Up and Vanished Weekly

Up and Vanished Weekly

From the creators of the acclaimed investigative series Up and Vanished comes a new weekly podcast that offers a fresh look at some of the most puzzling cases in crime. Prepare to unpack mysteries around missing persons, unsolved murders, and wrongful convictions. Join Up and Vanished creator Payne Lindsey and host Maggie Freleng (Wrongful Conviction, Unjust & Unsolved, Murder in Alliance) on their hunt for answers. With the help of others in the true crime community they reveal why cases are rarely as straightforward as they seem. From the team at TenderfootTV, this is Up and Vanished Weekly.

Episodes

April 24, 2025 1 min
85-year-old Byron Jones was last seen leaving his Canton, GA residence on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was last seen driving a dark blue Toyota Camry with Georgia tag TBX7562. Anyone with information on the possible whereabouts of Byron Jones or his vehicle is urged to contact The Canton Police Department and Cherokee County Emergency Services at 678-493-4080. You can also check out the show Instagram page @uavweekly to see a picture...
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In January, 2002 Memphis Grizzles season ticket holder Dr. Cherryl Lamont Pearson went missing after attending an evening game. Insider her home authorities found several personal items left behind. Concern then increased after Cherryl's vehicle was found abandoned days later. With no obvious signs of foul play police were left with little to go on, but the evidence they quickly discovered lead investigators to believe Cherryl may ...
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April 16, 2025 50 mins
Over Labor Day weekend 1970 - 25-year-old Donna Lass vanished after working a shift at the Sahara Hotel Casino in Lake Tahoe. When a friend visiting from out of town reported her missing, police conducted an extensive search but came up empty. As the investigation continued clues started to emerge, leading authorities to believe Donna's disappearance may be linked to one of the darkest chapters in Northern California's history. Lis...
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April 9, 2025 64 mins
When the body of 48-year-old telecommunications executive Kathleen Peterson is found at the bottom of a staircase, her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, claimed her death was a terrible accident. But as police began to investigate, the grisly crime scene lead them to question Michael's version of events. Listen in as Maggie is joined by Tenderfoot TV producer and host of "Rattled & Shook," Meredith Stedman, as the two discuss the...
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April 2, 2025 53 mins
After 16-year-old Darlenia Johnson disappeared from her Washington D.C. neighborhood in 1971, existing tensions within the community quickly escalated. Months later her remains were found yards away from where another body had been previously located. Eventually, another four victims would be tallied. These grisly discoveries left everyone asking a haunting question - was a serial killer roaming the streets of Congress Heights? Lis...
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March 26, 2025 58 mins
When 21-year-old college student Angel 'Tony' Torres went missing during a trip home to Maine, red flags appeared immediately and police begin to question the narrative from those last seen with him. Further investigation only raised more suspicions, including whether Tony's disappearance may somehow be tied to a murder in the same area just months prior. Listen in as Maggie is joined by Maine native Kristen Seavey - host of the po...
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March 19, 2025 55 mins
When 16-year-old Lisa Pruett was found brutally murdered in her suburban Ohio neighborhood, the town was left in shock, and finger-pointing amongst the locals ensued. As the investigation started, police quickly focused on a classmate of Lisa's with a troubled reputation. But did the evidence support their leading theory? Listen in as Maggie is joined by James Renner - journalist and author of the book "Little, Crazy Children." The...
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When 26 year old Korrina Malinoski vanished from her rural South Carolina property in November 1987, her loved ones were desperate for answers. It wasn’t like her to stop communicating with them without explanation. But months later, in a strange twist, Korri’s daughter Annette disappeared from a bus stop in front of the home, leaving behind a mysterious note. Were these vanishings somehow linked? Many believe this was either a met...
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March 5, 2025 57 mins
When 20 year old Indiana University student, Lauren Spierer, left a friend's home on foot in the early morning hours of Friday, June 3, 2011, it was assumed she made it safely to her nearby apartment. But the following day Lauren’s boyfriend received a call from her phone. The voice of a stranger stated the phone had been left at a nearby bar the night before. When it was determined that no one had heard from Lauren in some time, a...
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In this special bonus episode, journalist Beth Shelburne sits down with Truer Crime’s Celisia Stanton to peel back the layers of Toforest Johnson's case - sharing what she uncovered while making the series Earwitness. Listen in as Beth discusses the tangled web of unreliable witnesses and the leads that authorities missed - revealing the disturbing new details that never made it into the courtroom, which may change everything. To...
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February 26, 2025 55 mins
When a retiree out for some morning fishing cast his line into the Grand Marais Canal on Friday, May, 20, 2005 - an irreversible sequence of events was triggered. The discovery of a body launched an inquiry into a young woman’s death. But over the next several years the investigation would be muddied by the discovery of 7 additional bodies. The residents of Jennings, Louisiana have long suspected that these 8 deaths are somehow lin...
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February 19, 2025 57 mins
When Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy William “Bill” Hardy, a 23 year veteran, was ruthlessly gunned down in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 19, 1995, authorities began to look for the person responsible for killing one of their own. As tips flooded in, two men quickly emerged as lead suspects. Prosecutors individually charged both men, Toforest Johnson and Ardragus Ford, as being a "sole gunman", but their trials led t...
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February 12, 2025 48 mins
When New York State Troopers embarked on a high speed chase on Monday June 28, 1993, they did not foresee the scene they would soon stumble upon. Inside the vehicle they discovered the decomposing body of a woman. After interrogation the driver confessed to killing multiple women, and was found guilty of nine counts of second degree murder. But authorities’ work was just beginning. Even after 30 years, two of his victims remain uni...
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February 5, 2025 65 mins
When the staff at Geoffrey’s restaurant in Malibu encountered a patron who was acting strangely on the evening of Wednesday, September 16, 2009, they called authorities in hopes they would get the woman some help. Authorities later released the woman, 24 year old Mitrice Richardson, in the middle of the night with no car, phone, or wallet. Nearly a year later Mitrice’s remains were found in a remote area of Malibu Canyon, but autho...
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January 29, 2025 54 mins
When Rob Allen tried to contact his girlfriend, 24 year old Jennifer Kesse, on the morning of Tuesday January 24, 2006, his call went straight to voicemail. Hours later her loved ones grew concerned when they still couldn’t reach her. Authorities initially chalked it up as a voluntary choice. But hours later Jennifer’s car was found abandoned nearby and a shadowy figure was caught on camera. The question now was whether it was some...
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January 29, 2025 66 mins
When 27 year old reporter Jodi Huisentruit didn’t show up for her daily morning news segment on Tuesday, June 27, 1995, her colleagues banded together to produce the show in her absence. But as the morning rolled on, concerns began to grow that she may be in danger. Authorities were soon tasked with figuring out whether an unusual call to the news station that morning and Jodi’s scattered belongings in her apartment parking lot wer...
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January 29, 2025 1 min
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Premiering January 29th, Payne Lindsey brings you something brand new from the world of Up and Vanished. Listen in as Payne and investigative journalist Maggie Freleng take a fresh look at unsolved disappearances, murders, and wrongful convictions. Every week a new case. Every week a fresh look at the details, evidence, and theories. From Tenderfoot TV, this is Up and Vanished Weekly. To learn more about listener data and our pri...
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