads. He said five sheriff's investigators are still working on Jones' disappearance, though they are working on other cases as well. Officers from other municipalities went back to their departments weeks ago, but will reconvene if new developments arise, he said.
A crime lab is analyzing forensic data, though results could take several weeks. Boyer declined to describe the items being analyzed.
In August, authorities searched two farm properties in rural Hillsboro owned by Westfall and his parents. The sheriff previously called Westfall a "person of interest," but would not comment Thursday on whether that's still the case.
"Certainly, Mr. Westfall was the last person to have contact with Miss Jones, of which we're aware," he said.
Westfall's lawyer, Kevin Roberts, said he had not heard of any completed test results on items owned by Westfall. He said Westfall has said he had no role in Jones' disappearance, and he expected any findings would bear that out. He said authorities have not given him any indication that his client is a suspect, but also said it had been a number of weeks since he had been contacted by authorities.
"He has cooperated throughout the entire process," Roberts said.
Jones was due to give birth the week after her disappearance. She couldn't easily walk in her ninth month of pregnancy, making family doubt she would have voluntarily left the area.
Jones' mother said she is trying to believe her daughter is still alive. But she said, "Not a day goes by that I don't break down."
Last week, authorities released Jones' blue Pontiac Sunfire to the family. Propst said keys had to be made by a locksmith, because her daughter's purse also was missing. Propst said she wasn't able to drive the car, and also has trouble entering her daughter's home.
Jones' 5-year-old daughter is living with the child's father in St. Louis. Propst continues to pay her daughter's bills, because she said her daughter had good credit and she doesn't want it ruined in case her daughter returns.
A $100,000 reward has been offered. Propst asked anyone with information to call the sheriff's department with any information.
Jones, 5-feet-8-inches tall and 225 pounds, has blue eyes, blond hair and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, floral skirt and pink sandals. Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
Family tries to keep attention on case of missing pregnant woman
Posted on Thu, Nov. 10, 2005
BETSY TAYLOR
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS - Despite an outpouring of community support and the distribution of 5,000 flyers, there's still no trace of a woman who disappeared in the final days of her pregnancy.
Amanda Jones, 26, hasn't been seen since Aug. 14, when she was at the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds south of St. Louis in Jefferson County. Jones went to the civic center to meet with Bryan Westfall, who her relatives said is the father of her unborn child.
Jones' mother, Bertha Propst, said Thursday that family and volunteers are working to keep attention on the case.
In addition to the flyers describing Jones, they're also having T-shirts made that read "Missing Amanda Jones" with Jones' photo on them, and yard signs may also be printed.
Propst said she fears the public is losing interest in the case.
"I still believe there's someone out there who knows. A pregnant woman doesn't just disappear off the face of the earth, and no one knows anything or has seen anything," she said.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer estimated that investigators have followed up on about 300 leads. He said five sheriff's investigators are still working on Jones' disappearance, though they are working on other cases as well. Officers from other municipalities went back to their departments weeks ago, but will reconvene if new developments arise, he said.
A crime lab is analyzing forensic data, though results could take several weeks. Boyer declined to describe the items being analyzed.
In August, authorities searched two farm properties in rural Hillsboro owned by Westfall and his parents. The sheriff previously called Westfall a "person of interest," but would not comment Thursday on whether that's still the case.
"Certainly, Mr. Westfall was the last person to have contact with Miss Jones, of which we're aware," he said.
Westfall's lawyer, Kevin Roberts, said he had not heard of any completed test results on items owned by Westfall. He said Westfall has said he had no role in Jones' disappearance, and he expected any findings would bear that out. He said authorities have not given him any indication that his client is a suspect, but also said it had been a number of weeks since he had been contacted by authorities.
"He has cooperated throughout the entire process," Roberts said.
Jones was due to give birth the week after her disappearance. She couldn't easily walk in her ninth month of pregnancy, making family doubt she would have voluntarily left the area.
Jones' mother said she is trying to believe her daughter is still alive. But she said, "Not a day goes by that I don't break down."
Last week, authorities released Jones' blue Pontiac Sunfire to the family. Propst said keys had to be made by a locksmith, because her daughter's purse also was missing. Propst said she wasn't able to drive the car, and also has trouble entering her daughter's home.
Jones' 5-year-old daughter is living with the child's father in St. Louis. Propst continues to pay her daughter's bills, because she said her daughter had good credit and she doesn't want it ruined in case her daughter returns.
A $100,000 reward has been offered. Propst asked anyone with information to call the sheriff's department with any information.
Jones, 5-feet-8-inches tall and 225 pounds, has blue eyes, blond hair and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, floral skirt and pink sandals. Anyone with information is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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Police: Man Who Last Saw Amanda Jones May Know More
November 14, 2005
Three Months Since Pregnant Woman Disappeared
(KMOX)__Amanda Jones, nine months pregnant when she vanished near Hillsboro, has now been missing for three months.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer tells KMOX that Bryan Lee Westfall, the man who Amanda's family says fathered the son she was carrying, likely has information which would prove useful in the investigation.
"Certainly, Mr. Westfall is someone who can supply us with information about Amanda Jones' last whereabouts," Boyer said Friday. "By his own admission, he was the last person to see her."
The Pevely woman went to see Westfall at the Hillsboro Civic Center August 14th. Westfall has said he spoke with Amanda for about an hour in the parking lot. When he last saw her, he said, she was speaking on her cell phone.
Westfall has been identified as a "person of interest" in the case, but he is not considered a suspect. He has already spoken to police several times, accompanied by his lawyer, Kevin Roberts. Westfall's rural property and the farm owned by his parents were searched by authorities in late August.
