If you get an unsolicited sexual call or nude picture sent to you, is that a crime? You may be surprised by the answer. One of the suspects in the disappearance of Sheree Warren in 1985 was caught making lewd phone calls to women multiple times. Do these types of crimes often escalate to other, more aggressive behaviors? Joining hosts Amy Donaldson & Sheryl Worsley for the discussion on this edition of Talking Cold: prosecutor and division director of the Salt Lake County Special Victims Unit Anna Rossi Anderson and former FBI profiler and host of the Killer Psyche & Killer Psyche Daily podcasts, Candice DeLong.
Hi, I'm Amy Donaldson.
And I'm Cheryl Worsley.
And this is talking cold.
Today we're going to explore one of the more unsettling aspects of cold season three, in my opinion.
Obscene phone calls.
Kerry Hartman, one of the suspects in Cherie Warren's disappearance, was investigated for making these lewd phone calls to random women that he found in the phone book.
But before we start, lets play a clip.
I was getting a phone call probably around midnight.
She lifted the receiver to her ear and said a tentative hello, the word tinged by her distinct german accent.
The voice on the phone said that he wanted to talk to me.
The voice belonged to a man.
He introduced himself and said he was conducting a survey.
He wanted to ask her a few questions like what kind of lingerie do you wear?
And are you as good in bed as everyone says?
I said, who are you?
What's going on?
What do you want?
And he hung up.
Cheryl, I was curious.
Have you ever had an obscene phone call?