Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa

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Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa episodes

August 11 Introducing 'What Happened to the McStays?'
Today, we're bringing you a new episode of our latest series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, 'What Happened to the McStays?'
In episode one, the McStay family home is found frozen in time — and spurs a yearslong mystery.
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28 min
June 16 Introducing "The Snare"
Today, we're bringing you a new episode of our latest series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "The Snare."
In episode one, police in Idaho Falls bring in a young man named Chris Tapp to answer some questions. This will set him and others on a path they never would've predicted.
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32 min
April 28 Introducing "Blood and Water"
Today, we're sharing something a little different. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Blood and Water."
A woman fails to show up to work. When investigators are called to her home, they find a gruesome crime scene.
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3 min
March 10 Introducing "Bridge of Lies"
Today, we're sharing something a little different. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Bridge of Lies," hosted by Juju Chang.
In episode one of "Bridge of Lies," a call about an abandoned car on a bridge in New Jersey touches off a search for a missing person. The driver of the car is 19-year-old Sarah Stern, an aspiring artist. Authorities try to piece together what happened in the hours before she disappeared.
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WARNING: This program includes discussions of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide -- free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text the national lifeline at 988.

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29 min
November 05, 2025 Introducing "The Hand in the Window"
Now that "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa" has come to a close, we're sharing the first episode of our new series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "The Hand in the Window."
A 911 call becomes the first step in an investigation that would reveal sinister and shocking crimes.
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28 min
October 28, 2025 Bonus: Aftermath
In this bonus episode of Vanished, host John Quiñones and Start Here host Brad Mielke discuss John's reporting on this story and newly-released police dash camera footage from the night Aaron Robinson killed himself.

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36 min
October 21, 2025 A New Life
Vanessa’s family forces a reckoning inside the U.S. military. Five years later, what became of their fight?

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48 min
October 14, 2025 Why?
A dramatic day in the investigation concludes with a manhunt. Plus: New details emerge during a tense hearing in federal court.

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41 min
October 07, 2025 Setting the Trap
Investigators find remains scattered across three burial sites 20 miles away from Fort Hood. The discovery causes investigators to revisit a key witness, who suddenly changes her story.

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35 min
September 30, 2025 Foul Play
Human remains are found in a field near Fort Hood. Are they Vanessa’s? Plus: late-night phone calls lead investigators to question another soldier’s alibi.

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36 min

About Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa

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When Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén goes missing, her family pressures the military for answers. The search for their beloved sister and daughter ignites a movement, and sparks a reckoning in the military. A six-part series from ABC Audio and 20/20, hosted by John Quiñones. New episodes Tuesdays.