Police are also awaiting final lab results on evidence seized early in the investigation. But authorities will not say what items have been examined.
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Police: Man Who Last Saw Amanda Jones May Know More
November 14, 2005
Three Months Since Pregnant Woman Disappeared
(KMOX)__Amanda Jones, nine months pregnant when she vanished near Hillsboro, has now been missing for three months.
Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer tells KMOX that Bryan Lee Westfall, the man who Amanda's family says fathered the son she was carrying, likely has information which would prove useful in the investigation.
"Certainly, Mr. Westfall is someone who can supply us with information about Amanda Jones' last whereabouts," Boyer said Friday. "By his own admission, he was the last person to see her."
The Pevely woman went to see Westfall at the Hillsboro Civic Center August 14th. Westfall has said he spoke with Amanda for about an hour in the parking lot. When he last saw her, he said, she was speaking on her cell phone.
Westfall has been identified as a "person of interest" in the case, but he is not considered a suspect. He has already spoken to police several times, accompanied by his lawyer, Kevin Roberts. Westfall's rural property and the farm owned by his parents were searched by authorities in late August.
Police are also awaiting final lab results on evidence seized early in the investigation. But authorities will not say what items have been examined.
Berta Collins, KMOX News
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Sheriff asks Postal Service to help find missing woman
By Robert Kelly
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/02/2005
HILLSBORO
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer says he hopes a U.S. Postal Service program used in a missing-persons case in the Metro East area will help find a woman missing from Jefferson County for almost four months.
Boyer said he was asking the Postal Service to deliver handbills along with mail in Jefferson County to remind people that Amanda Jones of Pevely still is missing and to circulate a photo.
"We're in discussion with the post office right now," Boyer said this week. "We'd like to do it right before Christmas."
Jones, who would have turned 27 in October, was reported missing from Hillsboro on Aug. 14. She was nine months pregnant at the time.
Police found Jones' unlocked car on the horse-show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 on the day she was reported missing. Authorities have said they suspect foul play but they haven't established evidence of a crime.
Boyer said the sheriff's office still was waiting for results of a laboratory analysis of fibers and hairs found in and around Jones' car. He said he hoped to get those results soon and noted that overworked crime laboratories often took several weeks to complete tests .
He said he hoped the Postal Service program would generate new tips that could lead to solving the case.
Last month, handbills about the disappearance of Cermen Lamunt Toney Jr., 4, and Anquiaette Parker, 19, of St. Clair County were delivered by letter carriers in some Metro East neighborhoods. The two remain missing.
Boyer asked anyone with information about Jones to call 636-797-5515. He said callers could remain anonymous.
Sheriff asks Postal Service to help find missing woman
By Robert Kelly
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/02/2005
HILLSBORO
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer says he hopes a U.S. Postal Service program used in a missing-persons case in the Metro East area will help find a woman missing from Jefferson County for almost four months.
Boyer said he was asking the Postal Service to deliver handbills along with mail in Jefferson County to remind people that Amanda Jones of Pevely still is missing and to circulate a photo.
"We're in discussion with the post office right now," Boyer said this week. "We'd like to do it right before Christmas."
Jones, who would have turned 27 in October, was reported missing from Hillsboro on Aug. 14. She was nine months pregnant at the time.
Police found Jones' unlocked car on the horse-show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 on the day she was reported missing. Authorities have said they suspect foul play but they haven't established evidence of a crime.
Boyer said the sheriff's office still was waiting for results of a laboratory analysis of fibers and hairs found in and around Jones' car. He said he hoped to get those results soon and noted that overworked crime laboratories often took several weeks to complete tests .
He said he hoped the Postal Service program would generate new tips that could lead to solving the case.
Last month, handbills about the disappearance of Cermen Lamunt Toney Jr., 4, and Anquiaette Parker, 19, of St. Clair County were delivered by letter carriers in some Metro East neighborhoods. The two remain missing.
Boyer asked anyone with information about Jones to call 636-797-5515. He said callers could remain anonymous.
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Postal Service may be latest tool in Amanda Jones case
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Jefferson County Journal
12/07/2005
The U.S. Postal Service may help in the effort to find Amanda Jones, a Pevely woman who has been missing since Aug. 14.
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said he hopes to utilize a program that has been employed in the Metro East area, in which postal service workers deliver handbills along with the mail.
"We're hoping to concentrate efforts in the Hillsboro area, where she was last seen since she went missing," Boyer said. "We've never done this before. I wasn't aware until recently the post office would do this."
Boyer became aware of the program when it was used last month to help increase tips on two missing persons in St. Clair County.
Jones, who would have turned 27 in October, was nine months pregnant at the time she disappeared. Authorities have said they suspect foul play, but are still waiting for the results of a laboratory analysis of hairs and fibers found in and near Jones' car.
"Unfortunately the number of tips we've received has decreased dramatically," Boyer said. "This effort could loosen a key piece of evidence. We want to bring her home before Christmas."
Meanwhile, Boyer declined comment on whether or not Bryan Lee Westfall has submitted to a polygraph (lie detector) test. Westfall is the father of Jones' unborn child and is believed to be the last person to see Jones Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center parking lot.
Authorities have described Westfall as "a person of interest," but stress he is not considered a suspect in Jones' disappearance.
Jones' mother, Bertha Propst, said the family is still handing out flyers and is in the process of getting T-shirts featuring Jones's picture.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call 797-5515.
A $100,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Postal Service may be latest tool in Amanda Jones case
Lindsey Pilcher
Of the Suburban Journals
Jefferson County Journal
12/07/2005
The U.S. Postal Service may help in the effort to find Amanda Jones, a Pevely woman who has been missing since Aug. 14.
Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer said he hopes to utilize a program that has been employed in the Metro East area, in which postal service workers deliver handbills along with the mail.
