Payne Lindsey

Payne Lindsey
Payne Lindsey
Born	November 21, 1987 (age 36); Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Director; Documentary Filmmaker; Podcast host;
Known for	Up and Vanished; Atlanta Monster;
Spouse	Cassie House (m. 2016; div. 2018)
Website	paynelindsey.com

Payne Lindsey is an American director, documentary filmmaker, Right Side of the Tree lead singer and podcast host.^[1] He is best known for co-creating and hosting the hit investigative journalist and true crime podcasts Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

Lindsey was born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia.^[6]^[7] He obtained his first video camera at age 10 and later directed local television commercials and music videos.^[7] As a child, he wanted to direct feature films.^[8] Lindsey made a 13-minute documentary film about people that he met on a cross-country road trip and entered it into festivals.^[7] He attended college on and off for a few years, but hated school. At age 23, his dad cut him off and he began focusing on creating and directing videos.^[8]

Career

Up and Vanished

In December 2015, Netflix released Making a Murderer. Lindsey watched the show and realized that he wanted to do something similar.^[7] With an early interest in investigative journalism, Lindsey was inspired to investigate the disappearance of beauty queen and school teacher Tara Grinstead,^[9] a well-known cold case in Georgia.^[10] At the time, Lindsey's intentions were to develop Grinstead's story into a documentary film, but he realized he did not have the funds to film interviews on location. Lindsey realized that he "could produce a podcast at home in my boxers," and created Up and Vanished.^[7] Lindsey did not have access to police files, so instead scoured through old news articles and online forums to hunt out possible leads.^[11] Lindsey's grandmother lived in Tifton, Georgia, near Ocilla, where Grinstead had gone missing.^[12] Lindsey broadcast in real-time, week by week, in audio form. Within a 12-month period the podcast received over 50 million downloads,^[13] which propelled Grinstead's case into the mainstream^[14] media.^[15] This helped uncover previously unnoticed evidence which lead to the decade-old case being cracked and two arrests made.^[11] Lindsey began podcasting full time once Up and Vanished increased in popularity.^[7] A second season of Up and Vanished covered the disappearance of Kristal Reisinger.^[16]

Tenderfoot TV

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. Together with Tenderfoot TV and Oxygen^[19] Lindsey and Albright developed a TV docu-series from Up and Vanished.^[20]^[21] As of January 2020, Oxygen and Tenderfoot TV are working to develop a television special about Kristal Reisinger which will be produced by Lindsey.^[16]

In addition to Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster, Tenderfoot TV also produced the podcasts To Live and Die in L.A.,^[22] Culpable,^[23] and Somebody.^[24] Meredith Stedman is the Creative Producer at the company.^[22] As of June 2019, the company had over 400 million total downloads for its podcasts.^[22] Tenderfoot TV is represented by United Talent Agency.^[22]

Atlanta Monster

In early 2018, in partnership with HowStuffWorks,^[25] Lindsey launched Atlanta Monster, a new podcast about the infamous Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 - 1981 with over 25 victims murdered in Atlanta.^[26]^[27] Lindsey had never heard of the case until his business partner, Donald Albright, told him about the murders.^[28]^[29] Lindsey hosted the podcast and conducted the interviews featured on the podcast.^[30] The podcast had over 70 million downloads.^[30]

Radio Rental

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.^[4] Lindsey asked Atlanta citizens to reach out and share the paranormal and scary stories to share on the podcast.^[30] The podcast is hosted by a fictional character, a 1980s-era video store employee named Terry Carnation, played by Rainn Wilson.^[4] Lindsey and Wilson connected after Wilson tweeted that he loved Lindsey's podcast, Atlanta Monster.^[4]

Personal life

Lindsey is from Georgia and resides in Atlanta.^[4]^[31] In September 2016, Lindsey married Cassie House.^[7]^[32] According to the Up and Vanished website, Lindsey has a brother, Mason Lindsey, who works as a producer for Tenderfoot TV.^[33] He is the cousin of 98.5 The Sports Hub radio host Rich Shertenlieb.

