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Farewell Aug 10, 2021

For our farewell episode, we discuss why we decided to end Zion's Lost after 3 years and over 150 episodes. We share some memorable experiences we have had and episodes that still keep us up at night. We also talk about a few cases we wish we could have covered, but couldn't due to privacy reasons.

We appreciate your loyalty and support of our podcast. We are very thankful to have had such kind listeners who care about the cases and victims as much as we do. We hope that we have succeeded in bringing awareness to cold cases, missing persons, and victims of violent crime.

- Julia & Janet

Annette Hill Jul 27, 2021

In 1989, a successful mother and social worker, Annette Hill, left her home at about 8pm, never to return. A robbery and murder gone wrong led to police to some of her belongings, but the suspect was never charged with any crime relating to her disappearance. However, that would all change in 2011 when another cold case from 1989 was reopened, and evidence was retested.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613314616/?terms=Annette%20Hill&match=1

https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-a-hill

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613419829/?terms=%22victor%20aguilar%22&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/467097805/?terms=%22victor%20aguilar%22&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613321208/?terms=%22felicia%20pappas%22&match=1

History of Lagoon Jul 20, 2021

It’s what fun is! Utah’s family-owned amusement park, Lagoon, has an interesting history dating back to 1886. Lagoon has hosted famous bands, has original wood-carved animals on the carousel, and the infamous ‘White Roller Coaster’ just celebrated its 100th birthday. But with all the rides, games, and cotton candy, comes a few deaths and injuries.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12467291/?terms=Lagoon&match=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_(amusement_park)

https://mysteryofutahhistory.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-dark-side-of-lagoon-amusement-park.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613315050/?terms=Ryan%20Beckstead&match=1

Etzil Cortez Trujillo & Shelby Campbell Jul 13, 2021

This week we are discussing two missing persons. Both disappeared in 2020 in the same general area of North Ogden. Etzil Cortez Trujillo was last seen by their broken down vehicle on the North Ogden Divide. Shelby Campbell left for a hike during a heavy windstorm and no trace of her or her belongings have been found. Her vehicle was located in the trailhead parking lot.

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2020/04/27/young-nonbinary-person-missing-since-thursday/

https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/05/09/family-of-missing-person-etzli-cortes-trujillo-calls-for-action-from-slc-police-department/

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/salt-lake-city-pd-searching-for-missing-22-year-old-resident/

Facebook page for Ez: https://www.facebook.com/FindEzNow

Facebook group to join for Shelby: https://www.facebook.com/groups/35314140916176T

Dennis Piernick & Brent Carpenter Jun 29, 2021

This week, we are continuing with commemorating Pride Month by discussing a murder and an assault. Both crimes were solved, but the murder was not solved until 30 years later, and the assault was on a friendly bicyclist well known to those in the Logan area.

https://www.deseret.com/2012/7/12/20504383/thirty-years-later-murder-case-closed-but-little-closure-for-family#dennis-piernick-39-was-killed-may-16-1982-the-salt-lake-city-police-department-closed-the-investigation-into-his-death-july-12-2012-after-determining-the-person-who-should-be-arrested-in-the-case-was-already-dead

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2012/10/01/a-history-of-hate-crimes-in-utah/

https://usustatesman.com/bicycle-brent/

Gordon Church Jun 22, 2021

In November of 1988, Gordon Church stopped at a 7-11 for a pack of cigarettes before meeting friends for dinner. A few days later, a parolee confessed to police that he and an accomplice tortured, raped, and murdered Gordon, before dumping him in a shallow grave.

Content Warning: Sexual Assault

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2009/11/19/the-murder-of-gordon-church/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469656685/?terms=Gordon%20Church%20gay&match=1

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2013/05/10/gordon-ray-church-murderer-inappropriate-relationship-renee-mckenzie-curt/

Supreme

https://www.sltrib.com/news/crime/2017/01/09/28-years-later-the-story-of-southern-utah-student-gordon-church-and-his-killers/

David Arthur Stack Jun 08, 2021

David Stack was 19 years old when he decided to leave Colorado to visit his sister in Truckee, California. He never arrived and his family never stopped looking for him. Meanwhile, police in Wendover had a case of a deceased John Doe found at a water treatment facility. Was David the victim of similar crimes in the area and time period?

https://www.latimes.com/nation/ct-david-stack-20150516-story.html

https://archives.rep-am.com/2015/08/16/cold-case-broken-hearts/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_David_Stack

http://tooeleonline.com/exhumed-body-may-be-linked-to-missing-man-from-colorado/

https://www.ksl.com/article/34659416

Ricky Henricksen & Tasha Bevan May 26, 2021

This week we discuss two kidnapping cases that are not related, but both victims were found alive.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/289255616/?terms=%22Evan%20richard%20henricksen%22&match=1

https://www.deseret.com/2003/3/24/19711272/past-abductions-have-focused-spotlight-on-s-l

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613488327/?terms=Tasha%20bevan&match=1

http://www.minicassia.com/news/article_421c3e22-18fc-11e4-ac91-0017a43b2370.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613117278/?terms=Tasha%20bevan&match=1

The Blackbeard Reverend May 18, 2021

In 1896, human bones and teeth were found inside a church furnace in Salt Lake City. When the reverend, Francis Hermans, could not be located, police suspected him from the start. However, when the details of his life and his history of wives disappearing or suddenly dying, the story got more scandalous and hit the newspapers not only in the U.S, but internationally as well. Even though his face was all over the papers, Reverend Hermans has escaped capture for over a century.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12423500/?terms=francis%20hermans&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/355381319/?terms=francis%20hermans&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/354248664

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-05-25/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1896&sort=date&rows=20&words=Francis+Hermann+Rev&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=8&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Rev.+Francis+Hermann&y=21&x=10&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598955112/?terms=Francis%20Hermans&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/80844051/?terms=bertha%20wagner&match=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1896-06-06/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1896&sort=date&rows=20&words=Francis+Hermanns+Rev&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=9&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Rev.+Francis+Hermann&y=21&x=10&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hermann

Timothy Scott Parry & Johnnie Mae May 11, 2021

This week we explore two missing persons cases that are not connected, but involve endangered and at-risk individuals. At 19 years old, Timothy Scott Parry walked out of his house, never to be seen again. In 2001, 68 year old Johnnie Mae left her sisters home to go to the grocery store. Her unoccupied vehicle was found about 100 miles away from her home. Although a couple ranchers saw her wandering the desert, Johnnie was never located.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/725292996/?terms=timothy%20scott%20parry&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613308545/?terms=timothy%20scott%20parry&match=1

https://charleyproject.org/case/timothy-scott-parry

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613275929/?terms=Johnnie%20%20Mae%20Miles&match=1

https://charleyproject.org/case/johnnie-mae-miles#:~:text=Miles%20was%20last%20seen%20at,Eureka%20in%20Juab%20County%2C%20Utah.

https://charleyproject.org/case/timothy-scott-parry

Lauren McCluskey Part 3 May 04, 2021

After Lauren’s murder, The McCluskey’s filed a $56 millon lawsuit against the University of Utah. They believed that Lauren’s murder could have been prevented and even with a thorough investigation showing a history of negligence and not taking Lauren’s concerns seriously, the U of U president was adament they did all they could.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/08/05/report-university-utah/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/27/im-grateful-i-was-able/

https://www.laurenmccluskey.org/

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/weber-county-sheriffs-office-hires-university-of-utah-detective-terminated-after-campus-murder-of-student-lauren-mccluskey/

https://kslnewsradio.com/1893755/opinion-university-utah-police-saved-lauren-mccluskeys-life/amp/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/07/01/university-utah-officer/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/11/03/university-utah-police/

https://www.laurenmccluskey.org/

Lauren McCluskey Part 2 Apr 27, 2021

After breaking things off with Melvin Rowland, Lauren McCluskey couldn’t escape her abuser and stalker. He used spoof phones to call and harass her, looked into her windows at night, tried to lure her out of her apartment, and he even blackmailed her for $1,000. She took her concerns to the UofU campus police who dismissed her worries and violated her trust in the most disrespectful and disgusting way.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/08/05/report-university-utah/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/27/im-grateful-i-was-able/

https://www.laurenmccluskey.org/

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/weber-county-sheriffs-office-hires-university-of-utah-detective-terminated-after-campus-murder-of-student-lauren-mccluskey/

https://kslnewsradio.com/1893755/opinion-university-utah-police-saved-lauren-mccluskeys-life/amp/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/07/01/university-utah-officer/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/11/03/university-utah-police/

https://www.laurenmccluskey.org/

Lauren McCluskey Part 1 Apr 13, 2021

In fall 2018, Lauren McCluskey was a student at the University of Utah on a Track and Field scholarship. While on the phone with her mother, she was walking back to her dorm when she was attacked. Later, she was found dead in the backseat of a vehicle on campus. Her family and friends didn’t hesitate to point the finger at the man she had just broken up with.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lauren-jennifer-mccluskey&pid=190589650&fhid=23444

