The Letter podcast

08/28/2024

Sending love to to the Snarr family today. In his memory, do something kind for someone, give some love, appreciate something beautiful, offer forgiveness, do something joyful.

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08/18/2024

I have to interrupt my birthday weekend to share one of the most moving things I've head in awhile. ...Please listen...and here's to the battle for hope.

Interview The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, August 14, 2024.

06/04/2024

Five kids left without their dads because of Michael Moore come to terms with loss, and contemplate why their adult family members extended forgiveness to the killer. Would they feel the same? Episode 7 Inheritance is available now on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.
https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/the-letter/episode/the-next-generation-inheritance-of-trauma-and-forgiveness/

05/28/2024

This holiday week the Letter team is giving you a sample of our excellent bonus content. Host Amy Donaldson and her husband, defense attorney Ed Brass, talk about why he defends those accused of the worst crimes, like Michael Patrick Moore. He also shares the rare times he has seen people forgive. Find the episode on Apple or wherever you get podcasts.

05/27/2024

Interested in more pictures and information on both seasons of The Letter? We have a write up at our website, theletterpodcast.com for each episode. 🙏 Thanks for listening.

If Jordan Rasmussen hadn't been murdered on March 5, 1982, it's entirely possible that no one would have even remembered his last night alive. It felt like one of those days that ends with a sigh of relief, not a smile of gratitude.

05/21/2024

A letter to her brother’s killer written without anyone else knowing starts a reaction no one saw coming. Rage changes to something else for the family of Jordan Rasmussen. Episode 6, Whisperings, is available on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. Lemonada Media Amy Donaldson

05/18/2024

Host Amy Donaldson hints at the twist in the latest episode. The family of Jordan Rasmussen prepares to go to battle against the moves of a murderer trying to get out of prison. But no one was prepared for what they heard Michael Moore say as he pleaded for leniency. Episode 5 Our Brother is out now. Find us on theletterpodcast.com. Lemonada Media

05/14/2024

The family of a man killed in a double murder fights to keep the suspect in prison. But the Rasmussens are conflicted and confused by what they heard from Michael Moore at his parole hearing. Leslie Rasmussen decides to write a letter to the killer without telling the rest of the family. Episode 5 Our Brother is available on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.

05/08/2024

NEW EPISODE: Life in prison for the man who killed Jordan Rasmussen and Buddy Booth also means a life sentence for their families. As they deal with daily grief, the killer tries to convince the parole board to let him out just one year into his sentence. Host Amy Donaldson tells us why episode 4 is one of her favorites in the series.

05/01/2024

NEW EPISODE: What was Michael Moore's reason for killing two young fathers? He weaves a tale of assassins and the mob. Moore faces a jury with a chance to face the firing squad. The widows of both murdered men take the stand. Episode 3: Chameleon is available on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.

04/27/2024

Two young fathers murdered and a man suspected of killing them is booked on the same day. Michael Patrick Moore is seen in this KSL TV news story in 1982 at Log Haven restaurant (he’s wearing the plaid flannel shirt). The Letter Season 2 is available on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.

04/23/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT: A delivery man in the wrong place, wrong time became the 2nd man shot and killed at Log Haven. The killer murdered Buddy Booth after he discovered the body of the 1st victim. The Letter Season 2 is available on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.
Happy to partner again this season w/Lemonada 🙏

04/18/2024

Want to know how the new season of The Letter came to be? Cold host Dave Cawley interviews Amy Donaldson & Andrea Smardon about what it is like to make the show. is produced by KSL Podcasts in partnership with Lemonada Media

Amy Donaldson and Andrea Smardon join Dave Cawley to talk about the premiere of The Letter Season 2: Ripple Effect. The team discusses key themes that the se...

04/16/2024

Episode 1, He Didn't Deserve to Live is out today, anywhere you listen. https://lemonada.lnk.to/theletter
Big thanks to Lemonada Media for partnering with us this season.

04/15/2024

The Letter Host Amy Donaldson is stoked about tomorrow. The Letter Season 2: Ripple Effect comes out Tuesday, April 16th. Find us on theletterpodcast.com or anywhere you get your podcasts.

04/02/2024

When we made The Letter Podcast, we knew it was special...unique. So we never planned on a season 2. But that all changed when a prosecutor I hadn't talked to in more than 20 years reached out, and we discovered just how small this world is...and how much more we had to learn about forgiveness. So grateful to these amazing families and our Podcast team. The first episode drops April 16.

One Choice Ripples Through Time (Official Trailer: The Letter Season 2)

05/12/2023

It was so great to be honored this week with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for best podcast! Congrats to Amy and Andrea for their hard work in telling this remarkable story. Also, we thank the Snarr and Rodier families for trusting us to share. 🙏
Thanks for the honor, RTDNA

12/07/2022

Thanks to all our wonderful listeners and to the Snarr & Rodier families for trusting us with their story. 🙏

We are proud to announce that The Letter podcast was one of the Top 25 New Podcasts of 2022 by PODTRAC!



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10/18/2022

10/11/2022

A miracle the parents of a murdered son waited more than two decades for is 'Delivered' in today's episode. The letter started Sy and Ron Snarr on a path to healing. 🙏

10/07/2022

This week's episode is about the woman who survived the shooting that killed her friend and how she spent decades fighting the darkness that tried to creep back in her life. Yvette Rodier builds her family and a successful career, but with difficulty. Episode 6, Making Peace with the Shadows, is out now. https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/the-letter/episode/making-peace-with-the-shadows/

09/28/2022

The Snarrs move forward trying to be the parents their other children need, but another tragedy strikes in episode 5, available now. https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/the-letter/
Photo credit: Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News

09/24/2022

A great discussion today at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention! Amy & Andrea spoke about collective trauma & how we can do better by each other. They also talked about how they never set out to make a murder podcast but just to tell a great story. Cold host Dave Cawley moderated. Nice to have our podcast hit #1! 🙏 Thanks to all the listeners for coming out!

09/20/2022

A terrifying experience for the woman who survived the shooting in The Letter. Yvette Rodier bravely testified against the murder suspect in episode 4, out today. Let us know what you think! 🙏

09/14/2022

What if we looked at the way someone lived, rather than focus on the terrible way someone died? Amy examines this in our BONUS episode that dropped today. You can expect episode 4 on Tuesday next week. Thanks for listening!

09/10/2022

A BIG thank you to everyone listening! We know the podcast is good but it sure feels nice to see all the support reflected in the Apple rankings ☺️ Tell your friends and thanks again! 🙏
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09/09/2022

09/07/2022

Thank you, Ashley Moser and Keira Farrimond for this beautiful piece on why the Snarr family decided to revisit the pain of losing Zachary Snarr on Aug. 28, 1996 in our new podcast - The Letter.

Twenty-six years ago, a Utah mom laid her son to rest after a senseless shooting. Decades later, a letter arrived. Now, in a brand new KSL podcast, she shares the story of how those pages of hand-written words changed her family's lives forever.

09/06/2022

A young woman talks from her hospital bed about the random shooting that killed her friend. She crawled to the top of a hill with gunshot wounds to get help. But the shooting is only the beginning of this story. Episodes 1 & 2 of The Letter are available now on your favorite listening app. Let us know what you think! 🙏

08/17/2022

We are pleased to introduce our podcast, The Letter. Coming September 7th. Follow now on your favorite podcast listening app. 🙏