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The Super Bowl, Then Death

Cold Case Talk

Release Date: 02/13/2022

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

Cold Case Talk

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.

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Cold Case Talk

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.

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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.

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Finding Amy show art Finding Amy

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Aletha Jo Williams had some minor run-ins with the law. But in 2001 and 2002 she seemed to be turning her life around when her Utah family reported her missing. Her disappearance became a cold case. Now, just this week (July 6), a dramatic new development occurred. We rushed out this podcast to tell the story.

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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.

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Killers Who Dismember: An Expert View show art Killers Who Dismember: An Expert View

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A 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. David Holmes, a forensic psychologist in Manchester, England.

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Halloween 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. You might never hear from us again.  

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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?