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/12/19/university-utah-announce/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/26/timeline-extortion/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/23/university-utah-is/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/25/utah-governor-calls/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/05/17/university-utah-police/

Sarah "Ella" Snow Young Mar 30, 2021

Ella Young was a wife and mother of 2, including a 4 month old baby boy. She loved hiking in Hobble Creek Canyon with her husband and their sons. When she left on September morning in 1953 to go get a can of corn for their supper that night, she never returned home. Her family was worried and started looking at the place she loved the most, Hobble Creek Canyon. There, they found her car abandoned with her shoes in it. Did Ella leave voluntarily to start a new life? Or was she unknowingly suffering from postpartum depression?

https://charleyproject.org/case/sarah-luella-snow

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/58753?nav

https://www.newspapers.com/image/289763636/?terms=ella%20young&match=1

https://www.wheelermortuaries.com/obituary/Don-Young

https://www.newspapers.com/image/467768038/?terms=ella%20young&match=1

Gary Gilmore Mar 23, 2021

After a childhood of abuse, Gary Gilmore lived a life of crime. After living in and out of prison, he settled in Provo, UT with family members hoping to help him change his life around. But after being convicted of killing two young men within a day of each other, Gary was determined that his death sentence be carried out, despite pleas and appeals from those closest to him.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12130528/?terms=Bessie%20Brown&match=1

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-execution-of-gary-gilmore

http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,945718,00.html

https://time.com/3742999/gary-gilmore-history/.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gary-Gilmore

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/gilmore-gary-mark.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-11-mn-3947-story.html

Tommy Walling Mar 16, 2021

In 1983, Tommy was just 9 years old when he was removed from his mother's care and placed in a foster home in Thatcher, Utah. One morning, he went out to feed the dog and never came back in the home. His body was found about a month later. With several other children going missing and being murdered in SLC and Pocatello, ID, police wondered if Tommy's case was related. Arthur Gary Bishop denied involvement and Tommy's killer has never been found.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613325570/?terms=Tommy%20Walling&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613482859/?terms=Thomas%20walling&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285534871/?terms=Thomas%20walling&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613483719/?terms=Thomas%20walling&match=1

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/77po4e/pocatello_abductions/

https://www.deseret.com/2014/4/18/20539720/man-admits-raping-killing-young-ogden-girl-when-he-was-15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rachael_Runyan

Nancy Perry Baird Mar 09, 2021

On July 4th, 1975, Nancy was working her shift at the Fina gas station on Highway 89 in East Layton. Her supervisor arrived to take over at 5:30pm, but Nancy was nowhere to be found. There were no signs of a struggle, and all of Nancy’s belongings were left undisturbed. She was thought to be a Ted Bundy victim, but he adamantly denies involvement and there isn’t any evidence linking her to him. Is Bundy to blame for her disappearance? Or a local that Nancy was familiar with?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469167464/?article=257df27d-4a2b-4075-a6a0-d55f0ec2bce7

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58129359&itype=cmsid

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468744236/?terms=nancy%20perry%20baird&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598050981/?terms=nancy%20perry%20baird&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468744236/?terms=nancy%20perry%20baird&match=1

June Nelson Mar 02, 2021

On New Years Eve 1928, 12 year-old June Nelson was walking home after leaving the family’s cafe that evening. When she didn’t return home, family and neighbors went searching. Unfortunately, the next day they found her body in a canal just two miles from her home. Her murder has a eerie commonality with that of a girl in Oakland, California that occurred just two years earlier. Are their murders connected?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/288634784/?terms=June%20Nelson&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/288635239/?terms=June%20Nelson&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/542299518/?terms=June%20Nelson&match=1

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/542299890/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/288645203/?terms=June%20Nelson&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/542300556/?terms=June%20Nelson&match=1

Sheree Allen Feb 16, 2021

In 2005, Sheree Allen's body was found in a trash bag in a dumpster behind a strip mall. Sheree had dreams of being a nurse, but instead found herself in an abusive relationship and addicted to drugs. Unfortunately, the suspects in her death are either keeping quiet, unable to be located or dead themselves.

https://www.abc4.com/news/the-justice-files-who-killed-my-daughter/

https://www.ksl.com/article/38234504/11-years-after-womans-body-found-in-dumpster-police-seek-info-to-solve-cold-case

https://www.newspapers.com/image/472614743/?terms=sheree%20Allen&match=1

https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/mean-streets/Content?oid=2128930

https://www.deseret.com/2005/1/28/19874325/friends-kin-are-saddened-by-slaying

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2580780-homelessness-heartache-and-hoops-caleb-swanigans-rough-road-to-purdue

https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/8/19176077/ex-suspect-thankful-for-time-behind-bars

Everett Ruess Feb 09, 2021

In 1934, Everett Ruess was a poet, artist, adventurer, and free spirit. At the young age of 20, he enjoyed writing poems about his travels in his journal. In November, he took off into the wilderness with his two burros and was never seen again.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/557141653/?terms=everett%20ruess&match=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Ruess

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612883959/?terms=everett%20ruess&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/467355324/?terms=everett%20ruess&match=1

https://www.everettruess.net/poetry/

https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-Mystery-And-Disappearance-of-Everett-Ruess-in-1934

Matthew Jay Broncho Feb 02, 2021

In March 2019, Matthew Broncho left his family home in Fort Hall, ID but didn't tell anyone where he was headed. He had his cellphone, wallet, $250, and his beloved dog, Afa. When he didn't return, his mother used location services on his phone and found his truck abandoned in Snowville. They weren't alarmed until 7 days later, when his dog was found, but Matthew was not.

http://www2.sbtribes.com/

https://charleyproject.org/case/

matthew-jay-broncho

https://www.postregister.com/chronicle/news/missing-man-s-family-desperate-for-word/article_f054664b-217d-54d2-8de7-b701c64a8db6.html

Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. Jan 26, 2021

The mystery of D.B Cooper is one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries in the world. But what many don't know, is that in April of 1972, just 6 months later, Richard McCoy Jr. from Provo hijacked a plane from Denver. He demanded 4 parachutes and $500,0000. Many speculate and some are even convinced that McCoy wasn't a copycat hijacker, but D.B. Cooper himself.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/643477721/?terms=richard%20floyd%20mccoy&match=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_McCoy_Jr.

