Listen to the All-New 'Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa' Podcast Launching Tuesday, September 16
Wondering where to listen to the all-new "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa" podcast? We've got you covered. Listen to the all-new podcast "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa" when it launches Tuesday, September 16. 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. New episodes Tuesdays. The trailer is available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other major podcast platforms as well as right here.
"VANISHED: WHAT HAPPENED TO VANESSA" PODCAST - LISTEN HERE
ABC Audio and "20/20" announced that the new podcast "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa," hosted by ABC News correspondent John Quiñones, will premiere on Sept. 16. The limited series focuses on the 2020 murder of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillén. The show is a part of ABC Audio's true crime portfolio, which features several titles that have topped the charts and made best-of lists for Spotify and Apple.
In "Vanished: What Happened to Vanessa," Quiñones takes listeners back to the murder of then Private First Class Guillén at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. After 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. The series will feature exclusive, never-before-heard interview audio from ABC News and "20/20"'s original reporting, as well as new updates from the family. The trailer is available now on all podcast platforms.
Since becoming a true crime audio destination, ABC Audio series have dominated the podcast charts with listenership growing exponentially across platforms. July 2025 was the best-performing month for true crime podcast titles on record for the brand. The recent launch of "Devil in the Desert" became the most successful ABC Audio limited series ever, maintaining the No. 1 spot on Apple Podcasts' Top Shows chart for over three consecutive weeks. Previous launches "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy" and "What Happened to Holly Bobo?" also charted in the Top 5 on Apple Podcasts' Top Shows, Top Series and Top True Crime lists, with the latter skyrocketing to No. 1. Spotify featured all three titles in its Best True Crime Podcasts (So Far) list, and Apple featured "Bad Rap" on its Best So Far 2025 list.
For more information, visit ABC Audio.
About ABC Audio: ABC Audio is America's premier source for radio news, entertainment content, and podcasts. ABC News Radio reaches more Americans than any other commercial broadcaster through its network of more than 1,600 radio stations and digital distributors. ABC Audio offers affiliates on-demand access to original audio, video and social media content, as well as news, entertainment and lifestyle digital text stories. ABC Audio is part of the top-ranked Walt Disney Company podcasting network. The award-winning podcast portfolio includes ABC News' flagship daily news podcast, "Start Here," The Walt Disney Company's top-performing podcast, "20/20," "20/20: The After Show" and "The View: Behind the Table."
About "20/20": ABC News' "20/20" is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, "20/20" features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour "20/20" events air Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.
