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Up and Vanished

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  • 28 | Prepare for Landing: Part 2 (Season Finale)

    September 8, 2026 · 52 min

    Ten years after Joseph Balderas disappeared, the details still don't add up. In the Season 4 finale, Payne examines shifting accounts, missing evidence, and critical gaps in the original investigation. A trail of old receipts leads to a…

  • 27 | Prepare for Landing: Part 1

    September 1, 2026 · 43 min

    Ten years after Joseph disappeared from Nome, Alaska, new evidence rewrites the story of his final weekend. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/upandvanished

  • Friendly Universe | High Strange Season 2

    May 5, 2026 · 44 min

    From the creator of Up and Vanished, Payne Lindsey returns with a new season of High Strange. To get you ready, we're dropping the full first episode of Season 2 right here in the Up and Vanished feed. Scientists, pilots, military…

  • Where Things Stand in Up and Vanished

    February 11, 2026 · 8 min

    There has been meaningful movement behind the scenes in Up and Vanished. Because of the serious and legal nature of what is unfolding, we are being deliberate with the next update. More is coming soon. In the meantime, I want to introduce…

  • 26 | This is the Captain Speaking

    January 31, 2026 · 41 min

    For the entire season, a few voices have been conspicuously absent; never speaking with Up and Vanished. In this final episode, we present a recording that changes everything. For the first time, we hear directly from them. What they say…

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  • 25 | Final Boarding Call

    January 16, 2026 · 52 min

    After months of investigating the disappearance of Joseph Balderas in Nome, Alaska, Payne Lindsey presents a comprehensive examination of everything that doesn't add up. In this penultimate episode, we systematically lay out the…

  • Inside the Investigation with Payne Lindsey, Dennis Cooper, and Kyle Tekiela

    November 24, 2025 · 23 min

    Have you ever wondered what happens off mic in an investigative podcast? Join Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished), Dennis Cooper (Culpable), and Kyle Tekiela (Crook County) for a candid look inside making a hit series. Hear personal…

  • Up and Vanished Weekly | VANISHED: Denise Griffin

    October 15, 2025 · 38 min

    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…

  • Up and Vanished Weekly | VANISHED: Richard Cox

    October 8, 2025 · 51 min

    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…

  • Up and Vanished Weekly | MURDERED: Katie Janness

    October 1, 2025 · 42 min

    It's July, 2021, when 40-year-old midtown Atlanta resident, Katie Janness, and her dog are found dead in Piedmont Park, an epicenter for social activity and one of the largest green spaces in the city. Faulty security cameras in the park…

  • Up and Vanished Weekly | UNRESOLVED: Elisa Lam

    September 24, 2025 · 46 min

    It's January, 2013, when 21-year-old college student Elisa Lam disappears after checking into LA's infamous Cecil Hotel. Elisa's family and police launch a search, but it isn't until weeks later that a hotel worker finds the body of Elisa…

  • Aubrey Sacco Case | Chapter 2: Blank Space

    September 19, 2025 · 40 min

    From Up and Vanished comes Status: Untraced — a 3-episode mini-series. Lies, rumors, and arrests—when the truth keeps shifting, all that remains are spaces waiting to be filled.

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About the show

Host Payne Lindsey heads to the edge of the arctic circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances from Nome, Alaska. Up and Vanished investigates mysterious cold case disappearances with each new season of the hit true crime franchise. Season 1: The case of missing South Georgia teacher, Tara Grinstead, led to two arrests. Season 2: The disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, a young mother who disappeared from a remote Colorado mountain town. Season 3: The North West Montana disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, an indigenous woman who went missing from the Blackfeet Nation Indian Reservation. Season 4: The case of missing Alaska Native, Florence Okpealuk and missing 36-year-old Joseph Balderas.