"We're hoping to concentrate efforts in the Hillsboro area, where she was last seen since she went missing," Boyer said. "We've never done this before. I wasn't aware until recently the post office would do this."
Boyer became aware of the program when it was used last month to help increase tips on two missing persons in St. Clair County.
Jones, who would have turned 27 in October, was nine months pregnant at the time she disappeared. Authorities have said they suspect foul play, but are still waiting for the results of a laboratory analysis of hairs and fibers found in and near Jones' car.
"Unfortunately the number of tips we've received has decreased dramatically," Boyer said. "This effort could loosen a key piece of evidence. We want to bring her home before Christmas."
Meanwhile, Boyer declined comment on whether or not Bryan Lee Westfall has submitted to a polygraph (lie detector) test. Westfall is the father of Jones' unborn child and is believed to be the last person to see Jones Aug. 14 at the Hillsboro Civic Center parking lot.
Authorities have described Westfall as "a person of interest," but stress he is not considered a suspect in Jones' disappearance.
Jones' mother, Bertha Propst, said the family is still handing out flyers and is in the process of getting T-shirts featuring Jones's picture.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call 797-5515.
A $100,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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Missing woman’s family waits for answers
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
02/11/2006
HILLSBORO
When he's driving the curving roads of Jefferson County, Hubert Propst has to pull off to the shoulder when he thinks about his daughter. The images that flash in his head are almost too abhorrent to imagine, and when they come, there's no way to force them away.
Propst doesn't think about his other daughter, who is engaged to be married this summer. He regrets that. Although he strongly approves of her fiance, the upcoming wedding won't bring him happiness. After all, Amanda was supposed to be her sister's maid of honor.
Amanda Jones has been missing for close to six months. When she disappeared, she was living in Pevely and working as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus. She was 26 and the divorced mother of a 4-year-old girl. The girl now lives with her father in St. Louis.
Jones also was nine months pregnant and, Propst said, already experiencing contractions.
On Aug. 14 Jones told relatives she was going to the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 to meet Bryan Lee Westfall, the man she believed was the father of her unborn son. Westfall, 37, a former college instructor who lives on a farm near Hillsboro, denies being the father. He told police he had left Jones where the two met, at the horse-show grounds of the civic center.
Jones and Westfall met at a 2004 Christmas party at the center. Westfall has told police that he had no contact with Jones between January and about Aug. 9, when she called to tell him again about her pregnancy and that she was due to deliver. The two agreed to meet on the following Sunday. No one has reported seeing Jones since that meeting.
Police found Jones' unlocked car, with her purse inside, at the civic center. They combed the area for clues, but found no obvious evidence of foul play. A special task force investigated hundreds of tips. Search teams scoured the surrounding countryside for weeks. Helicopters and a plane with special heat-seeking gear scanned the ground for any sign of Amanda, or a fresh grave.
But the search came up empty.
"Somebody is lying"
Nobody has been charged. Police are not calling anyone a suspect, and if investigators have made any breakthrough discoveries, they aren't talking.
Lt. Tommy Wright, chief of detectives for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, said the case remained under active investigation. Police have conducted several interviews in recent weeks, Wright said, and he is hopeful that police will have a report this month from a crime lab that sifted through evidence collected from Jones' car and from Westfall's home.
Propst says he knows police are doing all they can "under the law," although he wishes investigators could be more aggressive.
He remains convinced that his daughter is alive and being held against her will. Propst tries not to think of how she is surviving, because those thoughts bring back the terrible images of beatings and torture. "I just don't believe she is dead," Propst said. "The baby, well. . . . The baby I don't know about."
Propst, 58, who lives with his wife, Bertha, in Festus, says he is sure that he knows who is responsible for Amanda's fate, and who else is helping to conceal it.
"Somebody is lying," he said. "Someone knows the truth and isn't talking."
Forensic testing
Police have interviewed Westfall and conducted a limited search of his home. Wright said Westfall remained "a person of interest" and "continues to cooperate through his attorney."
Kevin Robertson, Westfall's attorney, said his client had done nothing wrong. He added that Westfall was "in a state of limbo" with no way to prove his innocence because he has not been charged.
Robertson contends that the results of forensic testing will clear his client's name.
"If it turns out (the report) is exculpatory, and we fully expect it will be, I hope the sheriff will have a press conference and say so," Robertson said.
And until there is some break in the case, Hubert Propst will wait, too. He says he'll continue a life that has become "robotic" and is built around waiting for news that doesn't come.
"It's the same way for the whole family. We get up and go to work, go home and go to sleep," Propst said. "We all miss so much of the joy of living."
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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Missing woman’s family waits for answers
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
02/11/2006
HILLSBORO
When he's driving the curving roads of Jefferson County, Hubert Propst has to pull off to the shoulder when he thinks about his daughter. The images that flash in his head are almost too abhorrent to imagine, and when they come, there's no way to force them away.
Propst doesn't think about his other daughter, who is engaged to be married this summer. He regrets that. Although he strongly approves of her fiance, the upcoming wedding won't bring him happiness. After all, Amanda was supposed to be her sister's maid of honor.
Amanda Jones has been missing for close to six months. When she disappeared, she was living in Pevely and working as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus. She was 26 and the divorced mother of a 4-year-old girl. The girl now lives with her father in St. Louis.
Jones also was nine months pregnant and, Propst said, already experiencing contractions.
On Aug. 14 Jones told relatives she was going to the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 to meet Bryan Lee Westfall, the man she believed was the father of her unborn son. Westfall, 37, a former college instructor who lives on a farm near Hillsboro, denies being the father. He told police he had left Jones where the two met, at the horse-show grounds of the civic center.
