They talked about Payne, they talked about the podcast, but most importantly, they began talking about Taras disappearance again. She claimed that she was drugged and possibly raped at his home in Crestone, Colorado in July of 2016. I cant say what they are, but I can say you should make it a priority to tune into season two of Up and I think I accomplished what I set out to do and that feels good. Before The Columbine Massacre Or Parkland Shooting, There Was Brenda Ann Spencer, These Rats Are Being Trained To Wear Tiny Backpacks So That They Can Rescue Earthquake Survivors Trapped In Rubble, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, Left: Never Forget Me/Facebook; Right: Unmasked: A True Crime Syndicate/Facebook. Lindsey watched the show and realized that he wanted to do something similar. "Let me spell it out for you hypothetically. . So I just don't try to read into it that much.". As for Ryan's motive, it was unclear whyhe went to Tara's home that night and he remained silent from jail. Payne, however, was forced to leave the scene because Dean Fleck was screaming and fighting. Making a podcast brought Payne Lindsey into places he never thought he would be: "Good Morning America," being subpoenaed for a murder trial, digging under a home for bones, reaching. Up and Vanished is an investigative podcast that explores the unsolved missing persons' cases. and Oxygen are both part of the NBCUniversal Family.). Join Facebook to connect with John Keenan and others you may know. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Actor: Alita: Battle Angel. How 'Up and Vanished' Podcast Helped Solve . investigation into Kristal Anne Reisinger's disappearance, one name repeatedly bubbled to the surface. [confetti!] The first promising lead for Kristal Reisinger came from locals who claimed to have seen her on the outskirts of town after a full moon drum circle on July 18, but the sighting was ultimately never confirmed. Many people, I think, wanted just to leave it alone or thought it was futile.. Finding Payne: How he reached millions of listeners covering Georgia's crime of the century. Iirc he was also charged for possession of meth at the same time, but I don't know the result of that/whether he is currently in jail. Well, he proved it himself. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. "I've never experienced anything quite like it.". Also, the dudes on Small Town Murder have been mentioning a murder podcaster they dont like, a journalist whos trying to solve murders. "We're not saying it is [foul play], but there is always that chance," Saguache County Sheriff Dan Warwick told Fox 31 Problem Solvers,the investigative team from Denver's Channel 2 News, in 2017. Her motto was 'do no harm. Im most excited about what he says next. Under the (very weird) circumstances, it felt impossible that nobody in this tiny town knew what happened for over a decade. And Paynes almost constant presence in sleepy Ocilla, Georgia certainly set people talking. One of the first people he met was Dr. Maurice Godwin, a forensic investigator from North Carolina whom the Grinstead family hired to examine the case independently. Instead, the 29-year-old from Denverwas last seen around July 13, 2016, and has been missing ever since, her fate unknown after she attended a drum circle ceremony, joining agroup gathered to party under the full summer moon. ), Your chance to meet Ryan Phillippe, Paul Holes, Chris Hansen & SO much more. But that community is tenacious, and Im confident theyll be persistent in demanding answers about what happened to Tara.. Keenan confirmed she was at the party and told investigators that they drank wine and smoked marijuana together. She started her journey with Tenderfoot TV as an avid Up and Vanished listener, and began working with the team on the writing and story-building aspects of the hit podcast. Lindsey is currently a producer on Sworn, the sister podcast of Up and Vanished. Additionally, he worked as a main coordinator for Up and Vanished: Live events. She would have to have gone out with absolutely nothing not even her phone, not even her shoes. Gotta admit, thought you were sexy," he wrote. And he also then became a major part of the story itself. Peloquin told police that he took care of Reisinger for two weeks because he had never seen her that scared. Then she vanished. As the people of Ocilla began talking about the case again, new leads and stories emerged. It was in Raleigh NC shortly after he attacked Payne, so I did wonder if it was about that incident. Tess Cagle. I wish you the best. So if we want the truth about what happened to Tara, its up to me, you, the public, true crime fans, even the podcast to demand those answers. But more often than not, your rare The Jinx or Up and Vanished aside, the case remains cold by the end of any given podcast or TV show about a real-life murder or crime, which is what made Payne's real-time investigation so captivating: It was a living, breathing Reddit thread. Justice is a finicky thing, and subjective.". Posted on Nov 29, 2018 Updated on May 21, 2021, 12:34 am CDT. The file is the largest in GBI history, which means that the discovery process of copying, compiling, reviewing, and interpreting everything in it could take months or even years. Wikimedia CommonsKristal Reisinger disappeared in a town of fewer than 150 people. Thats when Warwick realized her disappearance was serious. Attempt to create that atmosphere again. Our favorite part? Tara's disappearance from her Ocilla, Georgia home in 2005 sent shock waves through the tiny town. "White rabbits," as Dr. Godwin called them, were not in short supply as the investigation unfolded. In 2019 Catfish John Keenan was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of meth in Raleigh. It's the same story he would later tell police. I tried digging in deeper to understand why but I couldn't find a clear answer. [1] He is best known for co-creating and hosting the hit investigative journalist and