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/richard-floyd-mccoy-jr

https://www.newspapers.com/image/596608969

https://screenrant.com/d-b-cooper-hbo-documentary-richard-floyd-mccoy-leaves-out/

Glen and Bessie Hyde Jan 18, 2021

In 1928, newlyweds Glen and Bessie Hyde set off on an adventure of river running the Grand Canyon. After they did not arrive in Needles, California as planned, groups of searchers looked by air and on foot. Their boat was located with all their belongings still inside, however, no sign of Glen or Bessie have ever been found.

http://charleyproject.org/case/bessie-louise-haley-hyde

https://www.newspapers.com/image/575534776/?terms=glen%2Brollin%2Bhyde

http://charleyproject.org/case/glen-rollin-hyde

https://medium.com/@sharonfiles/the-disappearance-of-glen-and-bessie-hyde-b9ca35136410

https://www.newspapers.com/image/596464617/

https://grcahistory.org/sites/colorado-river-corridor/hyde-river-tragedy/

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/mysterious-case-newlyweds-who-vanished-in-grand-canyon.htm

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Glen_and_Bessie_Hyde

https://www.newspapers.com/image/578264957/?terms=glen%2Band%2Bbessie%2Bhyde

https://www.newspapers.com/image/516250904/?terms=glen%2Band%2Bbessie%2Bhyde

https://historycollection.co/the-disappearance-of-bessie-and-glen-hyde-remains-one-of-the-most-puzzling-unsolved-mysteries/2/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/558321522/?terms=glen%2Band%2Bbessie%2Bhyde

Arden Heap Jan 12, 2021

Born and raised in Cedar City, Arden Heap was a respected, responsible, and hard-working 17 year-old who was adored by his community. When he disappeared from his job at a gas station in January 1956, authorities concluded it was a robbery and kidnapping. Less than 3 months later, his body was found in a ravine. Who would want to kill Arden? Was it a violent stranger or a member of his beloved community?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/637143133/?terms=arden%20heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468068233/?terms=arden%20heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/637143368/?terms=arden%20heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/595574454/?terms=arden%20heap&match=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Irvin_(serial_killer)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/545211528/?terms=arden%20heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/599234624/?terms=Arden%20Heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468136535/?terms=Arden%20Heap&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54948861/8-years-after-arden-heap-murder-a/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14604123/ogden-ut-standard-examiner-1956-04-14-p1/

Bart Newsome Jan 05, 2021

In 1983, Bart Newsome drove to California in search of a fresh start for him and his family. When he wasn't home to answer his nightly phone call from his wife, she started to worry. Authorities wouldn't listen to her pleas for help and wasn't taking his case seriously...until his car was found in Dallas just a few days later.

https://www.deseret.com/1988/4/20/18765213/memories-83-mystery-still-fresh-for-family

https://amp.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kl931n/in_1983_bart_newsome_vanished_while_looking_for/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613536062/?terms=bart%20newsome&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613491097/?terms=bart%20newsome&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469423611/?terms=bart%20newsome&match=1

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:O_7eoj5HalsJ:www.doenetwork.org/cases/711dmca.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Thomas Foard Part 2 Dec 15, 2020

In Part 2, we discuss Anthony Edwards's trial for Thomas Foard 's murder.

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/285655740/?terms=Anthony%20Edwards&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612713513/?terms=Anthony%20Ray%20Edwards&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285989757/

Thomas Foard: Part 1 Dec 08, 2020

In 1994, the owner of The Blarney Stone Bar in St. George was found slumped over his bar with a gunshot wound to his head. Witnesses recall him speaking to an old friend of his, who skipped town shortly after his murder. After police caught up to him, they had their suspect right away, although many people were not so sure. Was there enough evidence in the preliminary trial to move forward with a murder trial?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613824521

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285788024

https://www.newspapers.com/image/292959489/?terms=Thomas%20Foard&match=1

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/470202044/?terms=Thomas%20Foard&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612612590/?terms=Thomas%20Foard&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285655740/?terms=Anthony%20Edwards&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612713513/?terms=Anthony%20Ray%20Edwards&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285989757/

Bradley Perry Dec 01, 2020

In 1984, Bradley Perry was a 22 year old college student and engaged to be married. He was kindhearted, a hard-worker, and a friend to all. When he was found dead at the gas station he worked at, the community was shocked. Police had two suspects early on, however, it would take over two decades for the conviction of an unlikely suspect.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/543521076/?terms=Bradley%20Newell%20Perry&match=1

https://people.com/crime/cold-case-files-clip-bradley-perry-murder/

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/dna/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/467155085/?terms=Bradley%20Newell%20Perry&match=1

Tanya Kay Weber Nov 17, 2020

In the late night hours during the summer of 1965, Tanya Kay Weber was dropped off at her home after helping at a wedding reception. Her family was out of town and when she accidentally left her purse in her friends car, she was unable to get into her home. The next morning, her lifeless body was discovered just a block away. Was a rumored neighborhood peeping tom to blame for her death?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/687302733/?terms=Tanya%20Weber&match=1

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/12748772/?terms=logan%20sexual%20assault&match=1

https://www.hjnews.com/allaccess/editors-corner-shock-of-logan-teen-s-murder-still-reverberates-50-years-later/article_6a3837bb-517a-5045-a967-109961eef45c.html

Marion Milton Robb Nov 10, 2020

In the summer of 1926, Marion Robb was attending to the family sheep flock when he left his brother to search for a coyote in the area. When he failed to return, search parties went out, finding a lamb with it's throat cut and Marion's horse with blood on the saddle. However, it wasn't until Marion's body was found 7 years later, that even more questions surfaced regarding his disappearance.

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http://robbwasdenfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/marion-milton-robb.html

Vilate Kerreen Young Nov 03, 2020

On July 4th 1956, a family was celebrating the holiday near Widstoe, UT. Vilate, who was just 15 months old, wandered off and disappeared. After searching extensively for days, it was determined that she was most likely kidnapped. They did not find any of her clothing, or her beloved teddy bear. Was Vilate kidnapped or did she succumb to the injuries of a wildlife attack?

http://charleyproject.org/case/vilate-kerreen-young

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/73780/details

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597180740/?terms=vilate%20young&match=1

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/637739844/?terms=vilate%20young&match=1

Ghost Stories Oct 27, 2020

We discuss a haunted hotel and cemetery in Ogden, as well as other paranormal locations in Utah. We also tell of our own unexplained spooky encounters we have had in our own homes and neighborhoods.

https://www.deseret.com/2002/3/16/19643602/hunter-stalks-ghosts-in-ben-lomond-hotel

Joe Hill and a Brief Hisory of Utah Executions Oct 20, 2020

In 1914, Joe Hill was put on trial for murdering a father and son. Although there was no motive and no evidence, he was sentenced to death. Despite President Wilson and other well-known figures asking for clemency, his sentence was carried out.

http://signaturebookslibrary.org/mountain-justice/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_Utah#cite_note-3

https://books.google.com/books?id=eXd7Tty1OdAC&pg=PA164&dq=antelope+long+hair#v=onepage&q=antelope%20long%20hair&f=false

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Wilkerson

https://www.newspapers.com/image/52216361/?terms=wallace%20wilkerson&match=1

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/opinion/23king.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612764346/?terms=Joe%20Hill&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/681564154/?terms=John%20G.%20Morrison&match=1

https://books.google.com/books?id=4CxM_t80dqoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://local.sltrib.com/charts/joehill/trial.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Olson

Paula Zubal Scartenzina and Douglas Clive Nelson Oct 13, 2020

This week we discuss two cases that are unrelated and unsolved. However, in both cases, on the surface it look like a tragic accident, but as investigators dug deeper, it looks as though their deaths were staged to cover up murder.

