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COLD — Documentary
COLD

COLD is a narrative podcast series focused on missing persons cases. Investigative journalist and host Dave Cawley takes on a single story with each season.

Season 1: Susan Powell Case Files, the Cold journey begins with Dave’s investigation into the unsolved disappearance of Susan Powell… and the man with the most to gain from her death.

Season 2: Justice for Joyce Yost delves into the details of a murder-for-hire plot and attempts to find justice for Joyce – a woman who bravely reported her kidnapping and rape only to vanish without a trace.

Season 3: The Search for Sheree follows two suspects in the 1985 disappearance of Sheree Warren while examining the dangerous escalation of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The Cold team seeks to answer the question: what really happened to Sheree Warren?

Season 4: Blamed on Bundy – The Disappearance of Nancy Baird
Brant Baird can barely remember his mom, Nancy Perry Baird. She vanished in 1975, when Brant was just 4. For nearly 50 years, Brant lived under the belief serial killer Ted Bundy abducted and murdered Nancy. That changed when COLD picked up Nancy’s case. Now, the daughters of a former cop are confronting a dark shadow from their past. And Brant is left to ask, “if Ted Bundy didn’t kill Nancy Baird, then who?”

Created and Produced by KSL Podcasts

Copyright: © 2025 KSL Podcasts

Latest Episodes:

Announcing Deceived: The Daybell Story Oct 23, 2026

Show notes

COLD host Dave Cawley provides a status update as the latest season draws to a close. Up next in the feed, we'll be sharing episodes of a new true crime show from KSL Podcasts. It's called Deceived: The Daybell Story, hosted by Nate Eaton of East Idaho News and produced by Ben Keubrick (lead producer of COLD season 3). Episodes of Deceived will begin appearing in the COLD podcast feed starting October 29.

Blamed on Bundy | Reckoning | 6 Oct 21, 2026

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Heidi Holmberg and Tori Riddle face their father in court, taking their power back decades after suffering abuse at Tom Jackson’s hands.
But even as Tom receives punishment from a judge, a new accuser emerges. The story she shares about her encounter with a former East Layton cop complicates the Nancy Baird investigation. In this finale episode, the story returns to Nancy’s son Brant Baird and his search for answers about his missing mother. Tucked away in Nancy’s cedar chest, Brant discovers an epiphany. Share your thoughts: Instagram Facebook Reddit
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).
Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Blamed on Bundy | Reputation Damage | 5 Oct 14, 2026

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The waiting game begins as former East Layton police officer Tom Jackson faces new criminal charges over allegations of child sex abuse against his daughters during the 1980s. A rift emerges among Jackson’s family, with some blood relatives refusing to believe he could be capable of such terrible acts. Jackson’s comments to COLD also draw attention to Nancy Perry Baird’s ex-boyfriend, John Sparks, and his brother, Davis County Sheriff Kelly Sparks. COLD host Dave Cawley confronts Sheriff Sparks about the appearance of a possible conflict of interest. And a one-time friend of Nancy Baird’s emerges as a possible witness to her presumed abduction. Could Guy Gailey have seen Nancy in her final moments?
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If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).
Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Blamed on Bundy | Kicking the Hornet's Nest | 4 Oct 07, 2026

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The Nancy Baird case file, kept away from prying eyes for decades, is at last released to COLD in 2023. Contained within are surprise revelations about the last people known to have seen Nancy alive.

But when COLD host Dave Cawley’s investigation into the Nancy Baird case reached the family of former East Layton police officer Tom Jackson, the unexpected happened. Some of Jackson’s victims asked themselves the question: could Tom have been the person to abduct Nancy Baird? Did Tom Jackson hide behind the convenient alternative of Ted Bundy for five decades?

Meanwhile, a former deputy with an interest in cold cases approaches the sheriff, only to discover the sheriff has his own personal connection to the case.

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Join the COLD Insider Club for ad-free listening, early access and exclusives: https://insiderclub.thecoldpodcast.com/
Right now, founding members receive 20% off.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).

Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Blamed on Bundy | The Book of Regrets | 3 Sep 30, 2026

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Days before his execution, serial killer Ted Bundy denied knowing anything about the disappearance of Nancy Baird. That didn’t stop police and the press from declaring Bundy the killer. That folklore loomed large for Nancy’s son, Brant.

Meanwhile, one of the police officers who investigated Nancy’s case wandered a proverbial wilderness following his arrest for child sex crimes. In Idaho, Tom Jackson found a new family, among a community of people who knew nothing of his past.

