REWARD
$200,000
Making a podcast brought Payne
Lindsey into places he never
thought he would be: “Good
Morning America,” being
subpoenaed for a murder trial, digging under a
home for bones, reaching the No. 1 spot on the
Apple Podcast charts, and in the ears of
millions of listeners, to name a few.
In June, Lindsey was relaxing in his
beautiful east Atlanta home coming down from
his many adventures. He had just finished
covering the trial of Ryan Duke for the murder
of Tara Grinstead, a high school teacher and
former Miss Georiga contestant from Ocilla
who disappeared homecoming night in 2005
before her body was discovered more than a
decade later. Lindsey was subpoenaed to
testify as a witness in the prosecution’s case,
though after an appeal to the court on his right
to cover the trial as a member of the press, the
court relented.
Within a month, he had traveled to Las
Vegas for True Crime Con, a convention
for true crime fans and creators,
visited London and spent time with
family. He had just capped o bonus
episodes for his podcast, “Up and
Vanished” for the trial. Undoubtedly,
Lindsey needed rest.
On the first floor of his home,
Lindsey has created a working
studio for his podcasts, fully
equipped with a sound booth,
stereo systems, monitors and sound
mixing. The space is quiet. For now.
Written by MADISON HOGAN | Photos by HADLEY(s) Photography
VANISHED
A kid from Cobb
Though the name Payne Lindsey is
becoming a household around
Atlanta, and a heavyweight in the true
Finding
Payne
How a Kennesaw native
reached millions of
listeners covering
Georgia’s crime
of the century
TARA
34 COBB LIFE | SEPTEMBER 2022