Episodes

  • Farewell
    Aug 10 2021

    For our farewell episode, we discuss why we decided to end Zion's Lost after 3 years and over 150 episodes. We share some memorable experiences we have had and episodes that still keep us up at night. We also talk about a few cases we wish we could have covered, but couldn't due to privacy reasons.

    We appreciate your loyalty and support of our podcast. We are very thankful to have had such kind listeners who care about the cases and victims as much as we do. We hope that we have succeeded in bringing awareness to cold cases, missing persons, and victims of violent crime. 

    - Julia & Janet

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    19 mins
  • Annette Hill
    Jul 27 2021

    In 1989, a successful mother and social worker, Annette Hill, left her home at about 8pm, never to return. A robbery and murder gone wrong led to police to some of her belongings, but the suspect was never charged with any crime relating to her disappearance. However, that would all change in 2011 when another cold case from 1989 was reopened, and evidence was retested. 

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613314616/?terms=Annette%20Hill&match=1

    https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-a-hill

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613419829/?terms=%22victor%20aguilar%22&match=1

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/467097805/?terms=%22victor%20aguilar%22&match=1

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613321208/?terms=%22felicia%20pappas%22&match=1

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    15 mins
  • History of Lagoon
    Jul 20 2021

    It’s what fun is! Utah’s family-owned amusement park, Lagoon, has an interesting history dating back to 1886. Lagoon has hosted famous bands, has original wood-carved animals on the carousel, and the infamous ‘White Roller Coaster’ just celebrated its 100th birthday. But with all the rides, games, and cotton candy, comes a few deaths and injuries. 

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/12467291/?terms=Lagoon&match=1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_(amusement_park)

    https://mysteryofutahhistory.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-dark-side-of-lagoon-amusement-park.html

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613315050/?terms=Ryan%20Beckstead&match=1

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    32 mins
  • Etzil Cortez Trujillo & Shelby Campbell
    Jul 13 2021

    This week we are discussing two missing persons. Both disappeared in 2020 in the same general area of North Ogden. Etzil Cortez Trujillo was last seen by their broken down vehicle on the North Ogden Divide. Shelby Campbell left for a hike during a heavy windstorm and no trace of her or her belongings have been found. Her vehicle was located in the trailhead parking lot. 

    https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2020/04/27/young-nonbinary-person-missing-since-thursday/

    https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/05/09/family-of-missing-person-etzli-cortes-trujillo-calls-for-action-from-slc-police-department/

    https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/salt-lake-city-pd-searching-for-missing-22-year-old-resident/

    https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/salt-lake-city-pd-searching-for-missing-22-year-old-resident/

    Facebook page for Ez: https://www.facebook.com/FindEzNow

    Facebook group to join for Shelby: https://www.facebook.com/groups/35314140916176T

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    34 mins
  • Dennis Piernick & Brent Carpenter
    Jun 29 2021

    This week, we are continuing with commemorating Pride Month by discussing a murder and an assault. Both crimes were solved, but the murder was not solved until 30 years later, and the assault was on a friendly bicyclist well known to those in the Logan area.

    https://www.deseret.com/2012/7/12/20504383/thirty-years-later-murder-case-closed-but-little-closure-for-family#dennis-piernick-39-was-killed-may-16-1982-the-salt-lake-city-police-department-closed-the-investigation-into-his-death-july-12-2012-after-determining-the-person-who-should-be-arrested-in-the-case-was-already-dead

    https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2012/10/01/a-history-of-hate-crimes-in-utah/

    https://usustatesman.com/bicycle-brent/

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    18 mins
  • Gordon Church
    Jun 22 2021

    In November of 1988, Gordon Church stopped at a 7-11 for a pack of cigarettes before meeting friends for dinner. A few days later, a parolee confessed to police that he and an accomplice tortured, raped, and murdered Gordon, before dumping him in a shallow grave. 

    Content Warning: Sexual Assault 

    https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2009/11/19/the-murder-of-gordon-church/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/469656685/?terms=Gordon%20Church%20gay&match=1

    https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2013/05/10/gordon-ray-church-murderer-inappropriate-relationship-renee-mckenzie-curt/

    Supreme

    https://www.sltrib.com/news/crime/2017/01/09/28-years-later-the-story-of-southern-utah-student-gordon-church-and-his-killers/

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    27 mins
  • David Arthur Stack
    Jun 8 2021

    David Stack was 19 years old when he decided to leave Colorado to visit his sister in Truckee, California. He never arrived and his family never stopped looking for him. Meanwhile, police in Wendover had a case of a deceased John Doe found at a water treatment facility. Was David the victim of similar crimes in the area and time period? 

    https://www.latimes.com/nation/ct-david-stack-20150516-story.html

    https://archives.rep-am.com/2015/08/16/cold-case-broken-hearts/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_David_Stack

    http://tooeleonline.com/exhumed-body-may-be-linked-to-missing-man-from-colorado/

    https://www.ksl.com/article/34659416

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    16 mins
  • Ricky Henricksen & Tasha Bevan
    May 26 2021

    This week we discuss two kidnapping cases that are not related, but both victims were found alive. 

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/289255616/?terms=%22Evan%20richard%20henricksen%22&match=1

    https://www.deseret.com/2003/3/24/19711272/past-abductions-have-focused-spotlight-on-s-l

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613488327/?terms=Tasha%20bevan&match=1

    http://www.minicassia.com/news/article_421c3e22-18fc-11e4-ac91-0017a43b2370.html

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/613117278/?terms=Tasha%20bevan&match=1

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    30 mins