Decades later, a surprise discovery a few miles from where Nancy Baird vanished cast fresh doubt on the common belief Ted Bundy did it.

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Join the COLD Insider Club for ad-free listening, early access and exclusives: https://insiderclub.thecoldpodcast.com/
Right now, founding members receive 20% off.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).

Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Blamed on Bundy | Birds of a Feather | 2 Sep 23, 2026

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A young man who demonstrated astonishing “powers” arrived in Utah five years following the disappearance of Nancy Baird. James Hydrick wowed police, including a former officer who investigated Nancy’s case, with his telekinetic abilities.

James Hydrick’s amazing talents drew fame and followers. But they were all an act, a fraud. Hydrick soon landed in prison for sex offenses against children.

The former East Layton cop, Tom Jackson, also ran afoul of the law for child sex offenses. In this episode, Jackson’s adult daughters break decades of silence to provide a full picture of who their father really is. Their account raises a chilling question: what might Tom Jackson be hiding?

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Join the COLD Insider Club for ad-free listening, early access and exclusives: https://insiderclub.thecoldpodcast.com/
Right now, founding members receive 20% off.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).

Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Blamed on Bundy | Everyone Knew Everyone | 1 Sep 23, 2026

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Impatient customers lined up at the cash register late on the afternoon of Friday, July 4th, 1975. The gas station clerk, Nancy Perry Baird, was nowhere to be found. A police officer soon discovered Nancy’s purse, keys and car were left behind. So was Nancy’s 4-year-old son, Brant.

In this episode, investigative reporter Dave Cawley traces Nancy Baird’s life from her childhood to her disappearance. He reveals how a tiny, untrained police department in East Layton, Utah fumbled the case. That is, until a convenient scapegoat arrived to draw away the public's attention.

Now, Nancy’s son Brant Baird breaks his silence, speaking for the first time exclusively to COLD. And the last surviving member of the East Layton Police Department spins a confusing story about where he was when Nancy Baird vanished.

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Join the COLD Insider Club for ad-free listening, early access and exclusives: https://insiderclub.thecoldpodcast.com/
Right now, founding members receive 20% off.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, free and confidential help is available through the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).

Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
COLD main theme composed by: Michael Bahnmiller
KSL Executive Producer: Sheryl Worsley
KSL Senior VP of Content: Ruth Todd

If you enjoy COLD, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Introducing COLD: Blamed on Bundy - The Disappearance of Nancy Baird Sep 16, 2026

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A serial killer was on the prowl during the summer of 1975, when Nancy Perry Baird vanished from the gas station where she worked. Police pinned Nancy's disappearance on Ted Bundy, even though no evidence tied the notorious killer to the case.

Five decades later, a former police officer's daughter listened to an episode of COLD about the Nancy Baird case. She heard her father quoted and realized a dark secret from their past might be the key to solving the Nancy Baird cold case.

The first two episodes drop September 23, 2026. New episodes each Wednesday.

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Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Dave Cawley
KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley

The Susan Powell Case Files | Ambiguous Grief | Bonus Episode 12 Sep 10, 2026

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About a year after Susan Cox Powell disappeared from her home in West Valley City, Utah, a man entered a mom-and-pop bookstore one town over and stabbed the owner of the shop to death. The November, 2010 murder of Sherry Black was an inverse of the Susan Powell case: a body and physical evidence, but no suspect. It took police a decade before investigative genetic genealogy led them to Sherry Black's killer. That man is now in prison for life.

Black's daughter, Heidi Miller, spent a decade of her life trapped in a stage of suspended grief. Heidi didn't know who killed her mom, or why. In the midst of that uncertainty, Heidi created a non-profit organization, the Sherry Black Foundation, to try and create something positive out of her tragedy.

On September 26, 2026, the Sherry Black Foundation will co-host the inaugural Utah Missing and Unsolved Day, bringing together investigators, victim families and service providers. The goal is to make sure no cold case goes uninvestigated, no murdered or missing loved one unforgotten. Ahead of the event, Heidi Miller shares her story with COLD host Dave Cawley in a revealing personal interview.

For years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos and diary entries. He tracked down new sources, followed new leads and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and on to Washington State, where Powell killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth.

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Episode credits:

Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
Audio production and mastering: Aaron Mason
KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley

If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

Lost Boy May 20, 2026

Show notes

A 3-year-old boy wanders away from camp in the Uinta Mountains, leading to a panicked search. Uinta Triangle host Dave Cawley covered the case of Benjamin Myrup's disappearance when it happened. In this bonus episode, Dave revisits the case years later to learn what Benjamin's parents experienced behind the scenes of the search.

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