Today friends and family are rounding out the final moments of the 72 hour media blitz started Monday to find Susan. The goal of the blitz was to get as much attention and coverage for Susan Powell who went missing on December 7, 2009 from her home in Utah. I spoke with investigators, and they feel the push is working – they have in fact received new leads on this case.
The effort targeted facebook, twitter, and youtube to get the word out about this missing mom. Right now, there are nearly 34,000 members of the “Friends and Family of Susan Powell” facebook page. That’s more than double the amount that was listed when this effort began on Monday morning.
Josh Powell, Susan’s husband, is not a suspect at this time, but he is a person of interest. Although Josh is not considered a suspect, I am also told that he is not cooperating with the investigation at all, and will not answer specifics about his wife’s disappearance. In fact, he left Utah, and has been spending time with his family in Washington state. There are reports he may try to move his family there.
Family and friends of Susan Powell are launching a 72 hour media blitz and purple ribbon campaign starting today. The goal is to get as much attention and coverage for Susan who went missing on December 7, 2009. This effort will use facebook, twitter, and youtube to get the word out about this missing mom, and the goal is to drum up new leads for investigators. Since her disappearance, Susan’s husband, Josh Powell has been named a person of interest.
Investigators are trying to piece together more on Susan Powell’s disappearance, and they have conducted a second search of the Powell residence. Cops are looking to collect more physical evidence, and to process what they gather through the crime lab. Assistant Chief Black says Josh Powell is considered a person of interest, and earlier this week, with his attorney, Josh did submit to a DNA sample. Assistant Chief Black told me Josh answered a few general questions about his wife, but he would not answer any detailed questions about Susan (i.e. any enemies she may have had, answers about their personal relationship, etc). Josh’s position to the media is that he wants to find his wife, and investigators working the case want to find her too, but Assistant Chief Black says without answers to many questions they have for Josh, and having a working partnership with him, “it really hinders finding her in a timely manner.” 
