Dave Cawley

1 week ago | kslnewsradio.com | Dave Cawley |Mariah Maynes

KAMAS — Search and rescue missions for missing hikers occur every summer in the Uinta Mountains. Oftentimes, they begin with a simple phone call alerting the local sheriff’s office that a person is overdue. Most of those searches conclude with the safe recovery of the missing person. There are a small number of cases, however, where the missing are not recovered. One of the highest profile such cases was the 2004 disappearance of 12-year-old Garrett Bardsley.

2 weeks ago | ksl.com | Dave Cawley

KAMAS — It seems to happen almost every summer: a hiker or hunter ventures into the Uinta Mountains but fails to return on time. Concerned friends or family sound an alarm, and searchers rush into the high country in hopes of finding the missing and bringing them back to safety. As long as help arrives quickly, odds of survival are good. But even minor missteps in the Uinta Mountains can be deadly.

Dec 9, 2024 | thecoldpodcast.com | Dave Cawley

Dave Cawley: As a kid growing up on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, Josh Powell dreamed of becoming a self-made millionaire. But achieving that goal proved more difficult than young Josh expected. Josh Powell (from Dec. 13, 2000 audio journal recording): At the moment, I’ve only got a thousand bucks in savings. Dave Cawley: His first attempt to make it big was a woodworking “business,” he started in high school. He bragged to his friends about spending thousands of dollars on tools.

Dec 9, 2024 | thecoldpodcast.com | Dave Cawley

Dave Cawley: Fifteen years have passed since the last time anyone saw Susan Cox Powell. The Facebook groups that once buzzed with tens of thousands of members, all clamoring for answers, are pretty quiet these days. Every once in awhile, someone new to Susan’s story will join and post a question, asking if this-or-that place has ever been searched. The comments will inevitably turn into a discussion of abandoned mines, caves, or “crystals.”Charlie Powell (from Dec.

Dec 6, 2024 | ksl.com | Dave Cawley

WEST VALLEY CITY — An experiment by KSL's COLD Podcast has revealed the likely source of a key piece of evidence in the death of Susan Cox Powell, 15 years after she disappeared. The evidence is a chunk of melted metal, along with a few charred wire scraps. Police located them during a search of the Powell family's minivan on Dec. 8, 2009, the day after Susan Powell was first reported missing.