About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Blamed on Bundy | Birds of a Feather | 2" from COLD covers the strange rise and fall of James Hydrick, a young man who arrived in Utah five years after the disappearance of Nancy Baird and stunned local police with what he claimed were genuine telekinetic powers. Hydrick's supposed abilities won him fame and followers, including a former officer who had worked the Baird case, but his talents turned out to be an elaborate fraud. He would later be imprisoned for sex offenses against children.
The episode also turns its focus to Tom Jackson, the former East Layton police officer whose path crossed Hydrick's during the investigation. Jackson himself was later convicted of child sex offenses, and in this episode his adult daughters break decades of silence to describe who their father truly was. Their testimony raises unsettling questions about what Jackson may still be concealing, and how his conduct may connect back to the unresolved Baird case.
Hosts and release
Dave Cawley researches, writes and hosts Cold, a narrative true crime podcast that investigates disappearance cases, devoting each season to a single unsolved story. This episode, the second installment of the current season, runs 73 minutes and was released on September 23, 2026. It is available wherever the show is distributed, with an ad-free membership option offered through the show's Insider Club.
