by Ashley Flowers | Mar 11, 2026 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Early one June morning in 2004, Jeffrey Nichols told his girlfriend he was meeting his ex-wife in a shopping center parking lot to buy a set of golf clubs. But his ex-wife told police they were getting together at a McDonald’s for a family meeting. No matter...
by Ashley Flowers | Sep 17, 2025 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Our card this week is Valaine Briggs, the Ace of Spades from Utah. When 19-year-old Valaine left her Salt Lake City apartment and walked to class one spring morning in 1977, her carefully planned future was full of promise. And though she was in a time of transition...
by Ashley Flowers | Oct 30, 2024 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
When duck hunters discovered human remains in an area called Saltair near The Great Salt Lake in Utah in the fall of 2000, investigators began the difficult task of trying to learn the real name of the woman they called “Saltair Sally.” It took 12 years for the...
by Ashley Flowers | Oct 9, 2024 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
When Patricia “Patti” Barrett got on a bus from Dallas to Salt Lake City in 1978, her family had no way of knowing they’d never see her again. For over 30 years they were left wondering what happened to Patti, until 2012, when, with the help of Patti’s daughter and...
by Ashley Flowers | Sep 25, 2024 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Back in October of 2023, we were contacted by one of Alice Griego’s son, Frankie, about covering his mother’s case. He was a listener of The Deck and had previously heard us cover cases in Utah. Unknown to him, our reporting team had already flagged his mother’s case...
by Ashley Flowers | Oct 18, 2023 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Kathy was a 22-year-old newlywed living in Salt Lake City in 1976, forging her own path in a town that often seemed to value conformity over individuality. By all accounts, Kathy had a reputation for being tough – definitely no shrinking violet. So no one was...