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/482786049/?terms=paula%2Bscartezina#

https://www.newspapers.com/image/593020147/?terms=paula%2Bscartezina

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/593019909/?terms=paula%2Bscartezina

https://www.newspapers.com/image/593019958

https://www.verywellmind.com/gender-differences-in-suicide-methods-1067508

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221850957_Forensic_Issues_in_Suicidal_Single_Gunshot_Injuries_to_the_Chest_An_Autopsy_Study

https://www.ksl.com/article/46521152/cold-case-from-carbon-county-gets-fresh-look-after-nearly-43-years

https://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/douglas-clive-nelson/article_61e9a417-012d-5272-926a-db2788ec230c.html

https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/

https://www.abc4.com/news/the-justice-files-12-years-and-still-waiting/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/07/why-is-antifreeze-so-delicious.html

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/making-antifreeze-less-deadly-for-pets-and-people/

The Murders of Scott Kimball Sep 29, 2020

In the early 2000s, three women seemingly walked away from their homes, never to be seen again. Two of the women had boyfriends in prison who had connections to the same man, Scott Kimball. The other missing girl, happened to be Scott Kimballs step-daughter. Once families started comparing stories, it was discovered that Scott Kimball was the missing link in all the disappearances. But would the FBI believe at their long-time informant was to blame?

http://charleyproject.org/case/lina-izaguirre-reyes-geddes

https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/victim-in-20-year-cold-utah-cold-case-identified-as-lena-reyes-geddes

https://dpsnews.utah.gov/maidenwater-cold-case-comes-full-circle-with-a-bittersweet-reunion/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Lee_Kimball

https://www.ksl.com/article/46437870/maidenwater-victim-identified-after-20-years-thanks-to-whirlwind-2-months-of-investigation

http://www.murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kimball-scott-lee.htm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-mystery-hannibal-unmasked/

Cheryl Baker, Nadja & Payton Medley Sep 22, 2020

When three bodies are found on a rural Idaho farm, they are quickly identified as Cheryl Baker, and Najda & Payton Medley. Their families had reported them missing 10 days earlier. The first link they found between the missing women was a man named Mike Bullinger. However, Mike was nowhere to be found and still hasn't been located more than three years later.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/06/20/former-utah-man-suspected-in-idaho-triple-killing-is-probably-dead-sheriff-says/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/24/relative-says-former-utahn-may-have-killed-his-wife-girlfriend-and-girlfriends-daughter-at-idaho-farmhouse-because-the-women-discovered-he-was-cheating-on-thembr/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dEwtVED6Ms

https://www.newspapers.com/image/576738835/?terms=Mike%2Bbullinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCS4bvDrrc&t=25s

https://www.newspapers.com/image/515826478/?terms=Mike%2Bbullinger

https://www.standard.net/news/local/idaho-killings-of-former-ogden-residents-once-again-the-focus/article_f51f593f-537b-58a2-9527-53d97bbe165b.html

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/08/man-wanted-in-murder-case-possibly-spotted-near-mesa-falls/

https://www.standard.net/gerald-mike-bullinger/article_62f853cf-c795-5e4c-b7c9-b450f62c484c.html

https://modernmurders.wixsite.com/modernmurders/post/the-three-acts-of-mike-bullinger

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/gerald-mike-bullinger-on-the-run-living-double-life

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article213163269.html

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5518491&itype=CMSID

Jocelyn Hickenlooper Sep 15, 2020

In the summer of 1955, Jocelyn Hickenlooper was ready to celebrate her 23rd birthday. Just the day before, she was seen walking away from her home with two unknown people. Her body would be discovered in Parley's Canyon 16 days later. A developmentally delayed acquaintance of hers was questioned by detectives until he confessed. Although there was no evidence linking this man to her murder, he was confined to The State Hospital for the Insane. Shortly after, Jocelyn's case was closed and her real killer has never been identified.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/456177920/?terms=jocelyn%2Bhickenlooper

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468105257/?terms=jocelyn%2Bhickenlooper

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/470743408/?terms=jocelyn%2Bhickenlooper

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/08/us/man-who-was-judged-insane-is-held-in-attempted-break-in.html

https://imgur.com/gallery/yaIGnbR

Gregory MaComb Sep 08, 2020

Just two days before his 6th birthday, Gregory MaComb was last seen just after midnight, being placed in a vehicle by an unknown man, according to an eyewitness. However, when a man known to his mother was put on trial for murdering the boy, the eyewitness testimonies start to unravel and any hope of justice for Gregory starts to fade away.

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/599482984/?terms=gregory%2Bmacomb

http://kidnappingmurderandmayhem.blogspot.com/2013/05/who-murdered-little-gregory-macomb.html

Korrina and Annette Sagers Sep 01, 2020

This weeks episode is a sample of our monthly bonus episodes that we release exclusively to our 2nd and 3rd tier Patrons. We hope you enjoy.

In November 1987, Korrina Sagers was reported missing after not arriving for work. Her husband Steve insisted she left voluntarily. Less than one year later, her 11 year old daughter was seen waiting at the bus stop, but was never picked up by her school bus. A note left at the scene suggested that Korrina came back for Annette. However, the mother and daughter have never been seen or heard from since.

https://historyandotherthingsweb.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/what-happened-to-korrina-and-annette/

http://charleyproject.org/case/annette-deanne-sagers

http://charleyproject.org/case/korrina-lynne-sagers-malinoski

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/20064

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/experts-take-new-look-at-berkeley-county-cold-case-of-missing-mother-11-year-old-girl

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/mother-and-daughter-go-missing-from-same-spot-one-year-apart-6c583b12eda7

Trisha Autry Aug 25, 2020

When Trisha Autry was 15 years old, she disappeared in the early morning hours, never to be seen again. What was initially thought to be a case of a runaway with an internet stranger, turned much darker as more and more women and girls came forward pointing fingers at a man named Sam with a green truck.

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Trisha_Autry

https://www.deseret.com/2004/1/14/19806473/you-can-t-sugarcoat-evil-prosecutor-says#cody-lynn-nielsen-left-and-attorney-a-w-lauritzen-listen-to-testimony-during-first-day-of-trial-in-logan-nielsen-is-accused-of-killing-trisha-ann-autry-in-june-2000

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trisha+autry

https://www.newspapers.com/image/566274733/?terms=trisha%2Bautry

https://www.newspapers.com/image/286872850/?terms=trisha%2Bautry

https://www.hjnews.com/alleged-rapist-a-suspect-in-trisha-autry-homicide-too/article_9444eddd-43d5-556f-9000-4d67a99d556d.html

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https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2014/04/30/131d625e-d0a4-11e3-b8fd-001a4bcf6878/#.X0LiDshKiUk

The Night the Mountain Fell Aug 18, 2020

In August 1959, a violent earthquake shook the ground underneath campers at the Madison Lake and Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park. In total darkness, chaos ensued when the force of the earthquake made water from the lakes flood the area and caused the mountains around them to crumble.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/595792828

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Lake

https://web.archive.org/web/20100105042605/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1959_08_18.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Hebgen_Lake_earthquake

https://foresthistory.org/the-night-the-mountain-fell/

https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HebgenLakeEarthquake.pdf

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/night-of-disaster-remembering-the-1959-hebgen-lake-earthquake

The Murders of Arthur Gary Bishop Aug 04, 2020

In the 1980's, Utah had a serial killer that preyed on the most vulnerable and innocent in our society. Arthur Gary Bishop's crimes varied from daytime kidnappings to grooming at risk youth he volunteered with. What made Arthur into the monster he became and what action can we take to prevent similar harm to children in our community?

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bishop-arthur-gary.htm

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/02/Last-slain-child-buried/6387428644800/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612963380/?terms=Alonzo%2BDavis

https://www.deseret.com/1988/6/9/18768141/bishop-s-unwitting

https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=alonzo+daniels&dr_year=1979-1979&p_place=UT

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/469224227/?terms=Kim%2BPeterson

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/613529483

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613358990/?terms=Troy%2Bward

Lori Soares Hacking Jul 28, 2020

In the summer of 2004, Lori and her husband, Mark, were preparing for their move to North Carolina so Mark could attend medical school. When Lori didn't return home from a jog one morning, detectives were immediately suspicious of Mark. As the investigation moved forward, Lori's family discovered the Mark they knew, led a life of lies, deception, and betrayal.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613622328

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lori_Hacking

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613622370

https://www.ksl.com/article/83454/former-roomates-and-mission-companions-speak-as-hacking-investigation-continues

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hidden-truth-lori-hacking-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hackings-dad-says-son-snapped/

https://people.com/archive/confronting-a-brother-vol-62-no-8/

https://www.oxygen.com/a-lie-to-die-for/crime-time/mark-hacking-killed-wife-lori-fake-medical-student

