Latest Armchairdetective Podcast Episodes
Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 2
Cold Case Talk - October 23, 2023 23:11 - 36 minutesJoseph Santi was a leading businessman in Utah in the 1970s. He and his wife were owners of a new hotel, had a beautiful old mansion and numerous other investments. Then one day in 1977 he disappeared. We unravel the rumors and misinformation and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
Likely Sudden: A prominent businessman disappears in a fog of rumors, Part 3
Cold Case Talk - October 23, 2023 23:11 - 43 minutesJoseph Santi was a leading businessman in Utah in the 1970s. He and his wife were owners of a new hotel, had a beautiful old mansion and numerous other investments. Then one day in 1977 he disappeared. We unravel the rumors and misinformation and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 1
Cold Case Talk - October 23, 2023 23:10 - 33 minutesJoseph Santi was a notable businessman in Utah in the 1970s. He and his wife were owners of a new hotel, had a beautiful old mansion and numerous other investments. Then one day in 1977 he disappeared. We unravel the rumors and misinformation and say who likely killed Joe Santi.
Finding Amy
Cold Case Talk - July 21, 2022 22:49 - 36 minutesAmy Westreicher moved from California to remote eastern Utah to help out a friend. She fell in with a group of people who had some troubles with the law. In 2010, Amy went missing one night from a camper parked in the desolute countryside near Roosevelt, Utah. The "friends" in the camper scatter...
The Super Bowl, Then Death
Cold Case Talk - February 13, 2022 20:56 - 53 minutesThe 1995 Super Bowl featured the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers. Like millions of others, those confined to the forensic (crime-related) ward at the Utah State Hospital had their own viewing party complete with drinks and snacks. Bahe Davis, an 18-year-old with disabilities being...
Stabbed on Valentine's Day
Cold Case Talk - January 27, 2022 16:50 - 29 minutesIn 1982 a young, good-looking construction worker, went to a bar with a friend. It was Valentine's Day and maybe that's what led to some flirtatious interactions with a woman that took a deadly turn. Almost 40 years on, the murder has not been solved and little information has emerged. We talk t...
Aletha Jo Williams
Cold Case Talk - July 09, 2021 00:10 - 35 minutesAletha Jo Williams had some minor run-ins with the law. Then she became pregnant and in 2001 and 2002 seemed to be turning her life around when her Utah family reported her missing. Police did some investigation but had little to go on and her disappearance became a cold case. Acting on new info...
Virtually Unstoppable: The Murder of Boxer LeRoy Ortiz
Cold Case Talk - January 16, 2021 23:26 - 29 minutesIn March of 1969, LeRoy Ortiz was taken from his Ogden home and murdered. Ortiz was a young rising boxer but his career was cut short by a bullet to the heart. For years, the Ortiz family said they knew who killed LeRoy and that the killers had even taunted them on the streets of Ogden. Now we k...
Killers Who Dismember: An Expert View
Cold Case Talk - December 13, 2020 19:44 - 35 minutesA perhaps surprising number of cold case murders are accompanied by dismemberment of the victim. But why do killers often cut up parts of victims or even entire bodies? We sought answers from one of the world's leading researchers on the phenomenon. Listen to an intriguing interview with Dr. Dav...
Halloween 2020: Dead bodies, a Psychic, and the White Lady
Cold Case Talk - October 31, 2020 03:53 - 46 minutesHalloween Special: Our encounters with the dead; psychics provide tips in the Susan Cox Powell case; meet psychic medium Judy Dixon, the real thing; take a ride with us to find the White Lady who searches for her missing child. Warning: You might never hear from us again.
Property of Big Ed Til Death Episode 2
Cold Case Talk - October 23, 2020 21:24 - 27 minutesIn this episode, Ed Callison is arrested and details begin to emerge about what really happened in 2014 to his wife, Melanie Callison. Let's just say Melanie did not run off to Salt Lake City or San Francisco or Idaho. And there's a twist about a campfire and missing DNA. A warning: There are gr...
Property of Big Ed Til Death Pt. 2
Cold Case Talk - October 23, 2020 21:24 - 27 minutesIn this episode, Ed Callison is arrested and details begin to emerge about what really happened in 2014 to his wife, Melanie Callison. Let's just say Melanie did not run off to Salt Lake City or San Francisco or Idaho. And there's a twist about a campfire and missing DNA. A warning: There are gr...
Property of Big Ed Til Death Pt. 1
Cold Case Talk - October 13, 2020 20:02 - 23 minutesMelanie Callison went missing from Richfield, Utah, in September of 2014, about five months after she married Ed Callison and got a tattoo on her back to celebrate. At first, Ed told family, friends and police that he and Melanie had decided to divorce and she had gone to California. That statem...
Cami Shepherd: Undetermined
Cold Case Talk - July 27, 2020 18:37 - 38 minutesCami Shepherd's disappearance under suspicious circumstances is the subject of this week's episode. Our investigation of crime scene photos and other evidence can help us find out what happened to her. What happened to Cami Shepherd?
Where is Wayne Burton?
Cold Case Talk - June 03, 2020 21:54 - 26 minutesIn this week’s episode, we delve into the strange case of a missing man. His ex-wife was told he was dead until she inquired about Social Security benefits. Then a daughter said he wasn’t dead, then said he was. Where is Wayne Burton?
