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

PREVIEW: Jumping to Conclusions

June 13, 2025 • 3 mins
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VANISHED: Darron Glass

June 11, 2025 • 45 mins
When ten-year-old Darron Glass disappeared from his Atlanta, Georgia home in September of 1980 his foster mother assumed he had run away, and would soon return home. But after a mysterious phone call and unconfirmed sightings of Darron, his family and authorities started to fear the worst. Could Darron have fallen victim to a serial killer actively terrorizing communities in Atlanta? Listen in as Maggie is joined by host of "Atlant...
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VANISHED: Henry Baltimore Jr.

June 4, 2025 • 52 mins
When 21-year-old college student Henry Baltimore Jr. vanishes from his East Lansing apartment in May of 1973, confusion envelops the campus of Michigan State University. Who would harm a beloved member of the school marching band and friend of so many? Listen in as Maggie is joined by host of "Affirmative Murder," Alvin Williams, and the two discuss the frustrating details surrounding Henry's disappearance, including the possible c...
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VANISHED: Asha Degree

May 28, 2025 • 48 mins
It's the early morning hours of February 14, 2000, when 9-year-old Asha Degree vanishes from her rural North Carolina home. Her small town is left seeking answers. Why would she leave home in the middle of the night? More questions are raised after reports from truckers come in of a young girl seen walking alongside the road in total darkness. Listen in as Maggie is joined by host of "Strange and Unexplained," Daisy Eagan, and the ...
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MURDERED: Mark Stover

May 21, 2025 • 55 mins
When celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover goes missing from his Washington state home in 2009 it does not take long for police to pinpoint a suspect. Self-defense expert Michiel Oakes is arrested and charged with Stover's murder, claiming self-defense. But as the investigation continues police begin to realize that Oakes may not be quite the superhero he made himself out to be. Listen in as Maggie is joined by fellow journalist and "4...
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Listener Q&A

May 7, 2025 • 55 mins
We asked and YOU delivered! Our first Q&A bonus with Maggie has arrived. Listen in as she sits down with Tenderfoot TV producer Jon Street and takes you behind the scenes of UAV Weekly, answering YOUR questions, and discussing EVERYTHING from Maggie meeting Payne Lindsey for the first time, to Maggie's most memorable UAV Weekly case, to Maggie's NSFW pre-flight ritual. Nothing is off limits. If you have tips about a case you wan...
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VANISHED: Richard Cox

April 30, 2025 • 58 mins
When 21 year old Richard Cox - a cadet at West Point Military Academy - missed evening curfew on Saturday, January 14th, 1950, his roommates quickly became concerned. As authorities began investigating, their interest soon narrowed on an old friend who had recently reappeared in Richard’s life. Listen in as Maggie is joined by Laurah Norton, host of “One Strange Thing” and “The Fall Line” as the two discuss Richard’s mysterious dis...
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VANISHED: Dr. Cherryl Lamont Pearson

April 23, 2025 • 50 mins
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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MURDERED: Donna Lass

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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UNRESOLVED: Kathleen Peterson

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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MURDERED: Darlenia Johnson

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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VANISHED: Angel 'Tony' Torres

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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MURDERED: Lisa Pruett

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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VANISHED: Korrina Malinoski & Annette Sagers

March 12, 2025 • 52 mins
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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VANISHED: Lauren Spierer

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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Investigating Toforest Johnson with Beth Shelburne of Earwitness

February 27, 2025 • 51 mins
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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MURDERED: The Jennings 8

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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WRONGFUL CONVICTION: Toforest Johnson

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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VANISHED: Denise Griffin

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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MURDERED: Mitrice Richardson

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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