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hacking-mark.htm

https://www.deseret.com/2014/7/18/20545276/10-years-after-murder-lori-hacking-s-mother-forgives-but-will-never-get-over-it#thelma-soares-mother-of-lori-hacking-shows-photos-and-reads-a-poem-about-lori-in-her-home-in-orem-friday-july-11-2014

https://youtu.be/umCQyE3e2L4

Abandoned Cemeteries of Utah Jul 21, 2020

Join us as we talk about some little known abandoned cemeteries and ghost towns of Utah.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/417811941/?terms=adamsville%2C%2BUtah

https://utahdcc.secure.force.com/burials/searchcemeteries?showAll=true

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/109208/adamsville-cemetery#view-photo=27537253

https://www.newspapers.com/image/287668312/?terms=alta%2Bcemetery

https://www.deseret.com/2000/7/15/19518349/grave-is-lost-to-pioneer-s-descendants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon,_Utah

https://www.newspapers.com/image/290335882/?terms=dragon%2C%2BUtah

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598598074/?terms=russian%2Bsettlement%2Bbox%2Belder

https://www.newspapers.com/image/543089409/?terms=Russians%2Bcolony

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285818275/?terms=Russians%2Bcolony

http://www.molokane.org/places/USA/Utah/

https://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/zion/grafton_ghost_town.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285669331/?terms=Grafton

Amy Louise Quinton Jul 14, 2020

A quiet summer night turned deadly when an intruder broke into Amy Quinton's condo, stabbing her and her roommate. Amy did not survive her injuries, but the other eyewitnesses at the scene identified her killer - a man jailed in Illinois for rape and robbery. Did he kill Amy and stab her roommate or was it a case of mistaken identity?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613440022/?terms=amy%2Bquinton

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613440372/?terms=amy%2Bquinton

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613440410

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/613457017/?terms=amy%2Bquinton

https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/younge-donald.htm#:~:text=March%2025%2C%202000%20%2D%20FOX's%20America's,in%20similar%2Dtype%20garbage%20bags.

https://fox13now.com/2017/01/03/victim-confronts-convicted-rapist-suspected-serial-killer-at-parole-hearing/

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/myth-eyewitness-testimony-is-the-best-kind-of-evidence.html

https://youtu.be/PB2OegI6wvI

Guy Michael Johnston & Jay Kelly Tincher Jul 08, 2020

Guy Michael Johnston, a father of two, was being a gentlemen escorting a woman home after a night at the bar. The night turned deadly, and his body has never been found. In an unrelated case, 20 year old Jay Kelly Tincher lost his life after a stranger couldn't take a joke. Although he said the killer's name shortly before he took his last breath, the killer has never been brought to justice.

Contact information for each case:

Guy Michael Johnston, Brigham City Police Department 435-723-3421

Jay Tincher, Salt Lake City Police (801) 799-3000

http://charleyproject.org/case/michael-guy-johnston

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084452/fight-victim-sought-michael-guy/

https://www.deseret.com/2004/7/31/19842999/cases-possible-without-bodies

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613462344/?terms=guy%2Bmichael%2Bjohnston

https://www.deseret.com/1995/7/3/19188044/death-jay-kelly-tincher

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612623206/?terms=Jay%2BTincher

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285538439/?terms=Jay%2BTincher

Koyle's Dream Mine Jun 30, 2020

In the late 1880's, John Hyrum Koyle had a dream that a local mine was full of treasure to assist the LDS church in times of crisis. Koyle had a history of his dreams coming true in his waking life, and others believed this to be true as well. After selling thousands of shares to dig in the mine, nothing of value was found. Is there still unearthed treasure in Salem or was it a hoax?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hyrum_Koyle

https://www.newspapers.com/image/594849537/?terms=dream%2Bmine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Mine

https://www.newspapers.com/image/64114033/?terms=dream%2Bmine

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/288743178/?terms=dream%2Bmine

https://www.newspapers.com/image/288744373/?terms=dream%2Bmine

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/salem/utah-s-dream-mine-still-has-thousands-of-stockholders-supporters/article_baa1e8b6-79c0-5755-ab0b-ee5c74aff5d4.html

Unsolved Mysteries Jun 23, 2020

To celebrate Zion's Lost 2nd anniversary and the re-boot of Unsolved Mysteries, we discuss some of our favorite segments from the series. Some of the categories include Lost Loves, Missing Persons, Ghosts, and Aliens.

Douglas Coleman & Mona Ulibarri Jun 16, 2020

This week we discuss two more murdered Salt Lake City residents of the LGBTQ community. Douglas Coleman was found dead in a boxcar in 1978, and Mona Ulibarri was found in the Jordan River. Even though DNA evidence was retrieved in both cases, their murders have gone unsolved for nearly 4 decades.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612650834/?terms=douglas%2BRay%2Bcoleman

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/468789121/?terms=douglas%2Bcoleman

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612649519/?terms=douglas%2Bcoleman

http://benwilliamswritings.blogspot.com/2013/07/1978-murder-of-gay-activist-tony-adams.html

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/14/theres-evidence-missing/

https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/mona-ulibarri/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41009402/police-identify-body-mona-ulibarri-sl/

Anthony Adams Jun 02, 2020

Anthony Adams was ahead of his time in the late 70s in Salt Lake City. Being a gay, African American socialist in the community was not easy, but he thrived being a voice and bringing awareness to the causes he was passionate about. When Anthony failed to show up for a protest he was expected to attend, his boyfriend went to his home, finding him brutally murdered. Who would want Anthony dead and why? Was it a crime of passion? A political assassination? Or a robbery gone wrong?

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/14/murder-anthony-adams/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/430031954/?terms=anthony%2Badams

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612659852/?terms=Robert%2BWaldrop

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612656006/?terms=tony%2Badams

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Bertha Hughes May 26, 2020

In 1982, 81 year old Bertha Hughes was found brutally murdered in her Salt Lake City home. Although neighbors reported a suspicious male in the area the day before, the trail went cold. Unfortunately, Bertha was not the only elderly woman murdered in the area during the same decade.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602290418/?terms=bertha%2Bhughes

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https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/troyer-daniel.htm

https://www.leagle.com/decision/19952092910p2d118212089

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https://www.deseret.com/1999/6/12/19450272/suspect-finally-admits-he-killed-woman-in-85-br-for-that-crime-and-an-88-slaying-he-gets-life-in-pri

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/12/11/man-arrested-iowa/

Jack Jason Simmons Jr May 19, 2020

Jason was well known in the Salt Lake area for his outgoing personality and long, thick, bright-red hair. After a vicious attack sent him to the hospital with serious head injuries, he wouldn't name his attacker and voluntarily left the hospital prematurely. When his family couldn't locate him, they grew concerned that his previous attacker had located Jason before they could.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jason_Callahan

https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/12/09/grateful-doe/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/522391494870158/?hc_location=ufi

Bryan Patrick Ruff & Crystal Carpenter Bradley May 05, 2020

In 1991, Bryan Ruff went missing from his security post at Kennecott Copper Mine. Suspicions started being directed towards a friend of his, Dale Bradley, after it surfaced that Bryan had an affair with Bradley's wife. Even after Bryan's body was found 2 years later, no arrests were made. That was until the murder of a wife and mother, Crystal Bradley, brought Dale Bradley back into the investigation of Bryan's death, leading to a conviction or murder.

https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/the-ice-man-cometh/Content?oid=2128890

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613958440/?terms=Bryan%2BRuff

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/613910279/?terms=Bryan%2BRuff

https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/utah/ci_2740821

The Killing Spree of Austin Cox Apr 28, 2020

Austin Cox had recently gone through a divorce and was out for revenge on anyone he felt wronged him during the proceedings. Drunk and enraged, Cox took a shotgun with him to find and kill his ex-wife. However, when his intended target wasn't located, he took his anger out on innocent victims, claiming 6 lives.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/289333458/?terms=mary%2Bloretta%2Bhumphries

http://saltproject.co/blog/car-graveyard-farmington-canyon-trail-adventurin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597217238/?terms=austin%2Bcox

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/598948520/?terms=austin%2Bcox

