Utah's Cold Cases

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Each unsolved murder holds a story—of shattered lives, mysteries that linger long after headlines fade. Why do cases go cold? Sometimes, it’s a lack of witnesses or evidence; other times, the crime scene surfaces months or years later, leaving investigators grasping for answers. But for families who have lost someone, the pain never grows old—and the need for resolution remains as urgent as ever. Utah’s Cold Cases invites you to join KSL reporter Andrew Adams as he digs into these files. With the latest updates on the investigations, Andrew brings forgotten cases back into the spotlight, in an ef...

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A camera catches masked figures in South Ogden snow; you still have to sit with unanswered questions.

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  • to hear a mother press investigators for answers and pursue leads of her own
  • to weigh a witness identification against the evidence prosecutors said they still needed
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Junkyard KillingSep 17, 2025

A graphic 911 call leads into a family-centered search for answers in Scott Perkins' unsolved killing.

The episode opens on a frightened 911 call: a bloody head, a baseball bat, and a junkyard scene that immediately feels wrong. From there, it moves into the family history around Scott Perkins' addiction, his time clean, his relapse, and the unresolved question of what happened…

Killer at the DoorstepSep 3, 2025

A 1984 Ogden Canyon murder unfolds through a masked intruder, disputed accounts, and competing names.

Andrew "Jay" Hansen's murder begins on a quiet night at his Ogden Canyon home, where he lived with his wife, Tammy, and his brother-in-law, Todd. Around 11:30, a masked man tried to push through the front door.

Brian’s Beating HeartAug 21, 2025

A mother's search for answers keeps a cold 2017 killing moving through witnesses, shell casings, and surveillance video.

Brian Housley's 2017 killing anchors a story about grief that never hardens into surrender. Darcy Housley keeps her son's memory present through photographs, a headstone marked "Peanut," and her own steady push for answers, while investigators circle back to an eyewitness…

Seen, Not KnownAug 21, 2025

Surveillance footage and a father's memories deepen the unease around an unsolved South Ogden murder.

A South Ogden home anchors this single-episode review of an unsolved murder, as surveillance footage shows three masked figures moving around the property for more than an hour before three people are shot, two fatally.

A Very Personal Crime

A cold case shaped by family memory, local detail, and unresolved questions.

Brian Pickett's murder is told through the people left to carry it, especially his sister Dorothy, whose memories give the story its center. The episode does not just revisit a killing from 1980; it restores Brian as a person, tracing his work as a corrections officer at the…

On His Way Home

A careful cold-case account of Francisco Lopez's final walk home and the unanswered questions around it.

The story presents Francisco Lopez as an 18-year-old remembered by his father as warm-hearted, loud, loving, and close to family, then follows the night he walked home from his mother's house in Ogden after watching a boxing match.

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  1. 1

    A Very Personal Crime

    A 22-year-old corrections officer murdered in 1980 remains unsolved.

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    “Just Watch, They’re Gonna Give it to Me”

    Detective Douglas Dunbar investigates the 2013 murder of Sheldon Lestrick, who was shot after visiting his newborn baby.

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    The Body in the Recycling Yard

    This episode investigates the unsolved murder of Ryan Bush, a 20-year-old from Ogden, Utah, whose body was found in a California recycling yard.

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    On His Way Home

    This episode investigates the unsolved 2015 murder of 18-year-old Francisco Lopez in Ogden, Utah.

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    Seventeen Blocks

    This episode investigates the 2008 unsolved murder of Jeffrey Bancroft in Ogden, Utah, where a carjacking attempt turned fatal.

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    Junkyard Killing

    Utah's Cold Cases: "Junkyard Killing" reconstructs the June 1, 2019 assault that left Scott Perkins unconscious in an Ogden-area junkyard beside a baseball bat.

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    Killer at the Doorstep

    Utah’s Cold Cases revisits the 1984 shooting of Andrew “Jay” Hansen at his Ogden Canyon home after a masked man forced the door.

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    Seen, Not Known

    Three masked figures surveilled a South Ogden house for over an hour before two people were killed.

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    Brian’s Beating Heart

    Hidden gem

    Utah's Cold Cases examines Brian Housley's November 27, 2017 shooting death in Ogden, Utah, where six shots were fired during a mistaken gang-related attack.

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    Someone Knows Something

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