Filmography

Just Like You (2014)^[34]
Our People (2015)^[35]
Thank Yo Mamma (2015)^[36]
Up and Vanished: The TV Show (2018)

References

^ Miller, Laura (March 19, 2018). "The true-crime podcast Atlanta Monster is a meandering mess of a mystery with a hapless detective at its center". Slate. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "How 'Up and Vanished' Podcast Helped Solve Cold Murder Case". Rollingstone. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ "How two men turned a Google search and $100 into a hit podcast and a TV deal". Washington Post. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ho, Rodney (November 4, 2019). "Payne Lindsey's latest suspense-laden podcast 'Radio Rental' uses Rainn Wilson ('The Office') as fictional host". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ House, Margaret Mitchell. "Billy Jensen in conversation with Payne Lindsey". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Bevington, Rickey (August 20, 2018). "'Up And Vanished' Season 2 Is 'A Deep Dive Into People'". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Henry, Scott (April 12, 2017). "What inspired Payne Lindsey to create the Up and Vanished podcast". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Hutcheson, Susannah (March 20, 2018). "How I became a podcast creator: Payne Lindsey's hit series leads to TV deal". USA Today. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Atlanta filmmaker reignites interest in Tara Grinstead disappearance". WRBL News. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ Joyner, Chris (2017-03-16). "AJC Watchdog: Grinstead murder mystery hampered by Georgia secrecy". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ ^a ^b "'How I helped solve a decade-old missing person's case with my podcast'". Cosmopolitan. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ Bricker, Tierney (November 17, 2018). "The Shocking True Story of Up and Vanished: How an Arm-Chair Detective Solved a 12-Year Old Cold Case". E! News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Live stream: 'Up and Vanished' creator answers your questions live". USA Today. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
^ "Arrest Made In Decadelong Cold Case After Podcast Renews National Attentionn". Huffington Post. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ "'Up and Vanished' podcast host on arrests in case, success of series". Fox. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
^ ^a ^b Czachor, Emily Mae (January 8, 2020). "Up and Vanished First Look: See Which True Crime Cases Oxygen Will Tackle This Season!". E! News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Atlanta filmmaker reignites interest in Tara Grinstead disappearance". USA Today. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ "A true crime podcast will explore the chilling disappearances and murders of over 22 children — and it will be your new obsession". This Insider. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ "'Up and Vanished' Co-Creators Dig Deep Into Atlanta Murders With New Podcast (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ "Oxygen Expands Crime Development Slate With Four New Projects Including 'Up & Vanished' Based On Podcast". Deadline. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ Hernandez, Emma (February 15, 2020). "Up and Vanished's Payne Lindsey Uncovers 'Damning Stories' in Jodi Huisentruit's Disappearance". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d White, Peter (June 20, 2019). "'Atlanta Monster' Producer Tenderfoot TV Lines Up True Crime Podcast Series 'Insomniac'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Tenderfoot TV and Black Mountain Media launch Culpable, a new true-crime podcast". PodNews. June 20, 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "INTRODUCING SOMEBODY EPISODE 1: COURTNEY". The Intercept. April 15, 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Hear the trailer for new true crime podcast exploring the Atlanta Child Murders". Entertainment Weekly. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ ""Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast". The New Yorker. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ "'Up and Vanished' Co-Creators Dig Deep Into Atlanta Murders With New Podcast (Exclusive)". CBS. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ Larson, Sarah (February 12, 2018). ""Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast". The New Yorker.
^ Ho, Rodney. "'Up and Vanished' podcaster tackles Wayne Williams, Atlanta missing child murders". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Payne Lindsey talks podcast news on Good Day Atlanta". Fox 5 Atlanta. September 2, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Everett, Cristina (April 12, 2017). "Serial 2.0: How the Up and Vanished podcast helped crack a 2005 cold case". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Thorpe, Jen (June 21, 2017). "AudioBoom Debuts In-House Network of Original Podcasts". Podcaster News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "About". Tenderfoot TV.
^ "Just Like You (2014)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Our People (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ "Thank Yo Mamma (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