The Haunting of the Hobb's Reservoir Apr 21, 2020

The Hobbs Reservoir located near Layton, UT is home to mountain lions, ducks, geese, porcupines and other wildlife. Its also the site of several drowning deaths, leading to urban legends of it's victims haunting those who hike and fish there.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597318733/?terms=reservoir%2Blayton

http://hobbs.parkinsonfamily.org/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597371162/?terms=kays%2Bcreek%2Breservoir

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597476304/?terms=drown

https://www.slugmag.com/lifestyle/hobbs-reservoir/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468208587/?terms=Charles%2BHumphrey

https://www.thedeadhistory.com/hobbs-hollow/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/utah/layton-paranormal-activity-ut/

Robby Lynn Peay Apr 14, 2020

In 1982, 17 year old Robby Peay was ordered to be housed at the Youth Diagnostic Center in Salt Lake City. When he and another boy ran away from the facility, his family expected to hear from him shortly after. As the years went on, no word from Robby came and his disappearance has been a mystery ever since.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/470121919/?terms=robby%2Bpeay

https://www.newspapers.com/image/466880015/?terms=robby%2Bpeay

Mark Hofmann Apr 07, 2020

In the late 1980s, Mark Hofmann made a career into finding and selling rare LDS books and documents in the Salt Lake City area. After two separate bomb attacks killed two innocent victims, Mark's career was uncovered to be full of lies, fraud, and forgery.

arrie, Dan “Boxed Bombs Claim 2 in SLC” The Daily Spectrum 16 October 1985:1 print

Christian, Patric, “Car-Bomb Victim Suspect in Blast” The Daily Herald 17 October 1985: 1, 3 Print

Robert Lindsey, A Gathering of Saints: A True Story of Money Murder and Deceit (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988), 41, 65-66

https://www.deseret.com/2005/7/20/19903194/killer-s-ex-wife-talks-of-survival#doralee-olds-former-wife-of-mark-hofmann-says-her-world-exploded-20-years-ago-and-shes-still-picking-up-the-pieces

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612873830

https://www.deseret.com/2011/1/11/20368308/mark-hofmann-details-mindset-in-1988-letter-that-led-to-forgeries-murder#mark-w-hofmann

https://www.deseret.com/2005/7/20/19903194/killer-s-ex-wife-talks-of-survival#doralee-olds-former-wife-of-mark-hofmann-says-her-world-exploded-20-years-ago-and-shes-still-picking-up-the-pieces

Albert D. Fore Mar 31, 2020

Albert D. Fore was a successful business man who appeared to have everything. He was able to move on from the tragic deaths of his wife and daughters, and start a new life with Arlene and their infant son. When Albert and their son failed to return from a business trip, the truth was revealed and all his lies became unraveled when Arlene started her own investigation to find her son. She found out the man she married to was a con-artist, a thief and a murderer.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/530267889/?terms=james%2Barthur%2Bpearson

https://www.newspapers.com/image/460843102/?terms=james%2Barthur%2Bpearson

https://www.newspapers.com/image/460843128

Dumb Criminals Mar 24, 2020

Who doesn't love hearing about Dumb Criminals? This week, we explore cases exclusive to Utah that we hope will give you a laugh and make you feel better about your life choices.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/592875878/?terms=JoAnne%2BPoulsen

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9sRnTFJ109Y-oRziKN92SJnWLMsUc-QvgzgPiIoIzk/edi https://www.newspapers.com/image/472475482/?terms=dumb%2Bcriminals t

https://www.newspapers.com/image/471076252/?terms=dumb%2Bcriminals

https://www.newspapers.com/image/472266764/?terms=dumb%2Bcriminals

Home of Truth Mar 17, 2020

In 1933, a religious leader named Marie Ogden, led her followers to San Juan county so they could have their own commune to live and worship in: The Home of Truth. Just two years later, it all came crashing down when the death of a member drew attention to the commune and made her followers question who their leader actually was - and wasn't.

https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/260608465/?terms=marie%2Bogden

https://historytogo.utah.gov/marie-ogden/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/260608465/?terms=Marie%2BOgden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_Truth,_Utah

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/oldzephyr/archives/homeoftruth.html.https://www.newspapers.com/image/289510882/?terms=Marie%2BOgden

https://www.newspapers.com/image/304964731/?terms=Marie%2BOgden

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613882272

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598217272/?terms=Frank%2BPeshak

Herbert John Strehl Mar 10, 2020

In December of 2000, a motorist driving in Parley's Canyon spotted the body of 75 year old Herbert John Strehl. Strehl was a German immigrant and business owner in Salt Lake City. Although police were aware of some civil disputes Strehl was involved in, nobody suspected he would be the victim of homicide.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613070208/?terms=herbert%2Bstrehl

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613068115/?terms=herbert%2Bstrehl

https://www.newspapers.com/image/600443287/?terms=herbert%2Bstrehl

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468434078/?terms=herbert%2BStrehl

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469428614/?terms=herbert%2BStrehl

https://www.deseret.com/2000/12/5/19542491/missing-jeep-may-lead-to-killers

Sheri Stark Mar 03, 2020

In 2000, a mystery caller phoned 911 stating they saw someone slip through the ice at Pineview Reservoir. Investigators found a vehicle at the dam belonging to Sheri Stark and a suicide note. As the investigation moved forward, detectives determined the mystery caller was Sheri herself.

Valaine Briggs Feb 25, 2020

After finishing an exam, college student Valaine Briggs walked out to her car, never to be seen again. After just a two days, her body was found nude with her ankles and wrists bound with her own clothing. Leads quickly dried up and no arrests have been made. A notorious serial killer has been ruled out and the DNA evidence left behind has never found a match.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597766983/?terms=Valaine%2Bbriggs

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/350325971/?terms=Valaine%2Bbriggs

Dorothy Moormeister Feb 18, 2020

Dorothy was the beautiful 32 year-old wife of a well-known doctor in the Salt Lake area in 1930. When she was found dead after being beaten and run over by a car, her seemingly perfect life was discovered to be not so perfect after all. The scandal fueled headlines for decades to come, yet no motive has ever been established and no one has been convicted in her death.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/594819720

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598195078/?terms=moormeister

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598385118/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598388292/?terms=dorothy%2Bmoormeister%2Bprince%2Bfarid. https://www.newspapers.com/image/616906207/?terms=dorothy%2Bmoormeister#

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/468149581/?terms=dorothy%2Bmoormeister

Gregory Dahl Nickell Feb 11, 2020

In 1972, Gregory and his date were enjoying the scenery in a secluded area late one evening. The serenity of the night turned deadly when two unknown assailants brutally murdered Greg, kidnapped his date, and assaulted her for hours. Although everyone in the small town knew each other, nobody knew anyone who could have committed such a heinous crime.

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https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=gregory+nickell&dr_year=1972-1976&offset=4&p_place=UT

https://www.newspapers.com/image/281438694/?terms=Gregory%2BDahl%2BNickell

David Thomson Feb 04, 2020

David was a writer and free spirit, so when he made a visit to his family in 1978, they never thought it would be the last time they saw him. After dead ends and unsuccessful leads, an unlikely source would give David's dedicated family a new hope and direction on the trail to find their missing brother.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/189639702/?terms=david%2Bbird%2Bthomsonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/189639702/?terms=david%2Bbird%2Bthomson

http://charleyproject.org/case/david-bird-thomson

http://www.findingdave.com/gone.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/296276738/?terms=david%2Bbird%2Bthomson

https://intheshiningmountains.com/david-bird-thomson

Wanda Clough and Linda Peterson Jan 28, 2020

In this episode we discuss two unsolved cases: Wanda was a young mother who was thought to be the victim of a hit and run driver, until she arrived at the hospital and was discovered to have multiple stab wounds. Linda was 5 months pregnant when she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, never to be seen again.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602760373/?terms=wanda%2Bclough

https://bci.utah.gov/2019/11/26/wanda-watson-clough/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602762514/?terms=Wanda%2BClough

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613280803/?terms=Wanda%2BClough

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602760188/?terms=Wanda%2BClough