Jones and Westfall met at a 2004 Christmas party at the center. Westfall has told police that he had no contact with Jones between January and about Aug. 9, when she called to tell him again about her pregnancy and that she was due to deliver. The two agreed to meet on the following Sunday. No one has reported seeing Jones since that meeting.
Police found Jones' unlocked car, with her purse inside, at the civic center. They combed the area for clues, but found no obvious evidence of foul play. A special task force investigated hundreds of tips. Search teams scoured the surrounding countryside for weeks. Helicopters and a plane with special heat-seeking gear scanned the ground for any sign of Amanda, or a fresh grave.
But the search came up empty.
"Somebody is lying"
Nobody has been charged. Police are not calling anyone a suspect, and if investigators have made any breakthrough discoveries, they aren't talking.
Lt. Tommy Wright, chief of detectives for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, said the case remained under active investigation. Police have conducted several interviews in recent weeks, Wright said, and he is hopeful that police will have a report this month from a crime lab that sifted through evidence collected from Jones' car and from Westfall's home.
Propst says he knows police are doing all they can "under the law," although he wishes investigators could be more aggressive.
He remains convinced that his daughter is alive and being held against her will. Propst tries not to think of how she is surviving, because those thoughts bring back the terrible images of beatings and torture. "I just don't believe she is dead," Propst said. "The baby, well. . . . The baby I don't know about."
Propst, 58, who lives with his wife, Bertha, in Festus, says he is sure that he knows who is responsible for Amanda's fate, and who else is helping to conceal it.
"Somebody is lying," he said. "Someone knows the truth and isn't talking."
Forensic testing
Police have interviewed Westfall and conducted a limited search of his home. Wright said Westfall remained "a person of interest" and "continues to cooperate through his attorney."
Kevin Robertson, Westfall's attorney, said his client had done nothing wrong. He added that Westfall was "in a state of limbo" with no way to prove his innocence because he has not been charged.
Robertson contends that the results of forensic testing will clear his client's name.
"If it turns out (the report) is exculpatory, and we fully expect it will be, I hope the sheriff will have a press conference and say so," Robertson said.
And until there is some break in the case, Hubert Propst will wait, too. He says he'll continue a life that has become "robotic" and is built around waiting for news that doesn't come.
"It's the same way for the whole family. We get up and go to work, go home and go to sleep," Propst said. "We all miss so much of the joy of living."
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 636-797-5515.
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By Jeff Small
KSDK-The family of a missing Pevely woman spent Saturday reminding the public the case is still unsolved. Amanda Jones vanished nearly six months ago.
As early as next week, police could get lab test results that shed some light on the active investigation. Meantime, family members are focusing on keeping the case on everyone's mind
Amanda Jones was 9 months pregnant when she disappeared nearly 6 months ago. Her family says they are left to wonder and wait.
Like many other days, the mystery brought loved ones together to hang signs along Jefferson County roads. Her father refuses to give up hope. Instead, he dreams his daughter is one day coming home.
From pounding the pavement to reaching out to residents, loved ones are trying everything to keep their struggle a public mission.
Jones' mother says somebody knows what happened and simply needs to come forward.
A reward is still being offered in the case. The Highway Patrol state crime lab has authorized overtime to concentrate on the investigation.
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By Jeff Small
KSDK-The family of a missing Pevely woman spent Saturday reminding the public the case is still unsolved. Amanda Jones vanished nearly six months ago.
As early as next week, police could get lab test results that shed some light on the active investigation. Meantime, family members are focusing on keeping the case on everyone's mind
Amanda Jones was 9 months pregnant when she disappeared nearly 6 months ago. Her family says they are left to wonder and wait.
Like many other days, the mystery brought loved ones together to hang signs along Jefferson County roads. Her father refuses to give up hope. Instead, he dreams his daughter is one day coming home.
From pounding the pavement to reaching out to residents, loved ones are trying everything to keep their struggle a public mission.
Jones' mother says somebody knows what happened and simply needs to come forward.
A reward is still being offered in the case. The Highway Patrol state crime lab has authorized overtime to concentrate on the investigation.
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Parents hope for a sign to missing daughter's whereabouts
$100,000 reward for information
Feb 22, 2006
By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's been six months since Amanda Jones disappeared.
She was nine months pregnant when she was last seen at the horse-show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21. Her unlocked car was found there.
Captain Ralph Brown of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said they did recently get some things back from the crime lab but he does not believe it was anything significant.
“(The detectives) didn't divulge what it was,†Brown said. “They're waiting on the remainder of it to come back (from the crime lab).â€Â
He said the state has authorized the crime lab to work overtime to get caught up.
Brown said it is frustrating that after six months, they still don't know what happened to her. She disappeared on Aug. 14.
Jones' parents, Hubert, who grew up in Flat River - one of “the St. Francois County triplets,†and Bertha Propst, said Jones went to the Hillsboro Civic Center to meet with the man they believe to be the baby's father, Bryan Lee Westfall.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information that solves the case. If you have information, contact your local police agency or the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at (636) 797-5515.
The family continues to post fliers in the area.
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 225 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt, and pink sandals.
Jones does have a 5-year-old daughter, who is living with other relatives now.
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By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's been six months since Amanda Jones disappeared.
She was nine months pregnant when she was last seen at the horse-show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21. Her unlocked car was found there.
Captain Ralph Brown of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said they did recently get some things back from the crime lab but he does not believe it was anything significant.
“(The detectives) didn't divulge what it was,†Brown said. “They're waiting on the remainder of it to come back (from the crime lab).â€Â
He said the state has authorized the crime lab to work overtime to get caught up.
