Dead and Gone
Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
Despite the Grateful Dead’s ethos of peace and love and communal music, there is a darkness that surrounds the band. Across five decades, a string of unexplained accidents, murders and disappearances have befallen some of the band’s most dedicated fans; affectionately known as "DeadHeads." Some were last seen on their way to Grateful Dead concerts, others simply vanished or were tragically murdered while attending shows. Hosted by Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished) and Jake Brennan (Disgraceland), DEAD AND GONE Season 2 dives deep into the DeadHead subculture, investigating four of these tragic unresolved cases while simultaneously navigating the career of th...
Crook County: The Secret Double Life of a Mafia Hitman
For over 20 years, Ken Tekiela was a celebrated firefighter, husband, and father of two —but he led a secret, double life as a hitman for the Chicago mob. When the truth came out, it destroyed his family. Now, his son Kyle, host of Crook County, is left to pick up the pieces.Crook County is the shocking true crime podcast about Kenny “The Kid” Tekiela’s rise through the ranks of the legendary organized crime syndicate, the Chicago Outfit, and the lasting impact this has on a family. From iHeartR
Feb 26, • 3:02
Bind. Torture. Kill. - ‘Monster’ Returns
‘Monster: BTK’, the newest installment in the ‘Monster’ franchise, reveals the true story of the Wichita, Kansas serial killer who murdered at least 10 people between 1974 and 1991. Known by the moniker, BTK – Bind Torture Kill, his notoriety was bolstered by the taunting letters he sent to police, and the chilling phone calls he made to media outlets. BTK’s identity was finally revealed in 2005 to the shock of his family, his community, and the world. He was the serial killer next door.The firs
Jan 13, • 3:24
Introducing Lords of Death
A new podcast from Tenderfoot TV: While digging through an old memory box, host Thrasher Banks discovers forgotten VHS tapes, police reports, and faded letters regarding a 1995 murder in Dayton, Ohio. Drawn to the connection between this murder and the other seemingly innocuous contents of the box, Thrasher begins an investigation. As he follows the threads, he finds that a participant in the 1995 murder may be connected to more than one brutal, unsolved case… Against the backdrop of Ohio in the
Dec 11, 2024 • 2:35
Culpable: Case Review Returns
Sometimes, the worst crimes happen when you’d least expect it. From the creators of Culpable comes Culpable: Case Review, an all new anthology of crime stories too shocking to miss. Featuring stories of a custody exchange gone wrong, a camping trip turned manhunt, and a missing persons investigation with an unbelievable twist. Five new cases available now.Listen to Culpable: Case Review lnk.to/culpableFollow @Culpablepodcast on Instagram for more. To learn more about listener data and our priva
May 20, 2024 • 1:20
MISSING: Survivalist & World Traveler
Up and Vanished presents... Status: Untraced. In 2016, survivalist and world traveler Justin Alexander goes missing in the Parvati Valley while on a spiritual trek into the Himalayan Mountains. While the circumstances of his disappearance point to murder, a chilling message he left behind throws everything into question: “I should return mid-September or so. If I’m not back by then, don’t look for me.” Four years later, host and true crime newcomer Liam Luxon is introduced to Justin's story and
Apr 24, 2024 • 3:10
Introducing DISGRACELAND Icons Series & Anthony Bourdain Preview
Dead and Gone co-host Jake Brennan is back with all new episode of his other show, DISGRACELAND. Hear stories about the intersection of music, pop culture and true crime including episodes about Van Halen, Andy Warhol, Kobe Bryant, classic episodes on The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and this preview of an all new episode about the late great Anthony Bourdain. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more
Apr 3, 2024 • 6:47
Up and Vanished - S4E1: No Place Like Nome
Season 4 of “Up and Vanished: In the Midnight Sun” is available now. Host Payne Lindsey heads to the subarctic town of Nome, Alaska to lead a new investigation into the 2020 disappearance of Alaska Native Florence Okpealuk. Check out episode 1, “No Place Like Nome,” and catch up on the rest of the season now, just search Up and Vanished in your podcast app to follow the show.Follow the show on Instagram: @upandvanishedSubscribe to Tenderfoot+ for ad-free listening, exclusive bonuses and early ac
Mar 18, 2024 • 54:45
Up and Vanished Returns
Payne Lindsey returns to lead a new investigation into the disappearance of Alaska Native Florence Okpealuk, who vanished from the subarctic town of Nome in 2020. From Tenderfoot TV, a new chapter begins, this is season 4... 'Up and Vanished: In the Midnight Sun'. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 23, 2024 • 1:27
Introducing The Vanishing Point
Hoopa Valley is located in the Pacific Northwest. It is a beautiful place with a rich history and culture but this land holds a dark secret, the high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The Tenderfoot TV team heads to Hoopa to investigate why this tribal community is vulnerable to these issues and to hear the stories that have been ignored for so long. Explore more at https://upandvanished.com/vanishingpoint/. Subscribe to Tenderfoot+ for ad-free listening and an exclusive binge at
