Up and Vanished: In The Midnight Sun is Part 2 is here!

Payne has spent the last year in Nome, Alaska, investigating the case of Native Alaskan Florence Okpealuk, who went missing in 2020. This case is unlike any other he has covered and has taken him all the way to the Arctic Circle and back. After combing through tips and new leads, Payne is now back with new episodes to take us deep into what he has uncovered in Florence’s case. And that is not the only case he has uncovered in the small town of Nome.

Listen to Up and Vanished: In The Midnight Sun

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Dean Corll was one of the deadliest killers in history. But it wasn’t the cops who brought him down. It was his own accomplice.

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Dean Corll liked to give free candy to the kids, especially the young boys, and he loved throwing parties for the teens. So why was he often seen digging at night near the candy shop?

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Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins Jr. successfully committed one of the most audacious and brutal attacks ever attempted while on death row – and he did it from the confines of his own cell. 

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From the start, Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins Jr. lived a life of crime. Between prison and parole, Pee Wee learned that, if he didn’t want to be the victim, he’d have to kill his way to the top.

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Stephen McDaniel thought he could outsmart the authorities. But this law school student accidentally told on himself... and it was all caught on camera.

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Stephen McDaniel had a crush on his next door neighbor. But this isn’t a love story. This crush ends with a headless torso. 

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It's been 15 years since Arthur Shawcross committed his last murder. Now that he’s out of prison, not only has his appearance changed, so have his victims. 

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Arthur Shawcross was paroled after less than 15 years in prison. Had the authorities known what was next, they never would have let him out. 

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Herb Baumeister was spiraling out of control, and the wall that kept his two lives separate was beginning to crumble. 

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Herb Baumeister spent his days as a father, a husband, and a businessman. But at night, he committed murderous acts in front of an audience that could never tell a soul. 

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