Susan Cox Powell - Susan's Story

Susan's Story - 28 Yr Old Utah Missing Mother Of 2
By Karen Anne RN

Sunday night, December 6,2009 at around midnight, was the last time 28 year old Susan Powell has been seen.

According to her husband, Joshua, she went to bed just a little after midnight, and he then got his 2 year old and 4 year old sons who were reportedly recovering from the flu, out of bed, and took them in the only vehicle the couple owns, to a campground three hours from their home in West Valley City, Utah. He said that he wanted to test out a new generator he had bought, and that his sons like to have S'mores in the morning. The temperature was sub-zero, during a snow storm.

He told ABC News that they went to Pony Express Trail to campout, and he told police that he went to Simpson Springs.

Early Monday afternoon, Joshua received a cell phone call. He learned that police were in his home because the entire family had been reported missing. Neither he nor his wife had called in to work to report that they would not be there.

Police found no sign of his wife, and no signs of a break-in. Her purse and cell phone were found on the bed, and they reported that there were 2 fans blowing on a wet spot on the living-room carpet.

When later asked why he did not call in to work, Joshua replied that he had thought that it was Sunday.

Police are trying to determine where Joshua traveled in a rental car two days after Susan disappeared. He reportedly logged hundreds of miles on the vehicle, during the 24 hours that he had it, while police had his minivan in custody to process it for evidence. Police did not hear from 34-year-old Joshua Powell during that period of time.

On Sunday, after the family ate dinner, Joshua told a family friend that he was taking his 2 and 4 year old sons out sledding. They were gone for 3 1/2 hours. He was also quoted as saying to a different friend, that he was taking his sons out to eat, even though they had just finished their evening meal.

At midnight, four hours after they returned from sledding, Joshua reported that they went camping.

Barely twelve days after the disappearance of his wife, family members and friends were seen removing items from his Utah home, loading them into a moving van.
Joshua, who has hired an attorney, and is no longer talking to police, went to Washington to attend a candle-light vigil for his wife, and he is reported to still be there.

Friends of Susan report that she was on the verge of filing for divorce, due to problems within the marriage.

In spite of Joshua's odd alibi, he claims to have no knowledge of his wife's whereabouts. Yet if she returned home tomorrow, she would find the home abandoned, and no signs of her family.

If Joshua's behavior sounds bizarre to you, please forward this to a few people, because Susan's best friend believes that she is still alive, and this will help get her face out to thousands.

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