Blamed on Bundy | Reputation Damage | 5

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   S5 · E4 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

   Blamed on Bundy | Kicking the Hornet's Nest | 4

   The Nancy Baird case file, kept away from prying eyes for decades, is at last released to COLD in 2023. Contained within are surprise revelations about the last people known to have seen Nancy alive. But when COLD host Dave Cawley’s investigation into the Nancy Baird case reached the family of former East Layton police officer Tom Jackson, the unexpected happened. Some of Jackson’s victims asked themselves the question: could Tom have been the person to abduct Nancy Baird? Did Tom Jackson hide behind the convenient alternative of Ted Bundy for five decades? Meanwhile, a former…

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   S5 · E3 · 30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

   Blamed on Bundy | The Book of Regrets | 3

   Days before his execution, serial killer Ted Bundy denied knowing anything about the disappearance of Nancy Baird. That didn’t stop police and the press from declaring Bundy the killer. That folklore loomed large for Nancy’s son, Brant. Meanwhile, one of the police officers who investigated Nancy’s case wandered a proverbial wilderness following his arrest for child sex crimes. In Idaho, Tom Jackson found a new family, among a community of people who knew nothing of his past. Decades later, a surprise discovery a few miles from where Nancy Baird vanished cast fresh doubt on…

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   S5 · E2 · 23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   Blamed on Bundy | Birds of a Feather | 2

   A young man who demonstrated astonishing “powers” arrived in Utah five years following the disappearance of Nancy Baird. James Hydrick wowed police, including a former officer who investigated Nancy’s case, with his telekinetic abilities. James Hydrick’s amazing talents drew fame and followers. But they were all an act, a fraud. Hydrick soon landed in prison for sex offenses against children. The former East Layton cop, Tom Jackson, also ran afoul of the law for child sex offenses. In this episode, Jackson’s adult daughters break decades of silence to provide a…

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   S5 · E1 · 23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

   Blamed on Bundy | Everyone Knew Everyone | 1

   Impatient customers lined up at the cash register late on the afternoon of Friday, July 4th, 1975. The gas station clerk, Nancy Perry Baird, was nowhere to be found. A police officer soon discovered Nancy’s purse, keys and car were left behind. So was Nancy’s 4-year-old son, Brant. In this episode, investigative reporter Dave Cawley traces Nancy Baird’s life from her childhood to her disappearance. He reveals how a tiny, untrained police department in East Layton, Utah fumbled the case. That is, until a convenient scapegoat arrived to draw away the public's attention. Now,…

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   S5 · 16 Sep 2026 · 3 min

   Introducing COLD: Blamed on Bundy - The Disappearance of Nancy Baird

   A serial killer was on the prowl during the summer of 1975, when Nancy Perry Baird vanished from the gas station where she worked. Police pinned Nancy's disappearance on Ted Bundy, even though no evidence tied the notorious killer to the case. Five decades later, a former police officer's daughter listened to an episode of COLD about the Nancy Baird case . She heard her father quoted and realized a dark secret from their past might be the key to solving the Nancy Baird cold case. The first two episodes drop September 23, 2026. New episodes each Wednesday. Share your thoughts: Instagram…