Up and Vanished Weekly | VANISHED: Denise Griffin

Up and Vanished

Tenderfoot TV

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When New York State Troopers embarked on a high speed chase on Monday June 28, 1993, they did not foresee the scene they would soon stumble upon. Inside the vehicle they discovered the decomposing body of a woman. After interrogation the driver confessed to killing multiple women, and was found guilty of nine counts of second degree murder. But authorities’ work was just beginning. Even after 30 years, two of his victims remain unidentified. Listen in as Payne and Maggie unpack the depravity of convicted serial killer Joel Rifkin, and later sit down with Laurah Norton, host of “One Strange Thing” and “The Fall Line” to discuss how forensic science may help determine if a woman named Denise Griffin may in fact be one of Rifkin’s unidentified victims.Up and Vanished Weekly is available wherever you get your podcasts. 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

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Tenderfoot TV podcast.
0:09.3	Hey, Up and Vanish listeners, it's Rob.
0:12.7	We wanted to share with you that we'll be spotlighting episodes of our new sister series, Up and Vanished Weekly.
0:19.7	Hosted by Payne Lindsay and Maggie Freeling. Every week, Up and Vanished Weekly. Hosted by Payne Lindsay and Maggie Freeling.
0:23.2	Every week, Up and Vanish Weekly dives into a new missing or murdered person's case,
0:29.0	bringing you interviews with experts and advocates who take you behind the scenes of the investigation.
0:34.6	On behalf of the entire Up and Vanish team, we hope you enjoy Up and Vanish Weekly.
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1:02.5	This podcast discusses mature and sensitive content, including descriptions of violence that may be
1:09.0	triggering for some audiences.
1:12.7	Listener discretion is advised.
1:20.7	It's 3.15 a.m. on June 28, 1993,
1:25.4	as New York State Troopers are patrolling the Southern State Parkway,
1:29.5	they notice a truck with no rear license plate. Moments later, they pull behind the tan-1984 Mazda pickup and turn their lights on.
1:35.4	Instead of stopping, the driver increases their speed, and troopers soon find themselves
1:40.6	in a quickly escalating high-speed chase. Officers continue their pursuit,
1:45.6	but the chase abruptly ends when the driver collides with a pole.
1:50.7	Troopers slow to a stop, approach the truck, calling out to the driver.
1:55.6	As they close in, they see a bumper sticker that reads,
1:59.1	Sticks and stones may break my bones,
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