true crime podcasts Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster. Or was he actually covering up his own murder, pinning it on his old buddy, who was living with him at the time? They began to suspect foul play. Left: Never Forget Me/Facebook; Right: Unmasked: A True Crime Syndicate/FacebookKristal Reisinger left her daughter with her ex-boyfriend in Denver to find enlightenment in Crestone, Colorado. Then with the gag order, the answers just stopped coming.. The Disappearance Of Kristal Reisinger, The Colorado Mother Who Went Missing From A Drum Circle. . The SWORN podcast, presented by UP AND VANISHED, pulls back the curtain on the criminal justice system exposing the untold stories and hard truths behind major cases, wrongful convictions, controversial legislation, and more. With their trials set to begin in 2019, Ryan is in jail while Bo is out on bail. Why would I hurt the girl? he said. What Lies Beneath: Directed by Matthew Hastings. [30], In fall 2019, Payne Lindsey announced and released the first episode of a new podcast that features true stories with a fictional backdrop, Radio Rental. [1] He is best known for co-creating and hosting the hit investigative journalist and true crime podcasts Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster. and Oxygen are both members of the NBCUniversal family.). '", "To this day,"Guana added, "[Kasha]still asks for her, wants to call her on the phone. Join Facebook to connect with Lindsey Keenan and others you may know. [4][31] In September 2016, Lindsey married Cassie House. So its difficult to tell whats next for the case. "Please know that you have had an impact, a significant role in this investigation and I am confident that today we have reached the point where we are in this investigation because of that involvement. But, that doesn't mean one isn't creeping up on the horizon. Up & Vanished podcast host Payne Lindsay confronted Catfish at a bar in Raleigh in 2020 during the Oxygen special about Kristal Reisinger. Lindsey first gained notoriety in 2016, as a first-time podcaster, when he created Up and Vanished, which tracked his investigation into the 2005 disappearance of Tara Grinstead, a high-school. In a 2017 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Payne laid out his lingering questions in Tara's case and Ryan and Bo's roles in her murder: "Are the charges that are laid against them the right charges? Within a 12-month period the podcast received over 50 million downloads,[13] which propelled Grinstead's case into the mainstream[14] media. As Lindsey chronicled his investigation in real-time, week by week, in audio form, he ventured into a new field, podcasting. [4] Lindsey asked Atlanta citizens to reach out and share the paranormal and scary stories to share on the podcast. It became a special medium for people to discuss the case, listen to it together, and talk about their theories. And that's exactly what he is trying to do in the new special airing on Oxygen on Sunday, which will pick up where is podcast left off in August 2017, with Payne heading back to Ocilla to uncover new information and continue his investigation. In small towns, theres rarely much to do except talk. Be the first to know about new speakers, sessions, and event locations. My mission is to bring you exclusive information from some of the most prominent investigators, authors, and podcasters. But to this day, nobody knows what happened to Kristal Reisinger. Both arent my favorite podcast but I dont mind them. And how did the police ultimately come to arrest him? She was extremely distraught, and I said, What is going on? After ATLANTA MONSTER, I was impressed. Reisinger rented an apartment in the area and spoke with Guana and her daughter over the phone on a regular basis. My pockets are already stuffed with confetti. We are grateful for their contributions and daily collaboration. With piercing blue eyes and endless curiosity, she fit right in. Throughout his investigation into the 2016 disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, "Up and Vanished" podcast host Payne Lindsey kept coming across one name John Keenan, a man who goes by the moniker "Catfish John." Maybe between Payne's divorce and new Oxygen stardom, there was no room for other wanna be stars in the Tenderfoot limelight. [30] The podcast is hosted by a fictional character, a 1980s-era video store employee named Terry Carnation, played by Rainn Wilson. [16], After Up and Vanished, together with his business partner Donald Albright,[17][18] Lindsey launched the content creation company Tenderfoot TV which is based in Atlanta. So it created a pressure cooker environment that eventually blew open.. But aforensic psychologist Doug Miller theorized in episode 15 thatRyan may have had a crush on his former teacher, and a possible unhealthy obsession with teacher figures. At first local authoritiestreatedReisinger's disappearance as a missing person case, told she had previously gone on a two-week walkabout that put her out of touch. For more information, please see our Soon, Reisingers good friend Rodney Ervin and ex-boyfriend Guana arrived in Crestone to search for her. [26][27] Lindsey had never heard of the case until his business partner, Donald Albright, told him about the murders. Follow along as host Payne Lindsey, a filmmaker turned amateur investigator, examines old case evidence and re-interviews persons of interest. He posted a selfie on Twitter, facing the mirror with his hand sticking out. Even if there were so many doubts Payne still had, his real-time search had some to a standstill. Host + Executive Producer. [28][29] Lindsey hosted the podcast and conducted the interviews featured on the podcast. Still, there had been false leads in the past. But none would come. ', To this day, [our daughter Kasha] still asks for her, wants to call her on the phone, Guana continued. The podcast was co-produced by Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks.. On January 8, 2019, the podcast