Cold Case Talk Live
Cold Case Talk - April 02, 2020 19:14 - 1 hourIn this week’s episode, “Cold Case Talk Live”, we go behind the scenes with the Utah Cold Case Coalition to discuss a triple murder, and a runaway … who wasn’t.
Legs Found in River pt.2
Cold Case Talk - February 24, 2020 18:02 - 29 minutesIn 1985 two dismembered legs were found in a river near 24th street in Ogden, Utah. The legs were later identified as those of 34-year-old mother of five, Savannah Hoskins. She had previously been reported missing by her husband Joe, but the body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah u...
Legs Found in River Pt.2
Cold Case Talk - February 24, 2020 18:02 - 29 minutesIn 1985 two dismembered legs were found in a river near 24th street in Ogden, Utah. The legs were later identified as those of 34-year-old mother of five, Savannah Hoskins. She had previously been reported missing by her husband Joe, but the body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah u...
Legs Found in River Pt. 1
Cold Case Talk - February 11, 2020 03:34 - 25 minutesIn 1985 two dismembered legs were found in a river near 24th street in Ogden, Utah. The legs were later identified as those of 34-year-old mother of five, Savannah Hoskins. She had previously been reported missing by her husband Joe, but the body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah ...
Legs Found in River
Cold Case Talk - February 11, 2020 03:34 - 25 minutesIn 1985 two dismembered legs were found in a river near 24th street in Ogden, Utah. The legs were later identified as those of 34-year-old mother of five, Savannah Hoskins. She had previously been reported missing by her husband Joe, but the body parts weren't confirmed to belong to Savannah ...
Cold Case Playing Cards
Cold Case Talk - January 28, 2020 23:37 - 23 minutesIn this episode, we discuss printing victim photos and descriptions on playing cards to help solicit tips from inmates serving time. We interviewed the former Florida special agent who first thought to use playing cards to get tips from jail populations in the U.S. The coalition donated 1,600 ...
Bodies in the Desert
Cold Case Talk - January 15, 2020 06:02 - 20 minutesIn this episode, you'll hear how common desert disappearances are in the continental western U.S. Dean Shurtz disappeared in the Nevada desert near Valley of Fire over 14 years ago. His son Raymond's singing is featured as well as our interview where he helps show why the loved ones of missing...
A Tale of Two Cold Cases
Cold Case Talk - January 07, 2020 05:01 - 20 minutesIn this episode, you'll hear from the daughters of two mothers who were murdered in 1970. Loretta Jones was killed in Price, Utah, and Phyllis O'Brien Carson was killed in French Camp, California. Learn why, despite many similarities, only one case was solved. Help us develop more leads to so...
Toothless "Jane Doe" Body Found
Cold Case Talk - December 23, 2019 21:59 - 26 minutesIn August of 1979, the body of an unidentified woman was found in rural Utah. Although Henry Lee Lucas claimed he killed her, the case of the toothless "Jane Doe" remains open. Episode guests: Rick Goroshko, whose mother Dorothy Goroshko went missing in Boston in 1975, and Angela Willoughby, ...
Toothless "Jane Doe" body found in Millard Co., Utah 1979
Cold Case Talk - December 23, 2019 21:59 - 26 minutesIn August of 1979, the body of an unidentified woman was found in rural Utah. Although Henry Lee Lucas claimed he killed her, the case of the toothless "Jane Doe" remains open. Episode guests: Rick Goroshko, whose mother Dorothy Goroshko went missing in Boston in 1975, and Angela Willoughby, ...
Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp? pt.2
Cold Case Talk - December 16, 2019 22:43 - 37 minutesThis episode contains never-before-heard conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee Lucas. We review the evidence that ruled out Lucas and resulted in Provo police reopening the 1978 murder of Marla Scharp.
Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp? Pt.2
Cold Case Talk - December 16, 2019 22:43 - 37 minutesThis episode contains never-before-heard conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee Lucas. We review the evidence that ruled out Lucas and resulted in Provo police reopening the 1978 murder of Marla Scharp.
Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp?
Cold Case Talk - December 09, 2019 19:29 - 34 minutesHenry Lee Lucas confessed in 1984 to the sexual assault and murder of Marla Scharp in Provo, Utah six years earlier. Based on Lucas' confession, Marla's case was closed without anyone being charged. This episode contains never before heard conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee L...
Did Henry Lee Lucas kill Marla Scharp? Pt. 1
Cold Case Talk - December 09, 2019 19:29 - 34 minutesHenry Lee Lucas confessed in 1984 to the sexual assault and murder of Marla Scharp in Provo, Utah six years earlier. Based on Lucas' confession, Marla's case was closed without anyone being charged. This episode contains never before heard conversations with "The Confession Killer" Henry Lee L...
Who killed Marla Scharp? Was It Henry Lee Lucas?
Cold Case Talk - December 09, 2019 19:29 - 34 minutesMarla Scharp's 1978 brutal assault and murder went cold until Henry Lee Lucas confessed in 1984. Her case was closed without Lucas being convicted. He was currently serving a life sentence for an unrelated murder. This episode has never before heard conversations with Henry Lee Lucas.
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