Brown said it is frustrating that after six months, they still don't know what happened to her. She disappeared on Aug. 14.
Jones' parents, Hubert, who grew up in Flat River - one of “the St. Francois County triplets,†and Bertha Propst, said Jones went to the Hillsboro Civic Center to meet with the man they believe to be the baby's father, Bryan Lee Westfall.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information that solves the case. If you have information, contact your local police agency or the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at (636) 797-5515.
The family continues to post fliers in the area.
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 225 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt, and pink sandals.
Jones does have a 5-year-old daughter, who is living with other relatives now.
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Prayer vigil will honor woman missing for 9 months
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/02/2006
HILLSBORO
Relatives and co-workers of Amanda Jones will hold a prayer vigil Sunday at the place where the missing Pevely woman was last reported seen.
Police still don't know what happened to Jones, a pregnant woman who went missing Aug. 14, days before she was due to deliver her second child. When she disappeared, Jones was 26, a divorced mother of a 4-year-old girl. She worked as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus.
Bertha Propst, Jones' mother, said Sunday's vigil would be an opportunity to remind people that Jones remains missing and that people with information about the case should come forward. Jones will have been missing nine months on Mother's Day, and the vigil will mark that somber milestone.
The vigil will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Hillsboro Civic Club on Highway 21. That's where Jones went to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says was the father of her unborn child. Police found her unlocked car on the horse show grounds of the center.
A special police task force investigated hundreds of tips. Search teams scoured the surrounding countryside for weeks. Helicopters and a plane with special heat-seeking gear scanned the ground for any sign of Jones.
At one time, authorities had described Westfall as a "person of interest" in the case, but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect. Westfall has told police that Jones was alive and well when he left her at the civic club.
Propst said that people planning to attend the vigil should wear purple, Jones' favorite color.
Prayer vigil will honor woman missing for 9 months
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/02/2006
HILLSBORO
Relatives and co-workers of Amanda Jones will hold a prayer vigil Sunday at the place where the missing Pevely woman was last reported seen.
Police still don't know what happened to Jones, a pregnant woman who went missing Aug. 14, days before she was due to deliver her second child. When she disappeared, Jones was 26, a divorced mother of a 4-year-old girl. She worked as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Festus.
Bertha Propst, Jones' mother, said Sunday's vigil would be an opportunity to remind people that Jones remains missing and that people with information about the case should come forward. Jones will have been missing nine months on Mother's Day, and the vigil will mark that somber milestone.
The vigil will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Hillsboro Civic Club on Highway 21. That's where Jones went to meet with Bryan Lee Westfall, the man her family says was the father of her unborn child. Police found her unlocked car on the horse show grounds of the center.
A special police task force investigated hundreds of tips. Search teams scoured the surrounding countryside for weeks. Helicopters and a plane with special heat-seeking gear scanned the ground for any sign of Jones.
At one time, authorities had described Westfall as a "person of interest" in the case, but say they have neither identified nor eliminated anyone as a suspect. Westfall has told police that Jones was alive and well when he left her at the civic club.
Propst said that people planning to attend the vigil should wear purple, Jones' favorite color.
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Parents Of Missing Pevely Woman Must Sell Her Possessions
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It was a very difficult decision, but one a missing Pevely woman's parents had to make. The parents of Amanda Jones have been forced to sell some of her possessions, including her house and car.
Amanda Jones' mobile home in Pevely has been vacant since she disappeared nearly nine months ago. Time and financial constraints have forced her parents to make a difficult decision. "We're having to sell her home, her car, and all of her personal items," says Bertha Propst.
Jones was 26 years old when she disappeared, August 14th, last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was due to give birth any day, and has a daughter, now five, from a previous marriage.
Propst says their daughter has missed major holidays and birthdays, including her own. "Her daughter's birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving.
Now we're coming up on Mother's Day and I'm not going to have my daughter. Her daughter's not gonna have her mother here for her."
And when asked whether she believes the worst scenario has happened to her daughter, Amanda's mother responded, "As the months go by, yes. It's getting to that point where you have no other answers. You don't want to say it. I don't want to feel it in my heart, but I don't know what else to do."
So, Propst, her husband and loved ones continue to post fliers refusing to give up. "Please just put yourself in our shoes. A mother and a father that's grieving from day to day, moment to moment. Just put yourself in our shoes and if you know anything just call."
There is a 100-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Amanda Jones. Call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Also, friends and co-workers of Jones will hold a prayer vigil this Sunday at 3pm at the Hillsboro Civic Center. It's the last place she was seen.
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It was a very difficult decision, but one a missing Pevely woman's parents had to make. The parents of Amanda Jones have been forced to sell some of her possessions, including her house and car.
Amanda Jones' mobile home in Pevely has been vacant since she disappeared nearly nine months ago. Time and financial constraints have forced her parents to make a difficult decision. "We're having to sell her home, her car, and all of her personal items," says Bertha Propst.
Jones was 26 years old when she disappeared, August 14th, last seen at the Hillsboro Civic Center. She was due to give birth any day, and has a daughter, now five, from a previous marriage.
Propst says their daughter has missed major holidays and birthdays, including her own. "Her daughter's birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving.
Now we're coming up on Mother's Day and I'm not going to have my daughter. Her daughter's not gonna have her mother here for her."
And when asked whether she believes the worst scenario has happened to her daughter, Amanda's mother responded, "As the months go by, yes. It's getting to that point where you have no other answers. You don't want to say it. I don't want to feel it in my heart, but I don't know what else to do."
So, Propst, her husband and loved ones continue to post fliers refusing to give up. "Please just put yourself in our shoes. A mother and a father that's grieving from day to day, moment to moment. Just put yourself in our shoes and if you know anything just call."
