New podcast from the COLD team: Eric Robinson doesn’t show up at the end of the Uinta Highline Trail. Eric’s friend reports him missing, kicking off a search-and-rescue mission. Marilyn Koolstra, meanwhile, feels powerless to help her husband from half a world away. Uinta Triangle host Dave Cawley sets off on his own solo hike, looking for clues about Eric’s disappearance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 27, 2025•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 3
New podcast from the COLD team: Eric Robinson wanted to hike the world’s greatest trails. He was happiest when spending weeks in the wild, and he often went out alone. Eric’s wife, Marilyn Koolstra, supported him in this goal. But the situation changed when Eric went missing on a solo trek to the Cascade Saddle in New Zealand. This episode traces the origins of Eric Robinson’s passion for trekking, the past traumas he tried to soothe in nature, and the midlife romance that brou...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 1
New podcast from the COLD team: Eric Robinson forges a new friendship on the John Muir Trail, while an old friendship frays under stresses of the trail. From the High Sierra to the Himalaya, Eric’s aspirations in the outdoors continue to grow. His wife, Marilyn Koolstra, accompanies Eric on some of his adventures. But a rift emerges when Eric insists on going out alone after a few close calls with death in the mountains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Susan Cox Powell disappeared 15 years ago. The day after she turned up missing, her four-year-old son Charlie Powell spoke to a detective from the West Valley City, Utah police department. Charlie told the detective his mommy had joined him, his little brother Braden and their dad, Susan’s husband Josh Powell, on a camping trip. But Charlie also said Susan didn’t come home. She stayed “where the crystals are.” In this special bonus episode, we explore what Charlie was try...
Dec 06, 2024•35 min
Police in West Valley City, Utah found a charred clump of metal hidden in the back of Josh Powell’s minivan on the day after Susan Powell first came up missing. They suspected it was evidence, but could never identify it. Now, on the 15 th anniversary of Susan’s disappearance, we reveal the likely origin of that mystery metal evidence. In this special bonus episode, you’ll also hear from Andrew Robinson, a witness who’s never before spoken publicly about what he saw in th...
Dec 05, 2024•28 min
The man who killed Joyce Yost wins a major victory in court, seeing his death sentence overturned for a second time. It all boils down to one line of questioning at Doug Lovell's 2015 trial. Cold host Dave Cawley attended oral arguments before the Utah Supreme Court and discusses the stunning decision with Talking COLD's Amy Donaldson.
Aug 28, 2024•21 min
COLD discovers an odd rock pile in the mountains. It looks like a possible grave. Detectives head into the hills, believing the rock pile could hold evidence related to the disappearance of Sheree Warren. In this bonus episode of COLD season 3, you’ll join investigative journalist Dave Cawley on the mountain near Utah’s Causey Reservoir and hear exactly what happened as detectives and CSI excavated beneath the rocks. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape...
Sep 13, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Ten years before Sheree Warren disappeared, another young mother vanished from her workplace in the suburbs of Ogden, Utah. Nancy Perry Baird’s case shares many similarities with Sheree Warren’s. Both were young mothers, recently divorced, working to support themselves. Police in both cases theorized a serial killer might be responsible. To this day, many of Nancy Baird's own relatives believe Ted Bundy abducted and killed her; a claim Bundy denied. Cold has obtained exclusive access...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Amy and Sheryl sit down with Cold host and investigative reporter Dave Cawley to ask him your burning questions about Cold season 3, The Search for Sheree Warren. What about the jacket Sheree was wearing? And why didn’t police look harder at the last known person to see Sheree before she disappeared? Amy and Sheryl also discuss ethical questions with Associate Professor of Journalism at Weber State University, Dr. Jean Norman.
May 08, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 13
If you get an unsolicited sexual call or nude picture sent to you, is that a crime? You may be surprised by the answer. One of the suspects in the disappearance of Sheree Warren in 1985 was caught making lewd phone calls to women multiple times. Do these types of crimes often escalate to other, more aggressive behaviors? Joining hosts Amy Donaldson & Sheryl Worsley for the discussion on this edition of Talking Cold: prosecutor and division director of the Salt Lake County Special Victims Uni...
May 01, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Who handles your case if you go missing or are murdered? Talking Cold is the after-show podcast that dives into the key issues raised in COLD. Season 3 of COLD tells the story of Sheree Warren, who disappeared from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1985. Her case remains unsolved today, partially because of police squabbles over jurisdiction. Talking Cold hosts Amy Donaldson and Sheryl Worsley ask retired Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron Kennard and former Roy, Utah police chief Carl Merino why police egos ...
Apr 24, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Cary Hartmann returns to Ogden after leaving prison, only to face fresh suspicion. Charles Warren’s health declines, leaving him unable to clear up lingering questions. The Cold team pieces together the evidence to provide the most likely scenario in the unsolved cold case disappearance of Sheree Warren. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at t...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 10
A human skull is discovered on a hillside next to a busy Utah highway. Roy City police detective John Frawley digs into an abandoned box of Sheree Warren case files. Sheree’s ex-husband, Charles Warren, botches an opportunity to clear himself as a suspect in her disappearance. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotline.org . Support and ...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Two pivotal recordings are revealed: Cary Hartmann's police interview about Sheree Warren and a secret interrogation of Cary’s brother, Jack Hartmann. Investigator Shane Minor looks for the missing piece he needs before he can arrest Cary. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotline.org . Support and tools for survivors of sexual violence...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Investigator Shane Minor heads up the mountain behind Causey Reservoir in search of Sheree Warren’s remains. Cary Hartmann begins to accept responsibility for the crimes he was convicted of, and at long last agrees to speak with police about Sheree’s disappearance. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotline.org . Support and tools ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 7
A jailhouse snitch tells the FBI that Cary Hartmann killed Sheree Warren. Cary tries to convince the parole board he's innocent. Sheree’s family members hold a memorial and have her declared legally deceased. Ogden police detective Shane Minor follows up on a longshot lead in the search for Sheree. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotl...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Cary Hartmann brings look-alikes to a police lineup in the Ogden City Rapist case. His TV reporter friend Larry Lewis tests the boundaries of journalistic ethics when Cary goes to trial. Police detective Jack Bell receives a letter about Sheree Warren and the TV show “Unsolved Mysteries.” Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotline....
