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  • The Search for Sheree | Everything Escalates | 1

    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 take care when listening. Free resources for escaping domestic abuse are available at thehotline.org. Support and tools for survivors of sexual violence can be found at rainn.org.

    See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-3/ep-1-everything-escalates/

    Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-3-transcript/everything-escalates-full-transcript/

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    Episode credits:

    • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
    • Audio production: Ben Kuebrich
    • Audio mastering: Ben Kuebrich
    • Cold main score: Michael Bahnmiller
    • Additional scoring: Allison Leyton-Brown
    • KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley
    • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
    • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

       

      1 hr 9 min
    • Introducing: The Search for Sheree Warren

      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 investigators. Investigative journalist Dave Cawley digs into the double lives of these two men and examines the intersections between domestic abuse and sexual violence, while seeking to answer the question: what happened to 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 thehotline.org. Support and tools for survivors of sexual violence can be found at rainn.org.

      Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

      If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

       

      4 min
    • Justice for Joyce Yost | Location, Location, Location | Bonus Episode 2

      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 night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.

      Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at https://www.rainn.org/.

      See photos, files and more from this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2/bonus-2-joyce-yost-body-location/

      Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2-transcript/lovell-cabin-poaching-full-transcript

      Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

      Episode credits:

      • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
      • Audio production: Nina Earnest
      • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
      • Cold main score composition: Michael Bahnmiller
      • Cold main score mixing: Dan Blanck
      • KSL executive producers: Sheryl Worsley, Keira Farrimond
      • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
      • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
      • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

         

        1 hr 3 min
      • Justice for Joyce Yost | Satanic Panic | Bonus Episode 1

        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" group in 1991, recounts the raid. King also discusses his work probing satanic ritual abuse reports for the Utah Attorney General's Office (you can read his 1995 report here).

        Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an April night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.

        Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at https://www.rainn.org/.

        See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2/bonus-1-satanic-panic-ritual-abuse/

        Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2-transcript/satanic-panic-full-transcript/

        Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

        Episode credits:

        • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
        • Audio production: Nina Earnest
        • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
        • Additional voices: Richie Steadman (as Doug Lovell)
        • Cold main score composition: Michael Bahnmiller
        • Cold main score mixing: Dan Blanck
        • KSL executive producers: Sheryl Worsley, Keira Farrimond
        • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
        • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
        • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

           

          59 min
        • Justice for Joyce Yost | Talking Cold | Discussion of Episode 13

          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 Cold season 2: Justice for Joyce. Three ladies, Amy Donaldson, Ann Dent and Sheryl Worsley will talk about weighty issues like sexual assault, the death penalty and failures of the criminal justice system. The goal is more conversation and more understanding.

          Listen to Cold on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/cold/ now.

          Share your perspective. #JusticeForJoyceYost #TalkingCold Twitter Instagram Facebook

          If you or someone close to you has experienced rape or any other form of sexual abuse, you can go to RAINN.org to connect with free resources anywhere in the United States.

          Episode credits: 

          • Hosts: Amy Donaldson, Sheryl Worsley
          • Audio production: Nina Earnest
          • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
          • KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley
          • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
          • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
          •  

            39 min
          • Justice for Joyce Yost | Last Chance | 13

            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 murder of Joyce Yost.

            Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an April night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.

            Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at https://www.rainn.org/.

            See photos, files and more from this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2/ep-13-last-chance-doug-lovell-mouse/

            Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2-transcript/last-chance-full-transcript/

            Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

            Episode credits:

            • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
            • Audio production: Nina Earnest
            • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
            • Additional voices: Richie Steadman (as Doug Lovell)
            • Cold main score composition: Michael Bahnmiller
            • Cold main score mixing: Dan Blanck
            • KSL executive producers: Sheryl Worsley, Keira Farrimond
            • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
            • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
            • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

               

              1 hr 12 min
            • Justice for Joyce Yost | Talking Cold | Discussion of Episode 12

              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 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 death penalty and failures of the criminal justice system. The goal is more conversation and more understanding.

              Listen to Cold on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/cold/ now.

              Share your perspective. #JusticeForJoyceYost #TalkingCold Twitter Instagram Facebook

              If you or someone close to you has experienced rape or any other form of sexual abuse, you can go to RAINN.org to connect with free resources anywhere in the United States.

               Episode credits: 

              • Hosts: Amy Donaldson, Sheryl Worsley
              • Audio production: Nina Earnest
              • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
              • KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley
              • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
              • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
              •  

                55 min
              • Justice for Joyce Yost | Dancing with the Devil | 12

                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 night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.

                Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at https://www.rainn.org/.

                See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2/ep-12-dancing-with-the-devil-doug-lovell-trial/

                Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2-transcript/dancing-with-the-devil-full-transcript/

                Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

                Episode credits:

                • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
                • Audio production: Nina Earnest
                • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
                • Additional voices: Richie Steadman (as Doug Lovell), Scott Mitchell (as Chuck Thompson), Amy Donaldson (as Becky Douglas)
                • Cold main score composition: Michael Bahnmiller
                • Cold main score mixing: Dan Blanck
                • KSL executive producers: Sheryl Worsley, Keira Farrimond
                • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
                • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
                • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

                   

                  1 hr 1 min
                • Justice for Joyce Yost | Talking Cold | Discussion of Episode 11

                  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 death penalty and failures of the criminal justice system. The goal is more conversation and more understanding.

                  Listen to Cold on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/cold/ now.

                  Share your perspective. #JusticeForJoyceYost #TalkingCold Twitter Instagram Facebook

                  If you or someone close to you has experienced rape or any other form of sexual abuse, you can go to RAINN.org to connect with free resources anywhere in the United States.

                  Episode credits: 

                  • Hosts: Ann Dent, Sheryl Worsley
                  • Audio production: Nina Earnest
                  • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
                  • KSL executive producer: Sheryl Worsley
                  • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
                  • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
                  •  

                     

                    50 min
                  • Justice for Joyce Yost | Rising Star | 11

                    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 April night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.

                    Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at https://www.rainn.org/.

                    See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2/ep-11-rising-star-theresa-rose-greaves/

                    Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-2-transcript/rising-star-full-transcript/

                    Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky

                    Episode credits:

                    • Research, writing and hosting: Dave Cawley
                    • Audio production: Nina Earnest
                    • Audio mixing: Trent Sell
                    • Additional voices: Richie Steadman (as Doug Lovell), Annie Knox (as Theresa Greaves)
                    • Cold main score composition: Michael Bahnmiller
                    • Cold main score mixing: Dan Blanck
                    • KSL executive producers: Sheryl Worsley, Keira Farrimond
                    • Workhouse Media executive producers: Paul Anderson, Nick Panella, Andrew Greenwood
                    • Amazon Music team: Morgan Jones, Eliza Mills, Vanessa Rebbert, Shea Simpson
                    • If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved Histories

                       

                      1 hr 2 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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