There is a 100-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Amanda Jones. Call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Also, friends and co-workers of Jones will hold a prayer vigil this Sunday at 3pm at the Hillsboro Civic Center. It's the last place she was seen.
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Vigil Held To Remember Missing Jefferson County Woman;
Reward Remains At $100 Thousand
Updated: 5/7/2006
By Ann Rubin
(KSDK) - She was last seen in August at the Civic Center in Hillsboro. On Sunday, family and friends of Amanda Jones gathered to remember her at the spot where she disappeared.
The vigil for Amanda Jones included prayers, songs and purple balloons with Amanda's name and the phone number of the police department on them. Friends, family members and even police officers admit the case looks grim.
Investigators say the leads have dried up. Lab tests on hair fiber and other trace evidence have come back. But police say they need information from someone who may have seen something to put it all together.
Amanda's mother, Bertha Propst, says, "It's just they need that one piece, that one piece to close it and there's somebody out there that knows that."
Nine months pregnant, Amanda Jones disappeared last August. The family worried. Friends searched. The police investigated. But so far they have no answers.
At a meeting last week, police promised the family the investigation will continue. They say they actively work on it each day.
Meanwhile, dozens of friends and family members showed up to a vigil. They prayed, sang, and released balloons. Still, nine months have passed. And for friends and family it becomes harder to keep hope for Amanda alive.
Her sister, Carrie Propst, says, "I still want some closure to it. I want to know where she is and what happened."
Her mother says deep down she has a feeling about what's happened. Still she wants to know for sure. Bertha Propst says, "I think she's gone. But I need to know that. I need to know. Without knowing, it's worse than death to me."
A $100-thousand reward is still being offered for information in the case. Call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at 636-797-5515.
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Reward Remains At $100 Thousand
Updated: 5/7/2006
By Ann Rubin
(KSDK) - She was last seen in August at the Civic Center in Hillsboro. On Sunday, family and friends of Amanda Jones gathered to remember her at the spot where she disappeared.
The vigil for Amanda Jones included prayers, songs and purple balloons with Amanda's name and the phone number of the police department on them. Friends, family members and even police officers admit the case looks grim.
Investigators say the leads have dried up. Lab tests on hair fiber and other trace evidence have come back. But police say they need information from someone who may have seen something to put it all together.
Amanda's mother, Bertha Propst, says, "It's just they need that one piece, that one piece to close it and there's somebody out there that knows that."
Nine months pregnant, Amanda Jones disappeared last August. The family worried. Friends searched. The police investigated. But so far they have no answers.
At a meeting last week, police promised the family the investigation will continue. They say they actively work on it each day.
Meanwhile, dozens of friends and family members showed up to a vigil. They prayed, sang, and released balloons. Still, nine months have passed. And for friends and family it becomes harder to keep hope for Amanda alive.
Her sister, Carrie Propst, says, "I still want some closure to it. I want to know where she is and what happened."
Her mother says deep down she has a feeling about what's happened. Still she wants to know for sure. Bertha Propst says, "I think she's gone. But I need to know that. I need to know. Without knowing, it's worse than death to me."
A $100-thousand reward is still being offered for information in the case. Call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at 636-797-5515.
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Few leads in Amanda Jones disappearance
Pevely woman missing almost a year
By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's been almost a year since Amanda Jones disappeared and police are getting few new leads.
Amanda Jones, 26, of Pevely, was nine months pregnant when she disappeared on Aug. 14.
Lt. Tommy Wright of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said all the lab results came back inconclusive as far as determining a suspect or locating Jones.
Wright said the leads have slowed down. Only a few are coming in. He's still asking people with information to call the department at (636) 797-5000.
“We've restarted the entire investigation,†Wright said Tuesday.
He said they are re-interviewing people and reviewing the case to make sure they have all their bases covered and to determine if there are any new people they need to talk to.
“We're looking at a year right now or close to and we have no explanation of what happened to her,†he said.
He keeps in contact with the family weekly. He said everyone in the bureau is assigned to the case but they can't keep 20 or so investigators working on the case when there are no leads coming in.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information that solves the case.
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 220 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights, and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt and pink sandals.
She was last seen at the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 and her unlocked car was found there. She reportedly went there to meet with the man her family believes to be the baby's father, Bryan Lee Westfall.
Jones is the daughter of Hubert, who grew up in Flat River - one of the St. Francois County triplets, and Bertha Propst of Festus. Jones has a 5-year-old daughter who is now being cared for by her family.
Few leads in Amanda Jones disappearance
Pevely woman missing almost a year
By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's been almost a year since Amanda Jones disappeared and police are getting few new leads.
Amanda Jones, 26, of Pevely, was nine months pregnant when she disappeared on Aug. 14.
Lt. Tommy Wright of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said all the lab results came back inconclusive as far as determining a suspect or locating Jones.
Wright said the leads have slowed down. Only a few are coming in. He's still asking people with information to call the department at (636) 797-5000.
“We've restarted the entire investigation,†Wright said Tuesday.
He said they are re-interviewing people and reviewing the case to make sure they have all their bases covered and to determine if there are any new people they need to talk to.
“We're looking at a year right now or close to and we have no explanation of what happened to her,†he said.
He keeps in contact with the family weekly. He said everyone in the bureau is assigned to the case but they can't keep 20 or so investigators working on the case when there are no leads coming in.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information that solves the case.
Police describe Jones as 5-foot-8 and about 220 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights, and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt and pink sandals.
She was last seen at the horse show grounds of the Hillsboro Civic Center on Highway 21 and her unlocked car was found there. She reportedly went there to meet with the man her family believes to be the baby's father, Bryan Lee Westfall.
