Key facts
- Name: Anna Bronislawa Maciejewska (wife of Allen Gould)
- Born: Poland, ~1973
- Age at disappearance: 43
- Last seen: Last confirmed contact March 28, 2017 (reported missing April 12, 2017). Her husband’s claim she was seen alive on April 10, 2017 was disproven by prosecutors using the Audi’s internal computer system.
- Location: Charlestown Township / Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Height / build: ~5’6″, medium build, brown hair (per NamUs/PSP flyer)
- Status: Still missing — Pennsylvania State Police homicide investigation; her husband Allen Gould was arrested in May 2025 and charged with first-degree murder and is awaiting trial (scheduled June 29, 2026 before Judge Patrick Carmody; presumed innocent)
- Reward: $30,000 (PA Crime Stoppers, media release #2061)
- Investigating agency: Pennsylvania State Police — (610) 486-6280
The trail parking lot
About a month after Anna Maciejewska vanished, her Audi A4 was found sitting in a parking lot off Ashtree Drive in the Charlestown Meadows area — a lot associated with the nearby Chester Valley Trail, about two miles from the couple’s home. Nobody could say when exactly it had been left there, or by whom. Anna herself was nowhere.
It was spring 2017. Anna, 43, a Polish immigrant, an actuary at Voya Financial in West Chester, a mother to a four-year-old boy, had last been in confirmed contact on March 28. Her parents in Poland — she called them regularly — hadn’t heard from her since March 30. When her mother Janina tried the landline, her son-in-law Allen Gould reportedly answered once and said Anna was sick, that she’d call in a few days.
She never called. The car sat in the lot like a held breath. And within a year, Pennsylvania State Police were calling it what the evidence suggested: a homicide investigation without a body.
Note: early reports described the car’s location as a “Chester Valley Trail parking lot in Exton”; the May 2025 criminal complaint describes an apartment-complex lot about two miles from the couple’s home, also reported as an overflow lot on Ashtree Drive in Charlestown Meadows. All sources place it in the Charlestown Township / Malvern area.
Who Anna was
Anna Maciejewska had built a careful, accomplished life. She’d moved from Poland to the Malvern area, married Allen Gould, and had a son. She worked as an actuary — precise, analytical work — at Voya Financial. Her parents, in their eighties in Poland, were close to her; the silence after March 30 was the first alarm bell, and because her family was an ocean away, it was her friends — her “family by choice” — who organized the searches, the flyers, the GoFundMe called Finding Anna, the annual vigils near the trail lot.
Her little boy was four when she disappeared. He’s a teenager now, growing up with photographs where memories should be.
The investigation
The case accumulated strange details. There were puzzling text messages. There was a long-planned trip Anna abruptly canceled. There was the gap — possibly two weeks — between when she was last actually seen and when she was reported missing on April 12.
In March 2018, about a year after she vanished, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported the case was now a homicide investigation: “A Malvern mother vanished. A year later, it’s a murder investigation. So why haven’t you heard of her?” In January 2019, police searched the family’s West Whiteland home, and 6abc reported that Anna’s husband, Allen Gould, had been named a person of interest.
Then, in May 2025 — more than eight years after she disappeared — the case broke open. Allen Gould was arrested and charged with first-degree murder (along with third-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence, and related charges). He is being held at Chester County Prison, with trial scheduled for June 29, 2026 before Judge Patrick Carmody. Gould is presumed innocent pending trial. Prosecutors said their evidence included the Audi’s internal computer system, which disproved Gould’s claim that Anna was last alive on April 10, 2017 — the last confirmed contact was March 28, 2017.
The case has drawn steady Philadelphia media attention — 6abc’s True Crime unit (“What was bothering this mom before she vanished?”), NBC10’s investigators, who in September 2022 published “5 Years Later: New Details, Timeline in Case of Missing Malvern Mother.” A high-profile attorney joined the family’s effort in 2018. Friends still hold vigils every April near the trail lot where the Audi was found.
And still: no body. But now, for the first time, there are charges.
Theories: what might have happened
Homicide by someone close to her. This is the official posture — PSP treats it as a homicide investigation, and in May 2025 Anna’s husband Allen Gould was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; he awaits trial and is presumed innocent. The canceled trip, the strange texts, the delayed missing-person report, and the abandoned car all suggest staging rather than a woman walking away. The disproven April 10 sighting claim, the car computer data, and the evidence behind the charging decision are matters for the courts.
Abduction by a stranger. Nothing in the evidence publicly points this way — no witnesses, no ransom, no sign of forced entry reported — but without a body, it can’t be fully excluded.
Voluntary disappearance. Her friends and the police both reject this. A devoted mother with a four-year-old, a career, and daily contact with her parents in Poland does not fit the pattern, and the homicide classification reflects what investigators found.
Have information?
Contact the Pennsylvania State Police: (610) 486-6280. A $30,000 reward is offered for information (PA Crime Stoppers media release #2061). In an emergency, dial 911.
