Cold includes a large cast of real people. This is the place to go if you could use help keeping them straight. This list will be updated as new episodes drop.

Joyce Lynn Yost

  • Kim Salazar Joyce Yost’s daughter
  • Greg Roberts Joyce Yost’s son
  • Randy Salazar Joyce Yost’s former son-in-law (was married to Kim Salazar)
  • George Figel Joyce Yost’s father
  • Hulda Figel Joyce Yost’s mother
  • Dorothy “Dot” Dial Joyce’s sibling
  • Edna Spahr Joyce’s sibling
  • Mel Roberts Joyce Yost’s first husband
  • George Yost Joyce Yost’s second husband
  • Floren “Nails” Nelson Joyce Yost’s longtime boyfriend
  • Gordon and Terry Kaufman Joyce Yost’s friends
  • Steve Kaufman Gordon and Terry’s son, band played on the last night Joyce seen alive
  • Paul and Cathy Thoe Joyce Yost’s niece and her husband, present when blood on mattress found

Douglas Anderson Lovell

  • Rhonda Buttars Doug Lovell’s girlfriend/wife
  • Richard Ryan Scullin Rhonda Buttars’ former husband
  • Monan Lovell Doug Lovell’s father
  • Shirley Lovell Doug Lovell’s mother
  • Dorothy Lovell Doug Lovell’s step-mother (Monan Lovell’s second wife)
  • Russell Lovell Doug Lovell’s sibling
  • Royce Lovell Doug Lovell’s sibling, died by overdose
  • William “Billy Jack” Wiswell Doug’s prison friend and would-be hitman
  • Tom Peters Doug’s prison friend and second would-be hitman
  • Roy “DJ” Droddy Fellow inmate, offered information to South Ogden police in 1986
  • William Babbel Fellow inmate, told police Doug made comments about Sheree Warren
  • John “Jack” Newton Former Latter-day Saint bishop, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Brent Scharman Former Latter-day Saint bishop, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Gary Webster Former Latter-day Saint bishop, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Chuck Thompson Former Latter-day Saint bishop, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Becky Douglas Founder of Rising Star Outreach, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Kent Tucker Married to one of Doug Lovell’s cousins, one of Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Leon Denney Former Utah State Prison inmate, one of Doug Lovell’s character witnesses
  • Russell Minas Attorney who worked on child custody issues with Doug Lovell

Police and the courts

  • Bill Holthaus Clearfield police detective, lead investigator on rape case
  • Rob Carpenter South Ogden police patrol officer, took Joyce Yost’s initial report
  • Mel Hackworth South Ogden police patrol officer, helped Joyce Yost find Lovell’s house
  • Brian Namba Deputy Davis County Attorney, prosecutor on the rape case
  • John Hutchison Defense attorney on the rape case
  • Rodney Page Utah 2nd District Court judge, oversaw the rape case
  • Ron Greenleaf Salt Lake City police detective, arrested Doug in car theft case
  • TJ Harper Washington Terrace police officer, arrested Doug for DUI
  • Steve Hallowell Riverdale police officer, found loaded handgun in Doug’s truck
  • John Caine Doug Lovell’s defense attorney in 1978 U-Save Market robbery, as well as in 1992 capital murder case
  • Brad Birch South Ogden police detective initially assigned Joyce Yost’s disappearance
  • Terry Carpenter South Ogden police detective
  • Steven Wallerstien South Ogden police officer who searched Joyce Yost’s car
  • Jim Gaskill Utah state crime lab director and forensics expert
  • Robert Luke Las Vegas Metro Police detective who recovered Sheree Warren’s car
  • Jack Bell Roy, Utah police detective, lead investigator on Sheree Warren case
  • Marily Gren Davis County Attorney’s Office secretary, read Joyce Yost transcript at trial
  • Carl Jacobson Correctional officer at Utah State Prison, interacted regularly with Doug Lovell
  • David Grindstaff Doug Lovell’s attorney in rape case appeal, called it a “garden variety” rape
  • Christine Durham First female justice on the Utah Supreme Court
  • Archie Smith Weber County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who investigated Causey body call
  • Murray Miron Psycholinguistics expert, analyzed anonymous call of Causey body
  • Glen Passey U.S. Secret Service agent who worked with South Ogden police
  • Reed Richards Weber County Attorney, original prosecutor in Doug Lovell’s murder case
  • Bill Daines Weber County Attorney’s Office prosecutor
  • Gary Heward Weber County Attorney’s Office prosecutor
  • Stanton Taylor Utah 2nd District Court judge who sentenced Doug Lovell to death in 1993
  • Michael Lyon Utah 2nd District Court judge who handled Doug Lovell’s case in the early 2000s
  • Michael DiReda Utah 2nd District Court judge who presided over Doug Lovell’s 2015 trial
  • Michael Bouwhuis Attorney who led Doug Lovell’s defense for his 2015 trial
  • Sean Young Co-counsel for Doug Lovell’s 2015 trial
  • Samuel Newton Appellate attorney who initially challenged Doug Lovell’s 2015 death sentence
  • Colleen Coebergh Appellate attorney handling Doug Lovell’s death sentence appeal as of 2021

Others

  • Susan Yerage Loan officer who financed Doug Lovell’s car
  • Kellie Sherrod Clerk at the U-Save Market who identified Doug
  • Sherrill Chestnut Doug Lovell’s accomplice in U-Save Market robbery
  • Ray Dodge Doug Lovell’s accomplice in 1978 U-Save Market robbery
  • Jan Schiller YWCA rape victim advocate
  • Cody and Karen Montgomery Owners of rifles and shotguns stolen by Doug and Billy Jack
  • Rob Olsen Found Joyce Yost’s car at the water tank
  • Scott Valeeuwen Owner of The Gift House pawn shop in Ogden
  • Sharon Gess Waitress at the Pier 3, testified about being stalked by red sports car
  • Sheree Warren Missing woman from Roy, Utah who disappeared months after Joyce Yost
  • Charles Warren Sheree Warren’s estranged husband
  • Cary Hartmann Former Ogden police reserve officer, Sheree Warren’s boyfriend
  • Drew Dunifer Inadvertently owned one of the guns Doug Lovell stole in 1985
  • “George” Psychologist who provided anonymous report of satanic coven in 1988
  • “Kay” Friend of Barbara who provided additional report of satanic coven in 1990
  • Barbara Woman who reported a satanic coven killed Joyce Yost
  • Colleen Bartell Social worker at Utah State Prison who worked with Doug in early ’90s
  • Jeff Pratt Corrections officer at Utah State Prison who Doug helped after accident
  • William Andrews Ogden Hi-Fi Shop robber/murderer sentenced to die and executed
  • Pierre Dale Selby Ogden Hi-Fi Shop robber/murderer sentenced to die and executed
  • Wallace Wilkerson Man convicted to die and executed in Utah Territory in 1879
  • Gary Gilmore Killer executed in Utah in 1977, the first person executed in the U.S. following federal moratorium
  • Gary Scheller Director of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime