Up and Vanished

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, plus a lack of physical evidence leaves police with little to go on, and the chilling nature of the crime scene leaves the community on edge, as residents begin to wonder if a serial killer is to blame? Tune in as Maggie sits down with retired Atlanta homicide detective and host of "Murder Mind" on Youtube, Vince Velazquez, and the two discuss Vince's conversations with detectives currently on the case, and take a look at the crime scene through the lens of a homicide detective who patrolled the same area where Katie Janness was found murdered.
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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 Lam inside one of the Cecil Hotel's main water tanks. Police focus in on the sole piece of evidence, eerie security camera footage of Elisa from inside one of the hotel's elevators. The video shows a woman in a state of unexplainable crisis, leading many to wonder, what exactly happened to Elisa Lam? Tune in as Maggie goes through the tragic circumstances of Elisa's case, then stick around as Payne Lindsey sits down with Shane Pittman, host of "The Holzer Files" and "28 Days Haunted", and the two discuss Shane's perspective after spending countless hours inside buildings with dark pasts, much like the Cecil Hotel.
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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.

From Up and Vanished comes Status: Untraced — a 3-episode mini-series.

A trek that should have ended in days. Fifteen years later -- still no return. Her story begins here.

Catch episode 2 and more by following the Status: Untraced feed.

In this episode we go over Jessica's polygraph test results and analysis.

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Polygraph tests aren’t proof — but they can reveal pressure points. In this episode, Oregon Jon agrees to take one. We walk through every question, every reaction, and what the results might mean. It’s not science. It’s not evidence. But it is... something.

Oregon Jon in his own words, raw and unfiltered.

This Sunday, May 18th at 8PM Eastern, we’re going live on Instagram @upandvanished for Jon’s real-time polygraph test with a professional examiner. Tune in on IG @upandvanished. No edits. No escape. Just the truth—or something close to it.

We were supposed to release the final episode today. Joseph’s case. Florence’s case. It was all ready—until everything changed.

In the last 24 hours, Oregon Jon—Florence’s last known contact—called us. After over a year of silence, he talked. For two hours.

This episode is not the finale. It’s a real-time dispatch from the middle of the storm. A raw, behind-the-scenes look at what just happened, how it’s changed everything, and what comes next. New episode next Monday.