Up and Vanished

Two names. Two disappearances. In this episode, Payne returns to Nome to retrace the final steps of Florence Okpealuk and Joseph Balderas; two cases separated by years, but connected by silence. What happened under the midnight sun? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

After Ashley’s story aired, the tip line lit up. Some calls were static. Others felt too real to ignore—a video sent to her sister, a sighting near Two Medicine, a bunkhouse with a vanished ranch hand. In this update, Payne follows the leads that stuck. And maybe, just maybe, we’re closer than ever to the truth. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Years after Ashley Loring Heavyrunner vanished from the Blackfeet Reservation, answers remain painfully elusive. Payne revisits Browning, Montana, retracing Ashley's final days, confronting unsettling rumors, and exposing a community's painful truth. With fresh insights and crucial updates, he dives deeper into the suspicious circumstances and key figures surrounding Ashley's disappearance. The investigation continues to unfold, revealing how the silence of a small town may hide a devastating secret. This story isn't over—join us as we piece together what happened to Ashley and continue to pursue justice for her family. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Years after Kristal Reisinger vanished from Crestone, Colorado, new leads reignite the case. A prison inmate steps forward with claims of knowing the truth, and for the first time, Payne Lindsey teams up with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. With key suspects now dead and silence no longer an option, the search for answers reaches a critical turning point. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Two of the most notorious figures in Kristal Reisinger’s disappearance—Dready Brian and Catfish John—are dead. But their deaths don’t close the case; they open new doors. Payne Lindsey unearths chilling messages from beyond the grave, revealing confessions, threats, and cryptic warnings that point to something even darker lurking beneath the surface. As new testimony emerges from someone who claims to know exactly what happened to Kristal, the story takes a shocking turn. Is the truth finally within reach, or is the mystery only deepening? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]