SOUTH OGDEN — An audio recording that captured a killer's unwitting confession and broke open a murder case after years of inaction is coming to light in the latest episode of the KSL podcast "Cold."
The recording was the pivotal piece of evidence that confirmed what police had believed for years, but which they'd been unable to prove: Douglas Lovell had murdered Joyce Yost to prevent her from testifying against him in a 1985 sexual assault case.
"I committed a first-degree felony to cover another felony. It's the death penalty," Lovell said on the recording.
Only a few snippets of the recording have previously been shared publicly, presented as evidence in court to establish Lovell's guilt. Those clips clearly showed Lovell understood the gravity of what he'd done, as well as the consequences if he were to be convicted.