released a second season. Stedman currently serves as a producer and co-host on Sworn, the sister podcast of Up and Vanished. Shes also a creative producer on Tenderfoot TVs upcoming project, Atlanta Monster, as well as Up and Vanished: Season 2.. Again, we come back to that initial Google search, with Payne specifically looking for a local case tomake his investigation easier, he searched for an unsolved mystery in Georgia, and landed on the missing persons case of Tara, who had been missing for over 10 years in Ocilla, Georgia. It wasnt the first time that a local woman told McDonald shed been assaulted by a group of unidentified men. Then, learn about the night Brandon Lawson, a father of four, vanished from a rural Texas highway. She didn't just take off and not come back. A sourceclaimed to Lindsey in episode 16 that it was all a plan concocted by Bo, Brooke and her mother to receive the reward money ($100,000, which could go along way in helping Bo repay the money he still owed the U.S. Army). (E! The battery was dead, but after a quick charge McDonald listened to some of her voicemails and, she said, "from what was on her phone, it seems like she was on her way someplace. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Im also conducting a seminar of sorts Catfish threatened him and tried to attack him as Payne drove off. As the episodes continued, more weird stuff kept happening: Payne's Facebook account was hacked. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy: Directed by Mark Obenhaus. THE TRUE CRIME FILE: Serial Killers, Famous Kidnappings, Great Cons, Survivors & Their Stories, Forensics, Oddities & Absurdities, Quotes & Quizzes compiled by Kim Daly is a content-packed mini-encyclopedia for newcomers and aficionados alike that delivers more than 200 stories of murder, mayhem, and survival. He was a really nice guyhe was a good guyyou never expect it. [11] Lindsey began podcasting full time once Up and Vanished increased in popularity. She was very disturbed, very upset, recalled Guana. 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Throughout his investigation, Payne met what I assume would be the entire population of Ocilla and made plenty of new friends. From the Saguache County Sheriffs Office to podcaster Payne Lindsey, investigators have been trying to solve Reisingers disappearance for more than five years. She didnt just take off and not come back. "Like a lot of people, I was pretty obsessed with the podcast Serial and the Netflix series Making a Murderer," Payne Lindsey admitted in the opening minute of the very first episode of his podcast Up and Vanished, released on August 7, 2016. Reisinger said she would consider McDonalds advice to call the police. In February 2017, the GBI arrested two suspects for Grinsteads murder. Reisinger had only been in town about a month before she disappeared. "Tell the other roommate and brother she's on your land. "How are you? UAV and Sworn were both shit shows. Keean Johnson. She called her daughter every day. Throughout our conversation, hes maintained a respectful stoicism that slips away now that we've gravitated to a new topic. Was there a way to have solved this 10 or 12 years ago? Keenan spoke with Lindsey and denied any involvement in Reisingers rape or disappearance. There was "no sign" that she had planned to pack up and leave, he said. Payne Lindsey is an Atlanta-based director, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and the co-creator and host of the hit podcast "Up and Vanished." Driven by a new found passion for both the true crime genre and investigative journalism, Lindsey decided to investigate the disappearance of beauty queen and school teacher Tara Grinstead, a notorious decade-old cold . But Payne's investigation probably wouldn't even have started if private investigator Dr.Maurice Godwin hadn't seen Payne's Websleuth posting and contacted him, revealing he had been working on the case since 2006 and was willing to share everything he had on what was the "largest case file in Georgia history" after he was hired by Anita, Tara's sister, five months after she went missing. Her cell phone was inside her apartment. When she opened the door she had a tear-stained face, said McDonald. Please try again later or email us at rsvp@crimecon.com and we can manually add you to the list. The grandson of a former state representative (Newt Hudson) and another former student of Tara's, Bo's family happened to own a pecan grove in Fitzgerald, the very orchard that was at the center of the town's gossip years ago in connection to the case. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Its been a roller-coaster ride, he answers with what sounds like part bewilderment and part well-earned pride. Otten died from a heroin overdose on May 16, 2020, so no one will ever hear his side of the story. I remember in UAV he seemed a little arrogant, like when he implied that the murder was solved because of him . If this is the last we speak, I want you to know you're a wonderful teacher, and a kind person. "But I hope the renewed interest in the podcast at least helped create an environment that encouraged the sharing of truth throughout the whole community.". In 2016, Albright joined friend and music video director, Payne Lindsey, to document a true crime story the result was the hit podcast Up and Vanished, which has since passed over 150 million downloads and helped crack the decade-old South Georgia cold case of missing person Tara Grinstead. They had basically confessed, telling several people over the years about what had happened, and no one did anything. When Reisinger disappeared, McDonald found her cell phone in her apartment. Both aren't my favorite podcast but I don't mind them. One of my goals was to remain respectful throughout the process, but plenty of doors were slammed in my face. Be sure to add rsvp@crimecon.com to your address book to ensure our emails don't go to spam.

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