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613133269/?terms=Wanda%2BClough

https://www.newspapers.com/image/600243145/?terms=Linda%2BHanoian

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612677555/?terms=Linda%2BHanoian

http://charleyproject.org/case/linda-h-peterson

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wy-granger-whtfem-up11332-pregnant-in-remote-area-apr82-christine-thornton.220569/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala

Buddy C. Conti Jan 21, 2020

On a summer evening in 1981, Buddy Conti, the owner of Kearns Drug, and a co-worker were closing up and getting ready to head home for the night when an armed robber came looking for cash and drugs. However, Buddy wouldn't make it home alive to his family that night. After a weak confession, several fingers pointed towards a known robber, and a questionable suicide, police abruptly closed the case after their only suspect died of natural causes, leaving Buddy's family with no answers - and no justice.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/598662810/?terms=Buddy%2BC.%2BCOnti

https://updsl.org/page_coldCases.php

https://fox13now.com/2015/09/11/salt-lake-county-cold-case-murder-closed-34-years-later-both-suspects-already-dead/

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2937682&itype=CMSID

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613507406/?terms=Buddy%2BC.%2BCOnti

https://www.ksl.com/article/36474882/1981-murder-of-kearns-pharmacist-solved-police-say

https://www.newspapers.com/image/309353134/?terms=richard%2Bdavid%2Bgill

Marilee Bruszer & Nikole Bakoles Jan 14, 2020

Marilee disappeared from California in 1978. Nikole disappeared from Washington in 2000. Both women had family and friends desperately trying to locate their missing loved one. Meanwhile, authorities in Utah have two murders they are working to solve...but they need to identify the young women first.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/384542119/?terms=Marilee%2BBruszer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marilee_Bruszer

https://www.deseret.com/2015/9/30/20573404/investigators-identify-victims-in-two-juab-county-cold-cases-thanks-to-dna

https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/7/20505215/after-12-years-police-identify-saltair-sally-remains https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/technology/case-saltair-sally

https://www.ksl.com/article/21837052/family-brings-home-remains-of-daughter-killed-12-years-ago

Sarah Ann Norfleet Jan 07, 2020

In 1993, 17 year old Sarah Ann Norfleet was known to leave home for a few days at a time, but she would never go far, and she would always return safely. So after two months of no word from Sarah, her friends and family knew this was concerning. Did she run away to California with a friend or was the friendly janitor at the nearby church to blame?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/613781084/?terms=sarah%2Bnorfleet

http://charleyproject.org/case/sarah-ann-norfleet

https://www.missingadultskids.com/find-missing-sarah-ann-norfleet/#.XhIVMuhKhEY

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ut-sarah-norfleet-18-bountiful-20-june-1993.323622/

https://www.deseret.com/1993/10/11/19070479/bountiful-couple-seeks-clues-to-daughter-s-whereabouts

Michelle Von Emester Dec 31, 2019

This weeks episode is a sample of our monthly bonus episodes that we release exclusively to our 2nd and 3rd tier Patreons. We hope you enjoy.

Michelle's nude body was discovered floating off Sunset Cliffs in San Diego. With one of her legs missing and the other oddly shaped like a question mark, it was deduced that a Great White Shark attacked her. But once her death was looked at more closely, her cause of death wasn't as cut and dry and initially thought.

The Family of David Dec 17, 2019

In August of 1978 in downtown Salt Lake City, a mother was seen throwing her 7 children over the railing of an 11th floor hotel room, before jumping to her own death. What - or who - could persuade a mother to commit such a tragic and violent act?

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612607190

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612612472/?terms=rachel%2Bdavid

https://www.newspapers.com/image/575446772/?terms=immanuel%2Bdavid

https://www.newspapers.com/image/575437220

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/08/04/archives/mother-killed-with-6-children-in-utah-plunge-joining-the-father.html

https://www.ksl.com/article/4017237/religious-cult-that-inspired-tragedy-re-emerging-in-salt-lake?fbclid=IwAR0btmX_eAhu7mBXZq6VUn92-RZPC9THFjqyPvfB7xwB3ZteZoKEziLH9bw

Natter's Market Murders Dec 03, 2019

In September 1971, a brazen daytime robbery gone wrong left one young man dead and a mother shot in the head, with her two young boys as witnesses. With no clues other than a unique watch left at the scene, the case quickly went cold.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/599560511/?terms=carolyn%2Bkingston

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/597711545/?terms=carolyn%2Bkingston

Johanna Leatherbury Nov 26, 2019

When the nude body of a young female was found brutally raped and murdered, police only had a vague description of possible vehicles that eyewitnesses remember Johanna last being seen in. Police collected evidence at the scene hoping that someday it could be used to solve this senseless murder. However, almost 50 years later, her family is still searching for answers.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/599634788/?terms=Johanna%2BLeatherbury

https://www.ksl.com/article/44465827/police-ask-for-publics-help-solving-46-year-old-cold-case

https://www.newspapers.com/image/597478711/?terms=Johanna%2BLeatherbury

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/468219180/?terms=Johanna%2BLeatherbury

Jonathan Berry Nov 19, 2019

Jonathan was a 21 year old biology student at BYU with a bright future ahead. So when his roommates woke up to find suicide notes addressed to several different people, his bank account showing no activity, and his ID and passport being left behind, it seemed pretty cut and dry. However, when investigators interviewed those closest to Jonathan, another theory emerged. Did Jonathan fake his own disappearance and death?

http://charleyproject.org/case/jonathan-david-berry

http://www.ldsliving.com/End-of-search-for-Camille-continued-search-for-others/s/5097

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3895370&itype=NGPSID&source=rss

https://www.ksl.com/article/299317/father-of-missing-byu-student-in-a-muddle

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ut-jonathan-berry-23-rock-canyon-provo-1-june-2006.296987/

https://www.deseret.com/2006/6/6/19957139/one-detective-assigned-in-search-for-y-student

Brian Sean Housley Nov 12, 2019

Brian was young, talented, giving, compassionate and was always willing to help a friend. Late one night in November, he was doing just that when he was senselessly killed by a drive-by shooter. Did the shooter target Brian or was he simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?

https://www.standard.net/news/local/brian-s-heart-ogden-murder-victim-lives-on-after-organ/article_dab5d585-5f67-5051-97d6-def8a75a48db.html

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/12/09/a-utah-man-injured-in-one-of-the-string-of-ogden-shootings-has-died-police-dont-think-he-was-the-intended-victim/

Corazon Frandsen Nov 05, 2019

Corazon came to the U.S from the Philippines for love, but her story ended in tragedy. She was found beaten and left for dead in some bushes at nearby church. Leads quickly dried up, but it was later theorized that she was killed by two notorious serial killers.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/602973267/?terms=corazon%2Bfrandsen

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468709952/?terms=corazon%2Bfrandsen

https://updsl.org/page_coldCases.php

The Midnight Massacre Oct 29, 2019

During the midnight hours of July 8th 1945 a troubled soldier gunned down a POW camp in Salina, Utah in a senseless act of violence and rage. Although it is the worse massacre at a POW camp in U.S history, it is not well-known, even to life-long Utah citizens.

https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/53

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_prisoner_of_war_massacre

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3256256&itype=NGPSID

https://www.google.com/search?q=the+utah+pow+camp+massacre&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS720US720&oq=the+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j35i39j69i60l2j69i65.3474j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.newspapers.com/image/595284863/?terms=Clarence%2BV.%2BBertucci

https://www.newspapers.com/image/599044627/?terms=Clarence%2BV.%2BBertucci

Theresa Greaves Oct 22, 2019

In August of 1983, 23 year old Theresa Greaves left her apartment to go to a job interview in Salt Lake City. She arrived in Salt Lake City, but never showed up to the interview. After 2 days of worry, her roommate filed a missing persons report. It wasn't until three decades later, that Theresa's remains would be found. Was Theresa's murder a crime of opportunity, or that of a serial killer?

