Fundraiser For Missing Cedar Park Woman's Kids Launched

CEDAR PARK, TX — A fundraiser has been launched to benefit the children of a Cedar Park woman reported missing who police believe was killed.

Amanda "Mandi" Gordon, 30, was the subject of a wide search after police were alerted on Dec. 12 that she hadn't been seen or heard from for several days. Officers went to a home she shared with her common-law husband at 2505 Cypress Lane, finding the man uncooperative and evidence of blood in the home and in a backyard shed.

Police now are treating the case as a homicide, officials said. The common-law husband faces unrelated drug charges and has been questioned about the woman's fate. After obtaining search warrants, officers also removed the woman's two children from the home so they could be cared by family members.

Those kids are now the inspiration for a GoFundMe campaign seeking to raise money for their needs. According to the woman who launched the campaign, the missing woman's mother, Deb Gordon, is now caring for the children — a 2-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl.

Previous coverage:

• Police Search For Missing Person In Cedar Park
• Missing Woman Likely Killed: Cedar Park Police
  
• Blood Evidence Found In Missing Cedar Park Woman's Home

"Any help you can provide during this horrific time would be greatly appreciated," Alana Brewer, who launched the campaign, wrote on the page. "They only have the pajamas they were wearing when the police removed them from the house."

The page lists the children's sizes for those wishing to donate clothes. Those wishing to donate also can contribute gift cards, diapers and toys in person at the Cedar Park Post Office or addressed to: Deb Gordon, C/O Postmaster: Andy Avila, 500 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613.

"Any help AND prayers are greatly appreciated," Brewer wrote. At last check, the fundraiser had raised $2,880 of a $35,000 goal.

To donate, click here.

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