PODCAST · true crime
Cold Case Talk
by Cold Case Coalition
Together we take unsolved homicides and disappearances one step further.
Episodes
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Likely Sudden: A prominent businessman disappears in a fog of rumors, Part 3
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 and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
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Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 2
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 and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
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Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 1
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 and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
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Finding Amy
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 Roosevelt, Utah. The "friends" in the camper…
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The Super Bowl, Then Death
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. Bahe Davis, an 18-year-old with disabilities being...
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Stabbed on Valentine's Day
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 solved and little information has emerged. We talk to...
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Aletha Jo Williams
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 disappearance became a cold case. Acting on new...
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Virtually Unstoppable: The Murder of Boxer LeRoy Ortiz
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 even taunted them on the streets of Ogden. Now we…
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Killers Who Dismember: An Expert View
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 phenomenon. Listen to an intriguing interview with Dr.…
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Halloween 2020: Dead bodies, a Psychic, and the White Lady
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 might never hear from us again.
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Property of Big Ed Til Death Pt. 2
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 a campfire and missing DNA. A warning: There are...
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Property of Big Ed Til Death Pt. 1
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 divorce and she had gone to California. That…
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Cami Shepherd: Undetermined
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?
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Where is Wayne Burton?
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?
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Cold Case Talk Live
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.
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Legs Found in River Pt.2
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 body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah…
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Legs Found in River Pt. 1
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 body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah…
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Cold Case Playing Cards
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 populations in the U.S. The coalition donated 1,600…
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Bodies in the Desert
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 interview where he helps show why the loved ones of missing...
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A Tale of Two Cold Cases
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 one case was solved. Help us develop more leads to solve...
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Toothless "Jane Doe" Body Found
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 went missing in Boston in 1975, and Angela Willoughby, a...
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Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp? Pt.2
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.
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Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp? Pt. 1
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 conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee Lucas.
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