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Sherry Black Oct 15, 2019

When a long-time business owner arrived at his bookstore the afternoon of November 30th 2010, he found his wife and business partner brutally murdered. Although evidence, including DNA, was left behind, police are at a dead end. Was Sherry the victim of a robbery gone wrong or was it related to an incident a year prior involving stolen books?

https://www.deseret.com/2010/12/9/20159297/reports-slain-bookseller-sherry-black-unknowingly-bought-stolen-items-from-gang-member-with-history#sherry-black

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=50779159&itype=CMSID

https://www.sherryblackinfo.com/details-of-the-crime/

https://thetruecrimefiles.com/sherry-black-murder/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/11/30/police-to-release-new-developments-in-sherry-black-unsolved-murder/

Sheree Warren Oct 08, 2019

In 1985, a young mother named Sheree Warren was last seen leaving work, discussing her night with a co-worker. Is her disappearance connected to that of another woman who went missing just weeks prior? Or is someone who was close to her responsible?

http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2005/10/ut-imprisoned-ex-cop-hartmann-says-hell.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469697772/?terms=cary%2Bhartmann

https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1989/870462.html

Haruchika Miyagi Oct 01, 2019

Haru Miyagi was a successful entrepreneur after graduating from Utah Valley University. When he ended up in Arizona after two days of being silent on his social media platforms, he seemed to disappear out of thin air after a bizarre encounter at a secluded horse ranch.

https://hotnightscoldcases.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/haruchika-haru-miyagi-is-missing/

https://www.mylife.com/haruchika-miyagi/e13612600096038

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpZvPsz3ke4

https://arizonadailyindependent.com/tag/haruchika-miyagi/

Murders on Marilyn Drive Sep 24, 2019

When a mother and her two young children were found brutally murdered, police zeroed in on one suspect on the first day of the investigation. After two acquittals and a suicide, the authorities consider the case closed. Almost 50 years later, not everyone is convinced this family received justice.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29901634/?terms=dale%2Bjean%2Blangston

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29905366/?terms=dale%2Bjean%2Blangston

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29863157/?terms=dale%2Bjean%2Blangston

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29969390/?terms=dale%2Bjean%2Blangston

https://www.newspapers.com/image/468398296/?terms=dale%2Bjean%2Blangston

https://www.deseret.com/2001/4/11/19580295/31-year-old-killing-reinvestigated

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29924755/?terms=Dale%2BJean%2BLangston

https://www.newspapers.com/image/29937002/?terms=Dennis%2Bbaker

Castration Murders Sep 17, 2019

When a young hitchhiker is found dead with his genitals missing, Wasatch County detectives were baffled. But little did they know, across the country in Pennsylvania, detectives in Crawford Township were working on a similar case. It would take almost a decade and a ballistic test to show that not only were they similar cases, but they were connected.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/437543448/?terms=wayne%2Bl.%2Brifendifer

https://www.deseret.com/1989/12/9/18835961/death-of-hitchhiker-in-utah-is-linked-to-a-similar-slaying-in-pennsylvania

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6xokj3/the_castration_murders_of_the_1980s_unresolved/

https://dreamindemon.com/community/threads/castration-serial-murders-someone-was-collecting-genitals-had-to-kill-them-first.52157/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oHxeC1mRJE

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2001-06-01-hc-cc-andrews-060101-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft

Rosie Tapia Sep 10, 2019

The day after a bizarre incident at the neighborhood playground, 6 year old Rosie Tapia was discovered missing on the morning of August 13th, 1995. Her little body was found less than 36 hours later in a canal nearby. Would a sketch from Rosie's sister and an eyewitness hold the key to solving Rosie's murder? Or will it be the Barbie, found on her grave decades later that will bring her killer to justice?

Dorothy Caylor Sep 03, 2019

In the summer of 1985, Dorothy Caylor was separated from her husband of 10 years and ready to start a new beginning. After being dropped off at a local transit station, she was never seen or heard from again. But when investigators started looking more closely at her soon-to-be-ex husband, they realized that he may know more than he was letting on.

http://www.thesungazette.com/article/news/2006/06/21/dotties-story-focus-on-husband-in-revived-cold-case/?print=1

http://www.thesungazette.com/?s=Dorothy+Caylor

http://charleyproject.org/case/dorothy-may-caylor

https://www.newspapers.com/image/285372025/?terms=jule%2Bcaylor

https://universe.byu.edu/2004/04/01/candidate-suspect-in-disappearance/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKsv8QnWWxE&t=580s

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-trail-went-cold/the-trail-went-cold-episode-koTriplYavf/

Announcement and Event Reminders Aug 27, 2019

We will not be releasing an episode this week due to technical issues. Please listen to this announcement regarding the two events coming up this week and how you can participate.

Savannah Hoskins Aug 20, 2019

Savannah was a wife and mother to 5 children. When her husband reported her missing in July 1985, it was less than 10 days later that a pair of legs were discovered in a nearby river. It would take decades for DNA testing to catch up, positively identifying them as Savannah's. But several questions remain in this recently re-opened up case.

Sources:

https://www.abc4.com/news/the-justice-files-legs-found-in-1985-identified/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/469434326/?terms=savannah%2Bhoskins

Leroy Ortiz Aug 13, 2019

In 1969, 19 year old Leroy Ortiz was not only looking forward to graduation, but he also preparing for his Golden Gloves championship in Las Vegas. For 20 days, the young boxer was missing without a trace, until his body was discovered near a diversion dam. A single gunshot wound in the back indicated foul play, however, no arrests have been made. Who wanted Leroy dead...and why?

Lisa Redmond Aug 06, 2019

A typical Pizza Hut delivery turns deadly when Lisa Redmond was discovered dead on the side of a road in the opposite direction of the restaurant and hotel she was headed to. Her truck was found 2 days later, abandoned, with no leads to work off of.

Debbie Grabher Jul 23, 2019

On a cold January morning, two tow truck drivers watched in confusion as a local transient dumped a bundle of blankets into a wooded area. After local authorities arrived, they were able to identify a body within those blankets. 15 year-old Debbie left for school the previous morning, but never arrived, and never made it home. Was the suspicious stranger involved or was she murdered by those that she was closest to?

Joseph Louis Santi Jul 16, 2019

Joseph was a well-known businessman in the Salt Lake City area. So when he didn't show up for scheduled meetings, those closest to him became concerned. But as Joe's secret business dealings came to light, concern grew to suspicion that Joe not only disappeared, but did so on purpose.

Kayelyn Louder Jul 09, 2019

After a series of bizarre phone calls to 911, Kayelyn is seen on surveillance videos outside her condo in a tank top, shorts, and without shoes...in the pouring rain. This behavior is not typical for Kayelyn and her body is found 9 weeks later in a shallow river 5 miles away.

Anniversary Updates Jul 02, 2019

In this episode, we give updates on cases that we have covered in previous episodes. We also announce some plans we have for Zion's Lost in the next year.

MacKenzie Lueck Jun 25, 2019

Its been one week since Kenzie was dropped off by her Lyft driver at a local park in the early morning hours. Although she was dependable and always kept in touch, phone calls quickly went to voicemail and she hasn't been seen or heard from since.

Mary Katharine Miller Jun 18, 2019

Katharine’s brown Honda Civic was discovered abandoned near a sheep herder's camp in June 1979. Her purse, keys and wallet were found in the vehicle, but Katharine - or any clues - were no where to be found.

Kerry Arbon Jun 11, 2019

Kerry Arbon led somewhat of a secretive life in September of 1991. So when his body was found in a remote area of City Creek Canyon, investigators weren't sure where to start, or whom to start talking with.

Brandon Steve Williams Jun 04, 2019

To those who knew him, 33 year old Brandon Williams was friendly, energetic, and kind. In May 2013, he boarded a Greyhound bus in Salt Lake City to begin his journey home to Key West, Florida. Brandon never arrived...or did he?

Daniel Leon Scott May 21, 2019

When Daniel Leon Scott went missing in early 1997, it was evident to investigators that his disappearance was not just a case of someone walking way to start a new life.

Robert Marvin Sr. May 14, 2019

When Robert Marvin Sr. went missing in 1985 it was like his family was re-living a nightmare. What happened to Bob Marvin and was his disappearance related to a murder from 5 years before?

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