S2E0 Prelude: Corpus Delicti

<p>Josh Powell became a murder suspect when his wife Susan Powell disappeared from their home in West Valley City, Utah on December 7, 2009. Police have never located Susan's body. Prosecutors never charged Josh with a crime, in spite of a large body of circumstantial evidence. Many Cold season 1 listeners have asked "why not?" Isn't it possible to win a murder case without a body? Part of the answer might rest with the case of Joyce Yost, another Utah woman who'd disappeared nearly a quarter of a century earlier.</p><p>Joyce Yost had never met the man who followed her home on an April night in 1985, who kidnapped and raped her. He threatened to kill her, but she went to police anyway. Then, she vanished. Joyce has never been found. Now, investigative journalist Dave Cawley delves into the decades-old case to uncover the details of a murder-for-hire plot to silence Joyce. Cold reveals flaws in the system that left Joyce unprotected, examines pitfalls of the death penalty and asks if there’s such a thing as justice for Joyce Yost.</p><p>Cold season 2 will be exclusive to Amazon Music, so prepare by downloading&nbsp;<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/90c65aee-3db8-4bd1-bf28-42a85342bfe7/Cold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the free Amazon Music app</a>&nbsp;and following Cold there. You can also ask Alexa to play the Cold podcast on your Echo device.</p><p>Share your thoughts: #JusticeForJoyceYost #ColdPodcast&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/thecoldpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecoldpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecoldpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p>Survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault and their allies in the United States can connect with free resources at <a href="https://www.rainn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rainn.org/</a>.</p><p>Additional case mater