Nov 3, 2023 • 41:22
Presenting: Badlands, Richard Pryor: Stabbing, Shooting, F**i*ing, Burning, and Freebasing
Richard Pryor was one of the funniest people who ever lived. He elevated stand-up comedy to an art form. But the real life that informed his stand-up – a life of pool halls, brothels, stabbings, shootings, and lots and lots of cocaine – was a source of constant pain. A pain that he managed with a freebase habit so out of control it nearly killed him before he was even 40 years old. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including descriptions of domestic violence
Jun 15, 2023 • 30:36
Presenting Disgraceland: Bruce Springsteen
Unprovoked killing sprees. Nightclub gunfights. Mafia assassinations. True crime stories and modern folklore make up the backbone of many of the characters from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, one of The Boss’s greatest albums. Which ones are real, and which ones are myth? This is the story of those stories: the story of the making of Nebraska.This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence. For more episodes of Disgraceland, visit ht
Jun 8, 2023 • 34:04
Introducing “High Strange” with Payne Lindsey
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 way up high. In the last few years, dozens of Navy pilots have come forward with video evidence of objects in the sky that defy our understanding of physics. The Pentagon has since confirmed the validity of these accounts and stated, “We don’t know what they are.” Attempting to break the stigma surro
Mar 30, 2023 • 7:51
Presenting Disgraceland Season 11
Shootouts, drug running, crashing cars and planes, and walks on the wild side. It's almost here: find out which musical icons are featured in Season 11 of Disgraceland. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting February 14th. Rocka Rolla. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 7, 2023 • 2:15
Presenting Gone South Season 2: The Dixie Mafia
Welcome to Season Two of Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow Award - winning documentary podcast from C13Originals. Starting in the sixties, a loose-knit confederation of traveling criminals known as The Dixie Mafia terrorized every state from Georgia to Oklahoma. Its hundreds of members, unofficially headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, specialized in scams, heists and murder. Their alleged leader — the estranged son of a prominent Oklahoma politician — was a skilled and charismatic outlaw named
Oct 26, 2022 • 3:56
Introducing: Wolves Among Us, Season 1, The Larry Lavin Story
On the surface, there was nothing remarkable about Larry Lavin. He lived in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and family, drove a Volvo, and practiced dentistry in Philadelphia. But, from 1978 to 1984, Dr. Lavin moonlighted as one of the largest cocaine kingpins on the Eastern Seaboard.Through the voices and perspectives of law enforcement, drug runners, friends, business associates and Larry Lavin himself, Wolves Among Us, Season One, The Larry Lavin Story, tells the story of Lavin’s dual life
Sep 16, 2022 • 3:37
Introducing Le Monstre from Tenderfoot TV
Hi Dead and Gone listeners! Since you enjoy Tenderfoot TV podcasts, we're happy to introduce you to Le Monstre, the newest TFTV true crime series you won't want to miss. However, you don't have to just take our word for it. Check out this trailer to decide for yourself!About Le Monstre: In the 80s and 90s, a serial killer, pedophile, and kidnapper, terrorized the country of Belgium. His unspeakable crimes and the incompetence or unwillingness of law enforcement agencies to stop him brought the e
Aug 31, 2022 • 2:31
Maps | 10
Was Jeremy Alex paranoid from drugs or actually being chased by "bad people?" Payne interviews a local in Belfast who claims to have some information that suggests Jeremy might've been on the run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 8, 2022 • 39:51
Disappearance of Jeremy Alex | 9
In 2004, Jeremy Ted Alex went missing from Northport, Maine and has never been found. A guitarist who traveled in a van to Grateful Dead shows, Jeremy was last seen by a couple in their backyard. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2022 • 36:39
Gate Crashers Suck | 8
The Grateful Dead were on their tour of doom, an unsolved grateful doe case solved by DNA, and another serial killer To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2022 • 34:39
Capp Street | 7
Bridget lived at a residential hotel in the mission district, is it possible that a serial killer who preyed on prostitutes was involved? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2022 • 35:20
Disappearance of Bridget Pendell-Williamson | 6
In 1995, Bridget Pendell-Williamson travelled around the US before ending up in San Francisco staying at residential hotels. She last spoke to her family in December of 1996, and was booked by police in 1997. This is the last known record of her before she went missing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2022 • 37:00
Nicknames | 5
A boyfriend, a stalker, roommates, aliases, pot farms, suicides, and hitchhiking. What happened to Jennifer? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4, 2022 • 36:40
Disappearance of Jennifer Wilmer | 4
