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COLD episodes

  • Deceived | Feel the Fire | 4
    A search of Chad Daybell’s property brings the months-long investigation to a devastating turning point. Nate Eaton and detectives recount the day that changed the case and stayed with them long after.

    For Lori’s mother and sister Summer, the news flips their world upside down. In a recorded jailhouse call, Summer confronts Lori and demands answers from the sister she thought she knew.

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

    46 min
  • Deceived | Proof of Life | 3

    With Lori Vallow in jail and no sign of the children, investigators search for the last proof that JJ and Tylee were alive. Recorded calls reveal Chad and Lori’s unsettling private world, while Tylee’s best friend shares memories of the teenager behind the headlines and the messages that don’t sound like her.

    As detectives sift through thousands of text messages, videos, photos and emails, a pattern begins to emerge.

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

    47 min
  • Deceived | Hawaii | 2

    An anonymous tip sends Nate Eaton to the beaches of Kauai in search of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell to confront them with the question at the heart of the case: Where are the children JJ Vallow & Tylee Ryan?

    And a new interview with an Idaho police officer who flew out to Hawaii offers a revealing look at the woman at the center of the case.

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

    42 min
  • Deceived | Warning Signs | 1

    A promising first date. Troubling stories of an estranged wife. Then, silence. Nancy Jo Hancock recalls her evening with Charles Vallow – and a discovery months later that cast their date in a different light.

    Months later, in eastern Idaho, journalist Nate Eaton follows a strange missing-children case and begins uncovering a troubling web of deaths, disappearances, and extreme beliefs.

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

    34 min
  • Announcing Deceived: The Daybell Story

    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.

    6 min
  • Blamed on Bundy | Reckoning | 6
    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.
     
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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
      1 hr 15 min
    • Blamed on Bundy | Reputation Damage | 5
      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
        1 hr 22 min
      • Blamed on Bundy | Kicking the Hornet's Nest | 4

        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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        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

          1 hr 22 min
        • Blamed on Bundy | The Book of Regrets | 3

          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

            1 hr 10 min
          • Blamed on Bundy | Birds of a Feather | 2

            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?

            Share your thoughts: Instagram Facebook Reddit

            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

              1 hr 13 min

            About COLD

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            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.

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