Justice for Joyce Yost | Twice Overturned | Bonus Episode 3

Cold

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True Crime, Ksl, Homicide, Cold, Susanpowell, Society & Culture, Westvalleycity, Joyce Yost, Utah, Found, Westvalley, Missing Persons, Murder, Police, Stevepowell, Disappearance, Investigation, Kidnapping, Coldcase, Joshpowell, Documentary

4.8 • 40.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The man who killed Joyce Yost wins a major victory in court, seeing his death sentence overturned for a second time. It all boils down to one line of questioning at Doug Lovell's 2015 trial. COLD host Dave Cawley attended oral arguments before the Utah Supreme Court and discusses the stunning decision with Talking COLD's Amy Donaldson.

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0:07.0	This podcast discusses sensitive topics including descriptions of physical and sexual violence.
0:12.0	We've taken great care to avoid being excluded. including descriptions of physical and sexual violence.
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0:15.6	but please use discretion when listening.
0:17.6	Do not let the sun set on the concept that every criminal defendant is entitled to effective counsel.
0:29.2	From KSL Podcasts, I'm Dave Collie.
0:32.2	This is a bonus episode of Cold season 2. Twice overturned.
0:37.0	Joyce Yost disappeared in August of 1985, days before she was due to testify at trial about how a man she had never met
0:45.3	followed her home one night, kidnapped her and raped her.
0:49.8	That man, Douglas Lovell, came back and murdered Joyce to silence her.
0:54.0	He took her somewhere in the mountains of Utah and left her there.
0:58.0	Joyce's remains have never been found.
1:00.0	But that didn't keep Lovell out of prison.
1:02.0	Police built an airtight case against him. But that didn't keep Lovell out of prison.
1:02.6	Police built an airtight case against him,
1:05.0	and in 1993, Lovell pleaded guilty to capital murder.
1:09.3	The judge sentenced Lovell to death.
1:12.3	Then, Lovell had a change of heart and tried to take back his guilty plea.
1:17.0	It took almost two decades, but the Utah Supreme Court ended up citing with Lovell over a technical error, undoing his death sentence.
1:30.0	That set the stage for a trial in 2015, 30 years on from Joyce's murder.
1:35.0	We covered this in the main run of the season, but to refresh your memory,
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