Eight years have passed since 43-year-old Pennsylvania woman Anna Maciejewska vanished.
Dateline told Anna’s story as part of our Dateline: Missing in America series in May of 2017, about a month after she was last seen in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
In May 2025, authorities announced an arrest in the case.
“Today, we are here to announce the arrest with members of the Pennsylvania State Police of Allen Gould,” Chester County District Attorney Chris de Barrena-Sarobe said at a May 14 press conference. “He’s been arrested for killing his wife, Anna Maciejewska.”
The D.A. said Gould was charged with murder in the first degree, tampering with evidence and other related charges. “To this day, Anna’s body has not been found, but we still have substantial evidence that proves Gould killed his wife, which is why he was charged,” de Barrena-Sarobe stated.
Anna was reported missing by Gould on April 12, 2017. He told authorities she had left home “in a panic” on the morning of April 10 fearing she would be late for a meeting. Co-workers said Anna never arrived at work that day, and Gould told police she didn’t return home that night.
During the press conference, the D.A. explained more about the investigation, including how authorities worked to collect information about Anna’s routine before her disappearance — which led them to believe she vanished days earlier than originally thought.
“That data involved a collection of cell phone records, financial records, but also witness accounts from friends, family, neighbors, acquaintances, people that knew her very well,” de Barrena-Sarobe said. “These accounts demonstrate that Anna stopped her normal life routine on March 29th, 2017. In fact, the last time someone physically saw Anna or actually heard her voice was on March 28th.”
He listed some things they learned that indicated to them that Gould had not been telling the truth. “Anna’s Audi was discovered near the family home, then about a two-mile driving distance,” he said. “Law enforcement was able to search the car’s internal data information and learn that the car had never been driven, let alone started on April 10th, as the defendant reported.”
They also discovered some odd messages on her phone. “On March 30th, Anna, who spoke perfect Polish because she grew up in Poland, sent a text message to her father on that day, wishing him a happy birthday. The problem is the Polish grammar doesn’t make sense,” de Barrena-Sarobe said. “Police were able to later learn that someone had researched how to make that exact message via Google Translate. Anna had no reason to use Google Translate.”
He also noted that Anna was a devoted mother, sister, and loved her family dearly. “There’s nothing to indicate that she would stop corresponding with her family,” de Barrena-Sarobe said. “It simply doesn’t make any common sense.”
D.A. de Barrena-Sarobe also revealed that preliminary divorce papers were found in Gould’s home.
At the end of the press conference, the D.A. took some questions. When asked what took so long, he explained the difficulty in prosecuting a “no body” case. “They take a lot of work. You have to uncover every stone. You have to make sure that you have it right,” he said. “We’ve done that here, but it just simply takes time.”
The D.A. said Gould was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. He is being held without bail and his first hearing will take place at the end of the month. Dateline reached out to Gould’s attorney for comment but has not yet heard back.
And while Anna is still missing, D.A. de Barrena-Sarobe is hopeful they will one day be able to find her. “We always would like to bring finality to the family in Poland, to everyone,” he said.
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