I didnt know what to expect, he begins after a brief pause. Everyone sets out to solve these things. His response? Though we learned a lot about the mysterious town of Crestone, Colorado, and the eccentric life Kristal Anne Reisenger led before she went missing in July 2016, there was no solid resolution to her tragic story. Atlanta Monster is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Payne Lindsey.The series takes an in-depth look into the infamous Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 - 1981 with over 25 victims murdered in Atlanta. Somebody in this town knows and they're too much of a coward to come forward.". [4] Lindsey asked Atlanta citizens to reach out and share the paranormal and scary stories to share on the podcast. Until he arrived in Ocilla the day the news broke. Definitely. .investigating the case to, uh. She told me people had drugged and raped her.. A self-described clairvoyant, she had left her ex-boyfriend Elijah Guana and their four-year-old daughter Kasha in Denver to find enlightenment in the Crestone hills. So I stumbled through a question that, according to the audio, went something like this: I was impressed with the uh. Were sorting through hundreds of emails people have sent us with suggestions and, unfortunately, theres no shortage. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy: Directed by Mark Obenhaus. "Things aren't great for me, but it's okay. It was in Raleigh NC shortly after he attacked Payne, so I did wonder if it was about that incident. Kristal Reisinger has been missing since 2016. But what I did know was that I could stir things up. In 2019 Catfish John Keenan was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of meth in Raleigh. Ryan, it turns out, was a former student of Tara's, having graduated three yearsprior to the alleged murder. Keenan also told Lindsey that Dready Brian Otten, an acquaintance of his and the man Reisinger had dated before Peloquin, admitted to killing Reisinger in a Facebook message but he oddly refused to share the message with Lindsey. He was a really nice guyhe was a good guyyou never expect it. Then, learn about the night Brandon Lawson, a father of four, vanished from a rural Texas highway. Never in a million years.". [8] Lindsey made a 13-minute documentary film about people that he met on a cross-country road trip and entered it into festivals. Season 1 of Up and Vanished explored the 2005 disappearance of beauty queen and high school teacher Tara Grinstead from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. By January 30, 2017,Payne had released 12 episodes of Up and Vanished, along with seven special case evidence mini-episodes. It's obvious from Phil's tone something went South. Up & Vanished podcast host Payne Lindsay confronted Catfish at a bar in Raleigh in 2020 during the Oxygen special about Kristal Reisinger. The podcast quickly drew attention, both in South Georgia and nationwide. Be sure to add rsvp@crimecon.com to your address book to ensure our emails don't go to spam. It is widely assumed that . Both arent my favorite podcast but I dont mind them. She thinks she's just somewhere.". He posted a selfie on Twitter, facing the mirror with his hand sticking out. Each Arkansas arrest record reveals an arrestee's identity and details about the incident leading up to an arrest. "She was extremely distraught, and I said, 'What is going on? "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.". [2] [3] [4] [5] Early life [ edit] Lindsey was born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia. Sheriff Warwick searched more than 60 Crestone mine shafts for Kristal Reisingers body. Full-on sweaty palms, clumsy stammering, shrill pitch starstruck. He's fair and fearless. Within a 12-month period the podcast received over 50 million downloads,[13] which propelled Grinstead's case into the mainstream[14] media. Payne has made an informed guess, though. She left everything she owns behind.". He holds dual bachelor's degrees from Pace University and a master's degree from New York University. 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Soon, Reisingers good friend Rodney Ervin and ex-boyfriend Guana arrived in Crestone to search for her. [12] Lindsey broadcast in real-time, week by week, in audio form. Tara came over to her house unannounced, and what transpired that day stuck with her forever. So whats next? Instead, she vanished into thin air. Theres no science to it. and our 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. The two eventually broke up, but they happily co-parented Kasha together. Up and Vanished will continue to provide updates on this no-longer-cold case as the criminal trial proceeds in 2018. "The problem with this case is pretty clear, secrecy and silence," Payne said in episode 22. "There have been so many different persons of interest in this case,"Payne told Rolling Stone last year. I barely knew her. But not long after she vanished, he left town after destroying his computers and bleaching his entire house. I strongly believe she was murdered by those guys, Guana declared. The Up and Vanished message boards were accused of leaking confidential information from the grand jury. And in episode 18, which was released in May 2017, just beforeBo's indictment, Brooke broke her silence, agreeing to talk to Lindsey on the record for the podcast, and the interview was filled with tension as Brooke sort of tried to justify Bo going along with Ryan's plan and keeping such a horrible secret for over a decade. "Kristal had a hard time in her life, being from a broken family," said Rodney Ervin, whose son knew Kristal and who opened his home to the girl when she was about 15 and not getting along with her own mother. The podcast was co-produced by Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks.. On January 8, 2019, the podcast released a second season. Residents demanded answers and justice for Tara and her family. Which is kind of cool because Ive never really broken it down to explain it, so Im learning right along with the audience. We are grateful for their contributions and daily collaboration. Their efforts have led authorities into dozens of mine shafts, through the forested wilderness, and down a rabbit hole of drug dealers, drum circles, and contradictory evidence. Kasha's father, Elijah Guana, toldProblem Solversthat his ex was "really into Native American traditions, the nature of raising consciences and living a peaceful life. Authorities searched the area on foot with dogs andfrom the sky inhelicopters, but there was no sign of her. Brooke claimed Bohad confessed everything to her while they were broken up, thatRyan had murdered Tara and forced him to help cover it up. Peloquin told police that he took care of Reisinger for two weeks because he had never seen her that scared. Then she vanished. Bo meanwhile was often described as "volatile" and the former United States Army unit supply specialist was sentenced to three years in prison after he and his then-wife, Emily, plead guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the United States Army. She wanted them to be accountable for their actions and thats when she went missing.. In his new limited series, investigative podcast host, Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished, Atlanta Monster), aims to separate fact from fiction when it comes to UFO sightings, and the strange happenings w.Show More. 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. "Among other things, Bo Dukes graciously declared that I didn't owe him an apology, but he did accuse me of being biased and 'downright false in my interviews.' The cold case was the largest case file in the Georgia Bureau of Investigations history, with no arrests in 11 years. The team respond when several incarcerated Neuros revolt and launch a prison break. It's the same story he would later tell police. From the creators of Up and Vanished and Radio Rental, host Payne Lindsey attempts to break the stigma surrounding the topic of UFOs. Romper recently spoke to Payne Lindsey, who spoke briefly about how the investigation into Kristal Anne Reisinger's disappearance isn't quite over. At first, everyone was happy, Payne says of the atmosphere in Ocilla after the arrests. [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. Im trying to make it a fun presentation about what goes into making an episode. His attorney has requested full discovery of the GBI case file. "I'll go to my grave believing that somebody had something to do with her disappearance," Ervin added. I do wonder what happened btwn those 2. This theory received a boost from a bombshell discovery Payne ended episode 15 with: a Facebook message Duke sent to one of his other former teachers in 2015. She didn't just take off and not come back. As the episodes continued, more weird stuff kept happening: Payne's Facebook account was hacked. 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 . Mason Lindsey is an associate producer for Tenderfoot TV. Be the first to know about new speakers, sessions, and event locations. In addition to my role with H&P, I serve on the boards of Arcosa Inc., am a member of the University of Tulsa Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Board, the . ", So according to Bo, Ryan killed Tara, and then asked him for help disposing the body, burning and burying it on his family's pecan orchard. After starting his research and initial interviews, he decided to present the project in audio form as a podcast. She had just bought groceries the day before, said Guana. There wasn't a trial start date in sight. 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. Thousands more have settled in the hills outside of town, somein commune-type compounds. 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