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 5
An anonymous caller reports finding a body in the mountains, near Causey Reservoir. Police search, thinking they might find the remains of Sheree Warren. Ogden detectives try to link Cary Hartmann and the lingerie survey phone calls to the Ogden City Rapist, but the case isn’t as simple as it seems. New witnesses place Sheree Warren with Cary on the night of her disappearance. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care whe...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 4
A serial rapist is stalking the streets of Ogden, Utah. Police are on the hunt for both the rapist and the source of a string of lingerie survey phone calls. Cary Hartmann turns to psychics and a private investigator in his search for his missing girlfriend, Sheree Warren. Meanwhile, detective Jack Bell begins to learn one of his key suspects is harboring secrets. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Free r...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The last person known to see Sheree Warren alive describes her final day. Sheree plans to meet her estranged husband Charles “Chuck” Warren after work, but neither Sheree nor Chuck make that meeting. Sheree’s car surfaces weeks later in Las Vegas, Nevada but no one can say how it got there. Police detective Jack Bell turns up the heat on Chuck Warren. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please take care when listening. F...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 2
It all starts with a phone call. A woman receives a late-night lingerie survey call that turns obscene. The man on the line says he wants to meet her. With the help of police, she sets a trap and captures the caller. But all he receives is a slap on the wrist. Years later, that man will meet and begin dating a young mother named Sheree Warren. Only a few months later, Sheree Warren disappears. Season 3 of Cold includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault, murder and domestic violence. Please ta...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on an October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership, but she never made it. Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. Season 3: The Search for Sheree follows two suspects: Sheree's estranged husband Charles, and her new boyfriend Cary Hartmann. Both men raised suspicion for inve...
Oct 31, 2022•4 min
Breaking down the evidence in the search for the remains of Joyce Yost. Cold takes you to three locations where our investigation suggests Doug Lovell might have buried Joyce Yost on the night he killed her. They are: a concrete dump pit, a mountain cabin and a remote canyon where Doug and Rhonda Lovell were suspected of poaching. Come along as cadaver dogs enter the aspen forest in search of answers in a 36-year-old mystery. Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an April nig...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Stories of satanic cults, human sacrifice and horrifying child abuse: the satanic panic that gripped the United States during the 1980s and early '90s came very close to knocking the cold case investigation into Joyce Yost's disappearance completely off the rails. This bonus episode of Cold season 2 examines the reports of satanic ritual abuse that were prevalent at the time. Mike King, a police officer who gained experience investigating cults with his bust of the polygamist "Zion Society" grou...
Jul 21, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Doug Lovell sent a letter to a journalist, sparking her curiosity. Candice Madsen started looking into the murder of Joyce Yost as a result of Doug's letter, which ultimately led to Cold season 2. Candice joins Amy, Sheryl and Dave Cawley to talk about the lessons they've each taken from the case. Sheryl and Dave then wrap up with big moments from episode 13. Talking Cold is honest and frank conversations about the issues brought forward in the latest episode of the Cold podcast. We begin with C...
Jun 25, 2021•40 min
A KSL employee receives a letter after talking about suicide prevention on the radio. It's from a man living on death row, who tells the story of how a little mouse helped him endure a period of darkness and despair. But is that inmate, Doug Lovell, telling an honest story? Or is the letter an attempt to cultivate a character witness? Cold season 2, Justice for Joyce, reaches its finale with a look at where Doug Lovell's appeal stands in 2021, as well as look back at what's changed since the mur...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Life on death row is something we don't hear much about. Our guest is former Utah State prison warden Ken Shulsen. He worked almost every job at the prison including overseeing several high-profile executions. He was once taken hostage in a prison riot. Amy and Sheryl also talk big moments from Episode 12 and Cold host Dave Cawley responds to a voicemail question. Talking Cold is honest and frank conversations about the issues brought forward in the latest episode of the Cold podcast. We begin w...
Jun 18, 2021•54 min
The disappearance of Joyce Yost has had a multi-generational impact, leaving her children and grandchildren trapped in a repeating nightmare of court hearings and appeals. Following Doug Lovell's 2015 conviction for Joyce's murder, the jury faces the question of whether or not to return him to death row. Their only alternative: life with the chance for parole, which would mean Joyce Yost's killer might some day walk free again. Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an April n...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 12
A man who defended Doug Lovell in court has a few things to say about what went down. Hosts Ann Dent and Sheryl Worsley spoke with defense attorney Mike Bouwhuis. Cold Host Dave Cawley joins the show for big moments. Talking Cold is honest and frank conversations about the issues brought forward in the latest episode of the Cold podcast. We begin with Cold season 2: Justice for Joyce. Three ladies, Amy Donaldson, Ann Dent and Sheryl Worsley will talk about weighty issues like sexual assault, the...
Jun 11, 2021•49 min
A turn to religion for Douglas Lovell as he heads toward trial, 30 long years after the crime. He finds sympathy and support among several people of faith, particularly bishops for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Just weeks before his trial is to begin, a man walking his dog spots a human skull at the base of a hill along the same highway where Doug had burned Joyce Yost's clothes on the morning following her murder. Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an A...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