Timeline
- ~1973 — Anna Bronislawa Maciejewska is born in Poland.
- 2000s–2010s — Moves to the Malvern area, marries Allen Gould, has a son; works as an actuary at Voya Financial.
- March 28, 2017 — Last confirmed contact (per 2025 prosecutors; her husband’s claim of an April 10 sighting was disproven by the Audi’s computer system).
- April 12, 2017 — Reported missing.
- May 2017 — Her Audi A4 is found in a parking lot off Ashtree Drive in the Charlestown Meadows area.
- March 2018 — Case classified as a homicide investigation (Philadelphia Inquirer).
- January 2019 — Police search the West Whiteland home; husband Allen Gould named a person of interest (6abc).
- April 2021 — Friends hold a vigil near the trail lot on the fourth anniversary.
- September 2022 — NBC10 publishes new details and timeline on the fifth anniversary.
- May 2025 — Allen Gould arrested and charged with first-degree murder (plus third-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering, and related charges); held at Chester County Prison. Trial scheduled June 29, 2026 before Judge Patrick Carmody.
- Today — Still missing; her body has never been found. Criminal case pending; Gould is presumed innocent.
FAQ
Is Anna Maciejewska still missing?
Yes. As of October 2026, Anna Maciejewska has been missing for more than nine years. The Pennsylvania State Police homicide investigation remains open, and her husband Allen Gould was arrested and charged in May 2025; trial was scheduled for June 2026. Her body has never been found.
Was Anna Maciejewska ever found?
No. Her car was found about a month after she vanished, but Anna herself has never been located.
Was Anna Maciejewska’s husband charged?
Yes — in May 2025, more than eight years after she disappeared, Allen Gould was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence, and related charges. He is being held at Chester County Prison awaiting trial, and is presumed innocent.
Why is it called a homicide investigation if there’s no body?
Police have not publicly detailed the evidence behind the classification, but the designation — made about a year after she vanished — reflects investigators’ assessment that Anna did not disappear voluntarily.
Is there a reward in the Anna Maciejewska case?
Yes — $30,000 is offered for information (PA Crime Stoppers media release #2061).
How can I help?
Share this case file. Anyone with information should contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (610) 486-6280.
Sources
- Official / law enforcement: PA Crime Stoppers media release #2061 ($30,000 reward); NamUs entry for Anna Bronislawa Maciejewska; Pennsylvania State Police (610) 486-6280.
- News: Philadelphia Inquirer, “A Malvern mother vanished. A year later, it’s a murder investigation” (Mar 31, 2018); 6abc/WPVI, “Vigil held for Malvern, Pa. mother who vanished without a trace in 2017” (Apr 11, 2021) and “Police: Missing Malvern woman’s husband named person of interest” (Jan 2019); NBC10, “5 Years Later: New Details, Timeline in Case of Missing Malvern Mother” (Sep 15, 2022).
- Chester County DA / crime coverage: arrest of Allen Gould (May 2025) on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence, and related counts; held at Chester County Prison; trial scheduled June 29, 2026 before Judge Patrick Carmody (sources: Chester County DA coverage, iHeart, legalclarity.org).
- Reference: Uncovered, “Murdered: Anna Maciejewska | Malvern, PA”.
- Media: 6abc True Crime, “What was bothering this mom before she vanished?” (2019); The Last Known podcast.
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Verification corrections (October 2026):
– BEFORE: “Age at disappearance: 44” → AFTER: 43. (Multiple sources report she was 43 when she disappeared.)
– BEFORE: “Last seen April 10, 2017” → AFTER: “Last confirmed contact March 28, 2017.” Prosecutors in the 2025 charging documents said the April 10 claim was disproven by the Audi’s internal computer system.
– BEFORE: Car found in the “Chester Valley Trail parking lot in Exton” → AFTER: car found in a parking lot off Ashtree Drive in the Charlestown Meadows area (per the May 2025 criminal complaint, reported as an apartment-complex lot about two miles from the couple’s home). Sources differ on the precise lot; see in-file note.
– BEFORE: “He has never been charged” / “No charges have been filed” / “no charges, no answers” → AFTER: Allen Gould was arrested in May 2025 and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence, and related charges; he is held at Chester County Prison, with trial scheduled June 29, 2026 before Judge Patrick Carmody. (Sources: Chester County DA coverage, iHeart, legalclarity.org.) Gould is presumed innocent.
– SEO title and meta description updated to reflect the 2025 charges. Slug and URL unchanged.
– Trial-outcome re-check (October 2026): fresh searches of news and legal coverage found no reported verdict, conviction, acquittal, or sentencing as of October 2026. The most recent sources still list the trial as scheduled for June 29, 2026; it may have been continued or delayed without public reporting. The article’s “criminal case pending” framing stands. Gould remains presumed innocent.
Last verified October 2026.