Often Nome, Alaska is claimed to be settled by gold miners, but Alaska Natives have been in the sub-arctic area for thousands of years. It is also unfortunately the site of a disproportionately high number of missing Indigenous and Native Alaskan women. When Up and Vanished host, Payne Lindsey, receives a tip from one of his producers about Florence Okpealuk, an Alaskan native who went missing in 2020, he is drawn to the mystery of her disappearance. As Payne begins his research, he finds an email from Okpeluk's family asking him to cover her case, and is compelled to continue. He will soon learn the difficulty of covering a case in the Land of the Midnight Sun as he begins his journey northward to Nome.
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Status: Untraced - E2: Walked Into Heaven
Status: Untraced - E1: The Razor's Edge
MISSING: Survivalist & World Traveler
Inside Up and Vanished: In The Midnight Sun
Introducing To Die For
S4E8: Back To Nome
S4E7: Let's Talk About This
S4E6: Two Truths and a Lie
S4E5: Finding Jon
S4E4: Fact or Rumor?
Bonus: Payne Lindsey breaks down the case so far (Talking To Death)
S4E3: Oregon Jon
S4E2: Man On West Beach
A new chapter of Up and Vanished starts February 16th: Exclusive Preview
Payne Lindsey returns to investigate in Season 4 on February 16th. A New Season. A New Case
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The Vanishing Point: Episode 4, Off the Highway
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