Jones is the daughter of Hubert, who grew up in Flat River - one of the St. Francois County triplets, and Bertha Propst of Festus. Jones has a 5-year-old daughter who is now being cared for by her family.
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Year after Amanda Jones reported missing, memorial planned
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HILLSBORO, Mo. - One year after Amanda Jones was last seen, her family is planning a memorial service for her.
Jones, 28, of Pevely, disappeared without a trace after going to the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds on August 14 of last year to meet with Bryan Westfall, the father of her unborn child.
On Monday, on the anniversary of her disappearance, the family has planned a memorial service for 6 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Crystal City. The service is open to the public.
Investigators are still looking into the disappearance. No charges have been filed, and Jones' body has not been found.
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Year after Amanda Jones reported missing, memorial planned
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HILLSBORO, Mo. - One year after Amanda Jones was last seen, her family is planning a memorial service for her.
Jones, 28, of Pevely, disappeared without a trace after going to the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds on August 14 of last year to meet with Bryan Westfall, the father of her unborn child.
On Monday, on the anniversary of her disappearance, the family has planned a memorial service for 6 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Crystal City. The service is open to the public.
Investigators are still looking into the disappearance. No charges have been filed, and Jones' body has not been found.
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Still no trace
One year after Amanda Jones was last seen, her family is planning a memorial service.
Jones, 28, of Pevely, disappeared without a trace after going to the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds on Aug. 14 of last year to meet with Bryan Westfall, the father of her unborn child. On Monday, the anniversary of her disappearance, the family has planned a service for 6 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Crystal City. No charges have been filed. Jones’ body has not been found.
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Still no trace
One year after Amanda Jones was last seen, her family is planning a memorial service.
Jones, 28, of Pevely, disappeared without a trace after going to the Hillsboro Civic Center horse-show grounds on Aug. 14 of last year to meet with Bryan Westfall, the father of her unborn child. On Monday, the anniversary of her disappearance, the family has planned a service for 6 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Crystal City. No charges have been filed. Jones’ body has not been found.
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Reward of $100,000 offered in missing woman case
Monday will mark one year since Amanda Jones was last seen
By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
Family members say 26-year-old Amanda Jones was excited about having a baby.
“She was very excited,†explained her mother, Bertha Propst of Festus. “She was thrilled she was going to have a boy.â€Â
She said Amanda's 4-year-old daughter was also looking forward to having a brother.
Almost a year has past since anyone has seen Amanda. She disappeared Aug. 14, 2005. The following week, She would have been due to have her baby, who was to be named Hayden Lucas.
The last known person to have seen her was Bryan Lee Westfall, who the family says is the father of the baby. The family acknowledges Westfall and Amanda were not in a relationship. Westfall denies being the father.
Bertha said her daughter received a phone call from Westfall the morning of Aug. 14 requesting a meeting at 1 p.m. at the Hillsboro Civic Center, where the two had met and he volunteered.
Bertha said her daughter just wanted to know if Westfall wanted to have anything to do with raising her son.
“She wasn't nervous,†Bertha said. “She was a very trusting person. She didn't believe she had anything to fear. She wanted to find out if he felt any responsibility to the baby.â€Â
The divorced mother who worked as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Pevely and lived in Pevely went to Calvary Assembly of God Church in Festus that morning. She was at the church from about 9:30 to noon. She left her daughter with her parents and stopped in at the Walgreens store in Festus before meeting Westfall at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
When Amanda didn't return home, parents and friends called Westfall. Bertha said they got three different stories. The first was that they had lunch and he left her at 5 p.m. The last story was that they spoke at the civic center and he left her at 2 p.m. He said he drove by at 5 p.m. and she was still there talking on her cell phone.
The Propst family called the sheriff's department at about 9 o'clock that night to report her missing. Later on, her car was found unlocked in the parking lot.
Westfall has never been called a suspect and has cooperated with police through his attorney. His girlfriend has reportedly talked to police through her attorney, as well.
Police have searched the fairgrounds, as well as Westfall's property.
A tip from a psychic led investigators, with the help of the High Ridge Fire Department, to search 200 acres of quarry property on White Road off Route C near Hillsboro last week. They also searched a lake on the property.
Investigators came up with nothing.
Cell phone and credit card records haven't given them much to go on. They know the last time she used her cell phone was between 1 and 2 p.m. that day.
Lt. Tommy Wright of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said investigators can reasonably conclude that at her stage in her pregnancy, she was not going to walk very far. She also suffered from Grave's Disease, a thyroid condition.
Wright said investigators suspect foul play but there is no physical evidence to say that a crime has been committed.
In July, he said all the lab results came back inconclusive as far as determining a suspect or locating Amanda.
The family believes Westfall knows more than he is sharing with police.
“We all have theories,†Wright said. “We believe foul play was involved and we believe someone out there has information we need to bring Amanda home.â€Â
He said the biggest thing for investigators is that they want to bring Amanda home.
Wright said most of the investigators assigned to the case have children of their own. He said he can't say what the parents are feeling but the thought that “this could be our daughter†is at the forefront of investigators' minds. This motivates them to want to bring closure to the family.
“We're still working on it,†he said Aug. 8. “It's the (highest) priority case we have.â€Â
Wright said the leads have slowed down. Only a few are coming in. He's still asking people with information to call the department at (636) 797-5000. A $100,000 reward has been offered by a philanthropist from Philadelphia for information that solves the case.
Bertha said they have received phone calls and letters from psychics and people in prison claiming to know where Amanda is. She has received unsigned letters claiming they know where she is. Some have said she “is in water†while others have said she is “in a wooded area.â€Â
It's hard to tell which tips to take seriously.
“It seems like people like to prey on families in crisis,†she said.