External links

[Miller-1] Miller, Laura (March 19, 2018). "The true-crime podcast Atlanta Monster is a meandering mess of a mystery with a hapless detective at its center". Slate. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[2] "How 'Up and Vanished' Podcast Helped Solve Cold Murder Case". Rollingstone. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[3] "How two men turned a Google search and $100 into a hit podcast and a TV deal". Washington Post. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[Ho-4] Ho, Rodney (November 4, 2019). "Payne Lindsey's latest suspense-laden podcast 'Radio Rental' uses Rainn Wilson ('The Office') as fictional host". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[House-5] House, Margaret Mitchell. "Billy Jensen in conversation with Payne Lindsey". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Bevington-6] Bevington, Rickey (August 20, 2018). "'Up And Vanished' Season 2 Is 'A Deep Dive Into People'". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Henry-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Henry, Scott (April 12, 2017). "What inspired Payne Lindsey to create the Up and Vanished podcast". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Hutcheson-8] Hutcheson, Susannah (March 20, 2018). "How I became a podcast creator: Payne Lindsey's hit series leads to TV deal". USA Today. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[9] "Atlanta filmmaker reignites interest in Tara Grinstead disappearance". WRBL News. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[10] Joyner, Chris (2017-03-16). "AJC Watchdog: Grinstead murder mystery hampered by Georgia secrecy". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[Harvey-11] "'How I helped solve a decade-old missing person's case with my podcast'". Cosmopolitan. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[Bricker-12] Bricker, Tierney (November 17, 2018). "The Shocking True Story of Up and Vanished: How an Arm-Chair Detective Solved a 12-Year Old Cold Case". E! News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[13] "Live stream: 'Up and Vanished' creator answers your questions live". USA Today. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

[14] "Arrest Made In Decadelong Cold Case After Podcast Renews National Attentionn". Huffington Post. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[15] "'Up and Vanished' podcast host on arrests in case, success of series". Fox. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

[Czachor-16] Czachor, Emily Mae (January 8, 2020). "Up and Vanished First Look: See Which True Crime Cases Oxygen Will Tackle This Season!". E! News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[17] "Atlanta filmmaker reignites interest in Tara Grinstead disappearance". USA Today. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[18] "A true crime podcast will explore the chilling disappearances and murders of over 22 children — and it will be your new obsession". This Insider. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[19] "'Up and Vanished' Co-Creators Dig Deep Into Atlanta Murders With New Podcast (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[20] "Oxygen Expands Crime Development Slate With Four New Projects Including 'Up & Vanished' Based On Podcast". Deadline. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[Hernandez-21] Hernandez, Emma (February 15, 2020). "Up and Vanished's Payne Lindsey Uncovers 'Damning Stories' in Jodi Huisentruit's Disappearance". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[White-22] White, Peter (June 20, 2019). "'Atlanta Monster' Producer Tenderfoot TV Lines Up True Crime Podcast Series 'Insomniac'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[PodNews-23] "Tenderfoot TV and Black Mountain Media launch Culpable, a new true-crime podcast". PodNews. June 20, 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[24] "INTRODUCING SOMEBODY EPISODE 1: COURTNEY". The Intercept. April 15, 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[25] "Hear the trailer for new true crime podcast exploring the Atlanta Child Murders". Entertainment Weekly. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[26] ""Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast". The New Yorker. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[27] "'Up and Vanished' Co-Creators Dig Deep Into Atlanta Murders With New Podcast (Exclusive)". CBS. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[Larson-28] Larson, Sarah (February 12, 2018). ""Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast". The New Yorker.

[Ho1-29] Ho, Rodney. "'Up and Vanished' podcaster tackles Wayne Williams, Atlanta missing child murders". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Fox5-30] "Payne Lindsey talks podcast news on Good Day Atlanta". Fox 5 Atlanta. September 2, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Everett-31] Everett, Cristina (April 12, 2017). "Serial 2.0: How the Up and Vanished podcast helped crack a 2005 cold case". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[Thorpe-32] Thorpe, Jen (June 21, 2017). "AudioBoom Debuts In-House Network of Original Podcasts". Podcaster News. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[33] "About". Tenderfoot TV.

[34] "Just Like You (2014)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[35] "Our People (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[36] "Thank Yo Mamma (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

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Payne Lindsey

Early life

Career

Up and Vanished

Tenderfoot TV

Atlanta Monster

Radio Rental

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

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