In 1993, Jennifer Wilmer up and vanished from her place in Northern California leaving behind a single note to her roommates. Billy Jensen has never stopped investigating her case and continues to keep it from going cold. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2022 • 36:23
Cover Up | 3
After contradicting autopsy reports, a lawsuit, and final thoughts on Adam Katz we begin to explore a new case of a missing deadhead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2022 • 34:31
Yellow Jackets | 2
A false sense of security. Payne and the team dive further into the circumstances surrounding Adam Katz' murder and security behavior at the show by talking with witnesses. Did they see what happened on October 14, 1989? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 13, 2022 • 37:29
Murder of Adam Katz | 1
Return of the Dead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 6, 2022 • 38:49
Introducing Dead and Gone Season 2
The long, strange, deadly trip continues. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 23, 2022 • 1:31
Presenting Badlands Season 3: Jack Nicholson: Hidden Drugs, Road Rage, and a Shocking Crime (Excerpt)
Buzz Lightyear the coke dealer, the true horror behind the horror classic Poltergeist, and two hard-living Jokers: this spring's new season of Badlands covers another, even wilder batch of Hollywood true crime tales. Check out this excerpt from the upcoming episode on Jack Nicholson.Listen to the all new season as well as the first two seasons, available to binge on Amazon Music.For episode notes and other great shows, visit doubleelvis.com and join the Disgraceland community on Twitch and Insta
Feb 23, 2022 • 5:37
Introducing Disgraceland Season 9
Deranged stalkers, heroin hounds, and the leering eyes of the FBI – find out who’s visiting Disgraceland this winter in Season 9 of the award-winning music and true crime podcast. Check out this excerpt from the upcoming episode: Tom Petty: House Fires, Hiding a Heroin Habit, and Run-Down Dreams.Listen to the all new season, as well as the first 8 seasons of Disgraceland, only on Amazon Music.For episode notes and other great shows, visit doubleelvis.com and join the Disgraceland community on Tw
Jan 25, 2022 • 4:11
Introducing 'The MLK Tapes' from Tenderfoot TV
According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from Tenderfoot TV, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. Available now on all podcast platforms.www.themlktapes.com
Jan 17, 2022 • 45:12
Introducing "To Live and Die in LA" Season 2
What would you do if someone went missing in your neighborhood? When Elaine Park, a twenty-year-old college student and aspiring artist, disappeared in host Neil Strauss’s neighborhood of Malibu, California, he decided to use his experience as a reporter to help. Forming an unlikely investigative team with his wife and concerned neighbors, they used their resources to raise a reward, spread awareness, and investigate the parties that many believe were responsible. To Live and Die in LA returns f
Jun 4, 2021 • 11:38
Introducing Badlands Season 1: Hollywoodland
Season One of BADLANDS, entitled “Hollywoodland,” explores the true crimes and scandalous careers of Hollywood’s most infamous stars. Each week, new episodes detail the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee’s relationship with Hong Kong street fighters, John Holmes’ role in the bloody Wonderland Murders, and the wild rise, fall, and rise again of a cocaine and acid fueled Dennis Hopper as well as stories about River Phoenix, original Superman George Reeves, disgraced silent film supersta
May 5, 2021 • 3:09
Disgraceland Season 7 Update
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Feb 2, 2021 • 0:47
Karmic Void | 10
Payne challenges Weston in the season 1 finale To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 9, 2020 • 41:44
Long Black Veil | 9
Payne finds Bo To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 3, 2020 • 35:31
Synchronicity | 8
Payne searches for a little Grateful Dead magic To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 25, 2020 • 44:17
Bad Actors | 7
Payne follows up after Weston's interview and finds a new witness To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 19, 2020 • 45:13
Weston | 6
Payne interviews Weston To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 12, 2020 • 38:13
The Dead On | 5
Payne implements an unconventional tactic to secure an interview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 5, 2020 • 39:39
Out Come The Wolves | 4
Over three decades after the Berkeley Marina Murders Robert guides Payne towards other deadheads in an attempt to chase down uncovered information and untangle the cobwebs of a close-knit community. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 29, 2020 • 39:19
The Human Condition | 3
Is a confrontation between two Deadheads related to Mary and Greg’s murders? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2020 • 42:26
A Guy Named Bo | 2
Two fans of the Grateful Dead wind up violently beaten, shot at close range and murdered. Did the wrong man go to prison? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 15, 2020 • 37:18
Secret Memory | 1
Why have so many fans of the Grateful Dead gone missing or been murdered? Is there a connection to one of the most iconic rock bands of all time? And also, just who the hell were the Grateful Dead? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 15, 2020 • 36:51