Joseph Santi was a leading businessman in Utah in the 1970s. He and his wife were owners of a new hotel, had a beautiful old mansion and numerous other investments. Then one day in 1977 he disappeared. We unravel the rumors and misinformation a

Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 2

Oct 23rd, 2023 36m 42s

Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 1

Oct 23rd, 2023 33m 29s

Joseph Santi was a notable businessman in Utah in the 1970s. He and his wife were owners of a new hotel, had a beautiful old mansion and numerous other investments. Then one day in 1977 he disappeared. We unravel the rumors and misinformation a

Finding Amy

Jul 21st, 2022 36m 10s

Amy Westreicher moved from California to remote eastern Utah to help out a friend. She fell in with a group of people who had some troubles with the law. In 2010, Amy went missing one night from a camper parked in the desolute countryside near

The Super Bowl, Then Death

Feb 13th, 2022 53m 3s

The 1995 Super Bowl featured the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers. Like millions of others, those confined to the forensic (crime-related) ward at the Utah State Hospital had their own viewing party complete with drinks and snacks

Stabbed on Valentine's Day

Jan 27th, 2022 29m 27s

In 1982 a young, good-looking construction worker, went to a bar with a friend. It was Valentine's Day and maybe that's what led to some flirtatious interactions with a woman that took a deadly turn. Almost 40 years on, the murder has not been

New Developments in Aletha Jo Williams Cold Case

Jul 9th, 2021 35m 47s

Aletha Jo Williams had some minor run-ins with the law. Then she became pregnant and in 2001 and 2002 seemed to be turning her life around when her Utah family reported her missing. Police did some investigation but had little to go on and her

Virtually Unstoppable: The Murder of Boxer LeRoy Ortiz

Jan 16th, 2021 29m 5s

In March of 1969, LeRoy Ortiz was taken from his Ogden home and murdered. Ortiz was a young rising boxer but his career was cut short by a bullet to the heart. For years, the Ortiz family said they knew who killed LeRoy and that the killers had

Killers Who Dismember: An Expert View

Dec 13th, 2020 35m 56s

A perhaps surprising number of cold case murders are accompanied by dismemberment of the victim. But why do killers often cut up parts of victims or even entire bodies? We sought answers from one of the world's leading researchers on the phenom

Halloween 2020: Dead bodies, a Psychic, and the White Lady

Oct 31st, 2020 46m 42s

Halloween Special: Our encounters with the dead; psychics provide tips in the Susan Cox Powell case; meet psychic medium Judy Dixon, the real thing; take a ride with us to find the White Lady who searches for her missing child. Warning: You mi

Property of Big Ed Til Death

Oct 23rd, 2020 27m 38s

In this episode, Ed Callison is arrested and details begin to emerge about what really happened in 2014 to his wife, Melanie Callison. Let's just say Melanie did not run off to Salt Lake City or San Francisco or Idaho. And there's a twist about

"Property of Bid Ed Til Death"

Oct 13th, 2020 23m 34s

Melanie Callison went missing from Richfield, Utah, in September of 2014, about five months after she married Ed Callison and got a tattoo on her back to celebrate. At first, Ed told family, friends and police that he and Melanie had decided to

Cami Shepherd: Undetermined

Jul 27th, 2020 38m 55s

Cami Shepherd's disappearance under suspicious circumstances is the subject of this week's episode. Our investigation of crime scene photos and other evidence can help us find out what happened to her. What happened to Cami Shepherd?

Where is Wayne Burton?

Jun 3rd, 2020 26m 23s

In this week’s episode, we delve into the strange case of a missing man. His ex-wife was told he was dead until she inquired about Social Security benefits. Then a daughter said he wasn’t dead, then said he was. Where is Wayne Burton?

Cold Case Talk Live

Apr 2nd, 2020 1h 22m

In this week’s episode, “Cold Case Talk Live”, we go behind the scenes with the Utah Cold Case Coalition to discuss a triple murder, and a runaway … who wasn’t.

Legs Found in River Pt.2

Feb 24th, 2020 29m 19s

In 1985 two dismembered legs were found in a river near 24th street in Ogden, Utah. The legs were later identified as those of 34-year-old mother of five, Savannah Hoskins. She had previously been reported missing by her husband Joe, but the

Legs Found in River Pt. 1

Feb 11th, 2020 25m 3s

Cold Case Playing Cards

Jan 28th, 2020 23m 11s

In this episode, we discuss printing victim photos and descriptions on playing cards to help solicit tips from inmates serving time. We interviewed the former Florida special agent who first thought to use playing cards to get tips from jail po

Bodies in the Desert

Jan 15th, 2020 20m 58s

In this episode, you'll hear how common desert disappearances are in the continental western U.S. Dean Shurtz disappeared in the Nevada desert near Valley of Fire over 14 years ago. His son Raymond's singing is featured as well as our intervi

A Tale of Two Cold Cases

Jan 7th, 2020 20m 18s

In this episode, you'll hear from the daughters of two mothers who were murdered in 1970. Loretta Jones was killed in Price, Utah, and Phyllis O'Brien Carson was killed in French Camp, California. Learn why, despite many similarities, only on

Toothless Jane Doe 1979

Dec 23rd, 2019 26m 42s

In August of 1979, the body of an unidentified woman was found in rural Utah. Although Henry Lee Lucas claimed he killed her, the case of the toothless "Jane Doe" remains open. Episode guests: Rick Goroshko, whose mother Dorothy Goroshko wen

Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp?

Dec 16th, 2019 37m 39s

This episode contains never-before-heard conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee Lucas. We review the evidence that ruled out Lucas and resulted in Provo police reopening the 1978 murder of Marla Scharp.

Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp?

Dec 9th, 2019 34m 20s

Henry Lee Lucas confessed in 1984 to the sexual assault and murder of Marla Scharp in Provo, Utah six years earlier. Based on Lucas' confession, Marla's case was closed without anyone being charged. This episode contains never before heard co

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