The Susan Powell Case Files | Car Crash Con | Bonus Episode 5
Cold
KSL Podcasts
4.8 • 40.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Cold returns at the 10-year anniversary of Susan Powell's disappearance with new episodes focused on previously undiscovered evidence in the case. For this episode, we hear from three people who were involved in car crashes with Josh Powell. In each case, records show Josh made questionable claims about being injured and sought settlements from insurance companies. The history of possible fraud raises new questions about possible motives.
For the past four years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos and diary entries. He has tracked down new sources, followed new leads and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and on to Washington State, where Powell killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast discusses domestic violence, criminal behavior, murder, and adult themes. |
| 0:06.0 | While not explicit, listener discretion is advised. Summer had its claws in Salt Lake City. |
| 0:17.0 | September Sun scorched the pavement. |
| 0:24.0 | The noontime heat made the air appear to wobble. |
| 0:28.0 | Jeff Lewis stepped into his truck, |
| 0:31.0 | a red GMC Sierra pickup, outside of his office in an |
| 0:34.8 | industrial park south of Salt Lake City International Airport. He knew the |
| 0:39.2 | lunch hour traffic would be bad on the Bangeter Highway, so he opted to take a back road south toward the 201 freeway. |
| 0:47.0 | Jeff's route took him down Gramercy Road to 1820 south, then to an intersection with Bangator just north of the 201 on ramp. |
| 0:55.4 | Just before I got onto Bangator at the intersection, I was sitting at a red light with one |
| 1:00.9 | vehicle in front of me, and it happened to be a little minivan. |
| 1:04.8 | A blue 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. |
| 1:10.5 | Both the minivan and the GMC were in line, waiting to make right-hand turns onto the southbound lanes of Bangator. |
| 1:18.0 | The light turned green. |
| 1:20.0 | And the minivan started to pull forward and turn right and so I naturally looked left as I was pulling forward and I ran into the back of the minivan. |
| 1:31.0 | The town and country minivan had come to a full unexpected stop. |
| 1:36.0 | The GMC hadn't been moving all that fast, but its front bumper did hit the van's lift gate. |
| 1:42.0 | I was just thinking, what are you doing? |
| 1:44.1 | The light was green, you were going right, |
| 1:45.8 | and then you slammed on your brakes. |
| 1:47.4 | What were you doing? |
| 1:48.7 | You know? |
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