Where was missing millionaire Andreen McDonald? | Forensic Files

andreen McDonald started an assisted living business in San Antonio Texas when she was just 22 years old when I
started my Assisted Living I only started with three residents today Starlight homes assister
the living we have two locations in the S are the business Starlight homes grew into a multi-million dollar business in
less than seven years childhood friend Mandy says andreen success was born out of humble
beginnings growing up in Portland Jamaica we didn't have a lot and so we figured if we wanted to get somewhere in
life it would be in America that's where the dream was andrene's dream of coming
to America came true at 19 when she met her husband Andre a native of Jamaica Andre was a captain in the US Air Force
at the time Andre had returned home to Jamaica in May 2009 to attend a funeral where he met andreen who was 10 years
younger was there an attraction right from the beginning she was excited when she met him excited about the captain in
the Air Force they both decide for her to come to America they married 2 months later
and eventually settled in San Antonio later Andre was promoted to a major in the Air Force I was happy to know he had
met somebody that he could have a life with that life would soon include a baby girl Elena Elena was at the center of
Andre's world making her disappearance on March 1st 2019 so perplexing I don't think andrene would
just get up and walk away and leave Elena and nobody hear from her Andre McDonald had a very very strict regimen
she followed it daily nice drop it that a girl she would be at the gym at 5:30 in the morning in
the office by 8 eight on March 1st they had no indication she would be late she didn't show up for
work this was very significant to her employees they called the gym and found out she never showed up to the gym which
is like a religion to her after calling Andre repeatedly it's going to voicemail
you know the anxiety starts steadying in like I start panicking for angine to be
missing is not possible the biggest issue for me were the fact that her phone was missing her
purse was still there her keys were on the counter and her Vehicles were still there there was blood and hair on a
light switch we assumed that something happened there it was a crime scene of some sort investigator Frank stubs
believed he had discovered key evidence that implicated Major Andre McDonald and
his wife's disappearance on the second day of the investigation authorities located items stained with andrene's
blood inside the family's trash can but there was a problem none of the evidence
collected proved that a murder had actually occurred turning a missing person's case into a homicide case is
very difficult authorities quickly moved in and placed him under arrest not for murder daughter love my family but for
tampering with evidence based upon a torn receipt found at the house listing the items he had purchased from a
hardware store there was a shovel there was an axe an axe uh there was a like a hatchet kind of Mall there was trash
bags there were gloves and a couple of gas cans what's at play here it appeared to us that now that his wife is missing
um it pointed to the disposal of her body Andre's arrest left his mother Jackie in a State of Shock and disbelief
I saw that Andre was taken into custody and I just collapsed I know he loved Andre why would he harm her in for
Andre's mother Andre's arrest left her head spinning oh God Andre could not H andreen that's what I was saying but who
else

Andreen McDonald was dedicated to an early morning workout and her job. When she didn't show up to both one morning, her loved ones were suspicious. What really happened to the businesswoman, wife, and mother?

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Brief Summary

Andreen McDonald goes missing, leading to Andre McDonald's arrest amid shocking evidence and family turmoil.

Key points

Andreen's Disappearance. On March 1st, 2019, Andreen McDonald went missing, perplexing her loved ones.
Evidence Found. Investigators discovered blood and hair at the scene, indicating a possible crime.
Andre's Arrest. Andre McDonald was arrested for tampering with evidence in his wife's disappearance.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I don't think Andreen would just get up and walk away.

Andreen's sudden disappearance raises questions about her character.

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