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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28 min
A Very Personal Crime
On February 9th, 1980, Bryan Pickett, a corrections officer at the Weber County Jail, went to a bar in Ogden with a colleague after work. Bryan left the bar around 1:30am, but he n…
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15 min
Seventeen Blocks
In October 2008, during a night shift in Ogden, Jeffrey Bancroft left work on his lunch break and never returned. His son Kurtis remembers him as honest and hardworking, “the carbu…
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18 min
The Body in the Recycling Yard
Ryan Bush, was a 20-year old Ogden man who went missing in April 2013. He was found dead in a recycling transfer facility in Wilmington, California just weeks later. The LAPD found…
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14 min
“Just Watch, They’re Gonna Give it to Me”
In the early morning of October 1, 2013, Shallen Lestrick went to his girlfriend’s house on 29th Street in Ogden, Utah, to see their new baby. According to his girlfriend, they wer…
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19 min
On His Way Home
On May 3, 2015, 18-year-old Francisco Lopez was killed in a drive-by shooting in Ogden. More than ten years later, police have reopened the case with new leads. His father, who des…
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26 min
Junkyard Killing
On the morning of June 1st, 2019, a man was found in a pool of blood in an Ogden junkyard with a baseball bat at his feet. His death was determined to be a homicide, but the myster…
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20 min
Killer at the Doorstep
In the spring of 1984, Andrew Hanson, who went by Jay, was shot and killed in front of his wife and brother-in-law. This 41-year-old case has left investigators puzzled; there is v…
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24 min
Brian’s Beating Heart
In 2017, 28-year-old Brian Housley was shot in Ogden in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity. Days later, he died from his injuries. Now, the cold case has been reop…
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22 min
Seen, Not Known
In December 2016, two men were killed and another was left clinging to life after a targeted shooting in South Ogden. Surveillance video shows three masked figures outside the home…
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4 min
Someone Knows Something
The passage of time can mean a pass on justice for the families of murder victims. Utah's Cold Cases aims to bring the unsolved cases of the missing and murdered to the forefront,…