In the late summer of 2005, a 26-year-old woman named Amanda Kay Jones was eagerly awaiting the birth of her second child, a boy she planned to name Hayden. A single mother to her young daughter, Hannah, Amanda was described as having a very close relationship with her family. On August 14, 2005, Amanda, who was 32 weeks pregnant, made plans to meet with a male acquaintance, Bryan Lee Westfall, at the Hillsboro Civic Center in Hillsboro, Missouri.
She believed Westfall to be the father of her unborn child and the purpose of their meeting was to discuss his potential role in the baby's life. Amanda was last seen that evening, at approximately 5:00 p.m., sitting in her blue 1997 Pontiac Sunfire in the Civic Center's parking lot. She has not been seen or heard from since.
Later that evening, law enforcement discovered Amanda's car unlocked and abandoned in the same parking lot. While her purse was found inside the vehicle, her keys, wallet, and cell phone were missing. The last known activity on her phone was an incoming call she received around 1:15 p.m. that day. Investigators noted that the air conditioning in Amanda's car was broken, and given the heat of the August day, they found it unlikely she would have remained in the vehicle for an extended period. There has been no activity on her credit cards or cell phone since her disappearance, and no record of her checking into a hospital to deliver her baby.
The investigation into Amanda's disappearance quickly focused on Bryan Westfall, the last known person to see her. Westfall, who maintained his innocence, told authorities that he and Amanda spoke for about an hour in their respective cars in the parking lot and that she was on her phone when he left. However, police were skeptical of his account, especially after he initially told Amanda's mother they had lunch together as planned, a detail he later changed. Westfall cooperated with the initial investigation, allowing a limited search of his property, but he was never charged in connection with Amanda's disappearance. Over the years, the case grew cold, though Amanda's family never gave up hope for answers. In October 2021, they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Westfall. Tragically, just as the Missouri Attorney General's Cold Case Unit was reportedly close to filing charges against him, Westfall died of natural causes in December 2021. The case of Amanda Jones and her unborn son, Hayden, remains an active investigation, a heart-wrenching mystery that has left a family searching for closure for over a decade.Last Seen: Aug 14, 2005
