Payne Lindsey

Payne Lindsey is an American director, documentary filmmaker, 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]

Payne Lindsey
Born (1987-11-21) November 21, 1987
Kennesaw, Georgia U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDirector, Documentary Filmmaker
Known for
Spouse(s)
Cassie House
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(m. 2016; div. 2018)​
Websitepaynelindsey.com

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. Carnation is 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
  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.
  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.
  5. House, Margaret Mitchell. "Billy Jensen in conversation with Payne Lindsey". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. Bevington, Rickey (August 20, 2018). "'Up And Vanished' Season 2 Is 'A Deep Dive Into People'". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. Henry, Scott (April 12, 2017). "What inspired Payne Lindsey to create the Up and Vanished podcast". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  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. "AJC Watchdog: Grinstead murder mystery hampered by Georgia secrecy". The Atlanta Journal Constitution. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  11. "'How I helped solve a decade-old missing person's case with my podcast'". Cosmopolitan. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  22. White, Peter (June 20, 2019). "'Atlanta Monster' Producer Tenderfoot TV Lines Up True Crime Podcast Series 'Insomniac'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  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.
  28. Larson, Sarah (February 12, 2018). ""Atlanta Monster": In Pursuit of Justice and a Hit Podcast". The New Yorker.
  29. Ho, Rodney. "'Up and Vanished' podcaster tackles Wayne Williams, Atlanta missing child murders". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  30. "Payne Lindsey talks podcast news on Good Day Atlanta". Fox 5 Atlanta. September 2, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  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.
  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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