Posts Tagged ‘utah’
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
- Susan Powell Missing (family photo)
One year has come and gone since Utah mom Susan Powell went missing. It’s hard to think 12 months have passed and there has not yet been a break in the investigation. Susan’s husband, Josh Powell, still remains a person of interest and he still resides in Washington State with his father, Steven Powell, in a community called Country Hallow. Josh moved to Puyallup with their two sons not long after Susan vanished.
Assistant Chief Black with the West Valley Police in Utah said there’s enough circumstantial evidence to indicate that it is uncharacteristic of Susan to just disappear, and they are exploring the possibility that foul play could be involved. Investigators don’t want to treat this case early on as though Susan just up and walked away; they want to take all accounts into consideration in case this ends up turning into a criminal investigation.
Tags: josh powell, missing, one year later, susan powell, utah, washington
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Over the weekend, dozens of searchers descended on the area where missing mom Susan Powell’s husband says he went camping the night she disappeared. Josh Powell is officially named a “person of interest” in this case, but investigators have not moved forward with any official charges. When Susan went missing on December 7, 2009, Josh told investigators he took his two small children out in the middle of the night in the West Desert. Since then many searches have been executed, but unfortunately nothing has been uncovered. Since the warm weather broke in the spring, many bodies have been discovered throughout the area where Susan went missing. None of the bodies have been Susan.
As for Susan’s family, they aren’t going to let the public forget their loved one. A billboard for the missing mom is now standing tall along route 161 in Washington State. Susan’s parents, Chuck and Judy Cox, want to put their daughter back in the hearts of everyone with hopes of drumming up new leads. This billboard is near the Cox’s home in Puyallup, Washington, the same place Josh Powell moved with their two small children not long after Susan went missing. The Cox family has plans to put another billboard up in the Salt Lake City area this week.
Tags: children, josh powell, missing, missing adult, moving, person of interest, susan powell, utah, washington
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
- Susan Powell MISSING
UPDATE 12:02 p.m. - I just spoke to Kiirsi Hellwell, friend of Susan and Josh Powell, and one of the organizers helping to spread the word about Susan. She says starting next week, February 8 – 15, 2010, they will be getting the public to focus on a week of service in honor of Susan. Susan’s friends and family are asking everyone to lift a needle and donate handmade items to women’s and children’s charities in Susan’s name. This effort will launch across the country. To learn more about this, and what you can do in your own communities, please check out HEARTSKNITFOR SUSAN.
Family friend Kiirsi says that over the weekend, the popular Susan Powell friends and family Facebook page disappeared. But after repeatedly contacting Facebook, it finally reappeared Saturday night. She says a sick troll pretending to be Susan was posting pornographic pictures and sending harassing messages on the group page. Thankfully, the disturbing posts have died down over the last week or two, but it has been a rough month. Kiirsi says her husband picked Josh Powell up at the airport on Thursday night. Josh then came to their home to print out leases in preparation of renting out his house. As far as Kiirsi knows, Josh is still in Utah working on his home to prepare it for rent. When Josh arrived at his Utah home, he was greeted with purple ribbons all over his house in honor of his wife.
Tags: cops, family mini-van, investigators, josh powell, media blitz, missing mom, police, seized, spotlight, susan powell, utah, vanished, washington
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Jonathan Martinez missing
Police say Jonathan Martinez went missing just days before Christmas on December 20, 2009. Authorities are hoping he is still in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, but at this point, he could be anywhere. Jonathan is only 10-years-old.
Weight: 120 pounds
Height: 5′0″
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
If you have any information, please call: 1-800-THE-LOST
Tags: endangered missing child, jonathan martinez, national center missing and exploited children, salt lake city, utah
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Susan Powell missing
I just got off the phone with Assistant Police Chief Black and he confirms to me Josh Powell rented a car in Salt Lake city two evenings after his wife went missing, and drove for hundreds of miles. Police do confirm there is a period of time they cannot account for Josh, or his whereabouts. So far, five search warrants have been executed on this case, three to make entry into the Powell family home, one for the family mini-van, and one for Josh Powell’s DNA. An anonymous donor just came forward and is offering a $10,000 reward for information to find Susan.
Tags: DNA, eliminated, executed, investigation, josh powell, missing mom, person of interest, search warrant, susan powell, utah, washington
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Susan Powell Missing
Last night, in the pouring rain, Josh Powell who is considered a person of interest in his wife Susan Powell’s disappearance attended a prayer vigil with his 4-year-old child. About 60 friends and family were in attendance outside a church in Puyallup, Washington. Reports say he spoke to his wife’s sister briefly, and gave her a hug, and agreed to speak with her later.
BACKGROUND: Police would like to question Josh Powell again, and since naming him a person of interest, they have requested all news footage pertaining to Josh Powell, specifically the interviews he gave with local stations after his wife went missing. Authorities sent subpoenas on Friday to all Salt Lake City television stations, but will not say what they are hoping to find in the interviews. Cops are looking to collect as much physical evidence as possible, 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.”
Tags: briefly, church, father, find, friends, hug, missing, mother, police, prayer, puyallup, search, sister, son, susan powell, utah, vigil, washington
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
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.”
Assistant Chief Black says there’s enough circumstantial evidence to indicate that this is uncharacteristic of Susan to just disappear, and they are exploring the possibility that foul play could be involved. They don’t want to treat this case early on that Susan just up and walked away, they want to take all accounts into play in case this turns into a criminal investigation in the end.
Tags: december, josh powell, missing, missing mom, police, search, susan powell, utah
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
- Susan Powell Missing
I just spoke to Assistant Police Chief Black, and he says detectives are canvassing Susan’s neighborhood all day. They are on the ground searching for friends or neighbors who may have information to help them learn more about her disappearance. Assistant Chief Black says Josh Powell was in their office yesterday, with his attorney, and he did submit to a DNA sample. Josh answered a few general questions, but he would not answer questions about anything that could have happened 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.”
Tags: detectives, investigation, josh powell, missing, susan powell, update, utah
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
- Susan Powell Missing
SUSAN POWELL MISSING
Earlier this afternoon, I spoke to West Valley City Assistant Police Chief Black, and he went into the detail the timeline surrounding Susan’s disappearance. So far, this is what we have since Susan was last seen on evening of December 6th into the early morning hours of December 7, 2009.
Sunday, December 6, 2009: According to the Assistant Chief, Susan went to bed, and was last seen around 12:30 a.m. sleeping. Her husband, Joshua Powell told investigators he took his children, ages 2 and 4, camping after his wife went to sleep. There was snow on the ground, and it was extremely cold. Susan and Josh were both due at work first thing in the morning.
Monday, December 7, 2009: Authorities say Susan and Josh do not show up for work, and Susan’s family calls police. At that point, investigators made entry into their home to check their welfare. When investigators went inside the house, they realized no one was there. Assistant Chief Black says the officers backed out, and obtained a search warrant to come back in.
Tags: camping, missing mom, police, susan powell, suspect, utah
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