EP. 211 - UTAH: The Susan Powell Story (Pt. 1)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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In today’s episode, we explore the story of the disappearance of Susan Powell, the murder of her two children, and the fight to find justice in an incredibly dark place. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7	slash setup on February 14th 2002 20 year old Susan Powell who was starry-eyed and full of hope, sat down and wrote her husband, Josh, a Valentine's Day letter.
0:44.3	Reasons I love you, she wrote. Over five pages she listed 132 traits she loved about her husband.
0:54.5	You'll drive aimlessly.
0:56.2	You want children.
0:57.7	You pray for people.
0:59.4	You show affection in public.
1:01.7	You hold me in the middle of the night.
1:04.5	You watch friends with me for hours.
1:06.9	You love my family get-togethers.
1:09.8	At the time, Susan and Josh had been married for less than a year.
1:13.6	And as you can tell, they were still in the blissful honeymoon stage.
1:18.6	Both Susan and Josh married young, but they were so excited for their lives together.
1:24.6	Susan felt like she had finally met the man of her dreams.
1:30.1	And they would go on to build a life together
1:32.6	and grow their family with the birth of their two sons,
1:35.8	Charlie and Braden.
1:38.0	But year after year, Susan started to notice a change in her husband.
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