Susan Powell: The Letter She Left Behind

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

In December 2009, 28 year-old Susan Powell vanished from her home in West Valley City, Utah, leaving behind her purse, her keys, and two young sons who would later tell police she went camping with them but didn’t come home. Her husband’s overnight alibi raised immediate questions, and inside the house detectives found bloodstains, cleaned carpet, and missing electronics. But the most chilling clue was waiting inside Susan’s secret safety deposit box: a handwritten statement warning that if she died, it might not be an accident. Morgan and Kaelyn trace the timeline, the contradictions, and the devastating chain of events that followed Susan’s disappearance. Show notes: https://therefugeutah.org/ abuse.lds.org Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: ⁠@morgsyabsher⁠ | ⁠@itskaelynmoore⁠ TikTok: ⁠@twohottakes⁠ | ⁠@heartstartspounding Episode Sponsors:A year from today isn’t that far away. Get started now at https://www.HelloAlma.com/clues. Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/clues10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box. Offer valid while supplies last. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Warby Parker gives you quality & better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the going price. Our listeners get 15% + Free Shipping when they buy 2 or more pairs of prescription glasses at https://www.WarbyParker.com/CLUES. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When someone goes missing, the headlines focus on what happened.
0:05.0	But the truth often lives in the smallest details.
0:09.0	I'm Sarah Turney.
0:10.0	After my sister disappeared, I learned how those final hours, the last conversations, the last decisions can haunt families forever.
0:19.0	And I'm Courtney Nicole.
0:23.1	After seeing crime impact my own family,
0:24.9	I've learned how overlooked moments,
0:26.0	missed red flags, and unanswered questions can change everything.
0:29.2	Together, we're bringing those lived experiences
0:31.7	into the work.
0:33.4	This is the final hours,
0:35.4	a crime house original powered by Pave Studios,
0:38.5	a podcast that puts the moments before a disappearance under a microscope.
0:43.3	Listen to and follow the final hours wherever you get your podcasts, new episodes every Monday.
0:48.6	Thank you. This is crime house.
1:02.6	A mother of two disappears.
1:04.7	Her husband has no idea where she could be.
1:07.6	Her son says she went camping with them, but stayed behind.
1:10.9	When detectives open her secret safe deposit box, they realized she knew she was going to die,
1:16.4	but it was too late to save herself. Today, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence
1:37.9	behind some of the most gripping true crime cases.
1:40.2	Once again, I'm Kaylin Moore.
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