Vigil Held To Remember Missing Jefferson County Woman; Reward Remains At $100,000
5/8/2006
(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." ...
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