Bertha said she and her family continue to put up posters with a picture of her missing daughter.
“I will continue (putting posters up) until she is found,†she said. “We will not quit. We will not give up.â€Â
She said she believes one day, people will talk. She said police are just waiting for a breakthrough.
She said her husband, Hubert, feels the same way. Hubert is known in the Park Hills area as one of the St. Francois County triplets.
Bertha said Hubert has said he will not quit looking for Amanda until the day he dies and if she is not found by then, his other two children will not quit.
Police describe Amanda as 5-foot-8 and about 220 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights, and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt and pink sandals.
Aug 11, 2006 - 20:31:13 CDT
Reward of $100,000 offered in missing woman case
Monday will mark one year since Amanda Jones was last seen
By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer
Family members say 26-year-old Amanda Jones was excited about having a baby.
“She was very excited,†explained her mother, Bertha Propst of Festus. “She was thrilled she was going to have a boy.â€Â
She said Amanda's 4-year-old daughter was also looking forward to having a brother.
Almost a year has past since anyone has seen Amanda. She disappeared Aug. 14, 2005. The following week, She would have been due to have her baby, who was to be named Hayden Lucas.
The last known person to have seen her was Bryan Lee Westfall, who the family says is the father of the baby. The family acknowledges Westfall and Amanda were not in a relationship. Westfall denies being the father.
Bertha said her daughter received a phone call from Westfall the morning of Aug. 14 requesting a meeting at 1 p.m. at the Hillsboro Civic Center, where the two had met and he volunteered.
Bertha said her daughter just wanted to know if Westfall wanted to have anything to do with raising her son.
“She wasn't nervous,†Bertha said. “She was a very trusting person. She didn't believe she had anything to fear. She wanted to find out if he felt any responsibility to the baby.â€Â
The divorced mother who worked as a loan administrator at Eagle Bank in Pevely and lived in Pevely went to Calvary Assembly of God Church in Festus that morning. She was at the church from about 9:30 to noon. She left her daughter with her parents and stopped in at the Walgreens store in Festus before meeting Westfall at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
When Amanda didn't return home, parents and friends called Westfall. Bertha said they got three different stories. The first was that they had lunch and he left her at 5 p.m. The last story was that they spoke at the civic center and he left her at 2 p.m. He said he drove by at 5 p.m. and she was still there talking on her cell phone.
The Propst family called the sheriff's department at about 9 o'clock that night to report her missing. Later on, her car was found unlocked in the parking lot.
Westfall has never been called a suspect and has cooperated with police through his attorney. His girlfriend has reportedly talked to police through her attorney, as well.
Police have searched the fairgrounds, as well as Westfall's property.
A tip from a psychic led investigators, with the help of the High Ridge Fire Department, to search 200 acres of quarry property on White Road off Route C near Hillsboro last week. They also searched a lake on the property.
Investigators came up with nothing.
Cell phone and credit card records haven't given them much to go on. They know the last time she used her cell phone was between 1 and 2 p.m. that day.
Lt. Tommy Wright of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said investigators can reasonably conclude that at her stage in her pregnancy, she was not going to walk very far. She also suffered from Grave's Disease, a thyroid condition.
Wright said investigators suspect foul play but there is no physical evidence to say that a crime has been committed.
In July, he said all the lab results came back inconclusive as far as determining a suspect or locating Amanda.
The family believes Westfall knows more than he is sharing with police.
“We all have theories,†Wright said. “We believe foul play was involved and we believe someone out there has information we need to bring Amanda home.â€Â
He said the biggest thing for investigators is that they want to bring Amanda home.
Wright said most of the investigators assigned to the case have children of their own. He said he can't say what the parents are feeling but the thought that “this could be our daughter†is at the forefront of investigators' minds. This motivates them to want to bring closure to the family.
“We're still working on it,†he said Aug. 8. “It's the (highest) priority case we have.â€Â
Wright said the leads have slowed down. Only a few are coming in. He's still asking people with information to call the department at (636) 797-5000. A $100,000 reward has been offered by a philanthropist from Philadelphia for information that solves the case.
Bertha said they have received phone calls and letters from psychics and people in prison claiming to know where Amanda is. She has received unsigned letters claiming they know where she is. Some have said she “is in water†while others have said she is “in a wooded area.â€Â
It's hard to tell which tips to take seriously.
“It seems like people like to prey on families in crisis,†she said.
Bertha said she and her family continue to put up posters with a picture of her missing daughter.
“I will continue (putting posters up) until she is found,†she said. “We will not quit. We will not give up.â€Â
She said she believes one day, people will talk. She said police are just waiting for a breakthrough.
She said her husband, Hubert, feels the same way. Hubert is known in the Park Hills area as one of the St. Francois County triplets.
Bertha said Hubert has said he will not quit looking for Amanda until the day he dies and if she is not found by then, his other two children will not quit.
Police describe Amanda as 5-foot-8 and about 220 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair with blond highlights, and a dolphin tattoo on her left upper torso. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, a pink and white-flowered skirt and pink sandals.
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Few clues in Amanda Jones case
By Tim Rowden
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/13/2006
A year ago Amanda Jones kissed her daughter and parents goodbye after attending a Sunday church service in Festus and drove off to meet with the man she believed was the father of her unborn child.
She was nine months pregnant and was supposed to be home in a couple of hours.
She never returned....
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By Tim Rowden
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/13/2006
A year ago Amanda Jones kissed her daughter and parents goodbye after attending a Sunday church service in Festus and drove off to meet with the man she believed was the father of her unborn child.
She was nine months pregnant and was supposed to be home in a couple of hours.
She never returned....
Please click on link for rest of story:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...A?OpenDocument
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