Cold Case Talk

Cold Case Coalition
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Together we take unsolved homicides and disappearances one step further.

  1. 10/23/2023

    Likely Sudden: A prominent businessman disappears in a fog of rumors, Part 3

    Joseph 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.

    43 min

  2. 10/23/2023

    Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 2

    Joseph 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.

    37 min

  3. 10/23/2023

    Likely Sudden: A Prominent Businessman Disappears in a Fog of Rumors, Part 1

    Joseph 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.

    33 min

  4. 07/21/2022

    Finding Amy

    Amy 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 scattered, the police investigation went nowhere. The case went cold, as cold as it was that wintery night in the middle of nowhere when Amy disappeared. And if it hadn't been for the persistence of a friend dealing with her own personal tragedy this case might have remained that way. This is that story.

    36 min

  5. 02/13/2022

    The Super Bowl, Then Death

    The 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 held there after a stabbing, also participated. But the next day, Bahe was dead. Who or what killed Bahe Davis?

    53 min

  6. 01/27/2022

    Stabbed on Valentine's Day

    In 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 to Pam Genovesi, a prominent PI in the 1980s, who investigated the Trent Olsen murder and has information that hasn't been pubicly disclosed before.

    29 min
  7. New Developments in Aletha Jo Williams Cold Case

    07/09/2021

    New Developments in Aletha Jo Williams Cold Case

    Aletha 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 information in 2014, police obtained a search warrant and sent drivers into waterways looking for her body. They didn't find Aletha and no arrests were made for what appears to be her murder. Now, just this week (July 6), a dramatic new development occurred. We rushed out this podcast to tell the story.

    36 min

  8. 01/16/2021

    Virtually Unstoppable: The Murder of Boxer LeRoy Ortiz

    In 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 know and, even though this was a cold case murder, a certain kind of justice was meted out.

    29 min
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Together we take unsolved homicides and disappearances one step further.

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  • Creator
    Cold Case Coalition
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Cold Case Talk