The Susan Powell Case Files | Operation Tsunami | 11

Cold

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4.8 • 40.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

West Valley City police were running out of options. Every traditional approach to the Susan Powell case had failed. So, during the summer of 2011, detectives began brainstorming plans for a major, multi-state operation code-named Tsunami. It all hinged on the use of a court-authorized wiretap to monitor Josh Powell's phone calls, in the hopes he would let slip some important clue about the fate of his missing wife. To stimulate that conversation, police staged a bizarre public search in Ely, Nevada and they raided the Puyallup, Washington home of Josh's father, Steve Powell.

For the past three 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	Hey, prime members, you can listen to cold, ad-free on Amazon music.
0:04.4	Download the app today.
0:06.4	This podcast discusses domestic violence, criminal behavior, murder, and adult themes.
0:12.8	While not explicit, listener discretion is advised.
0:16.8	Pellis Max Well seems cautious.
0:27.8	We're sitting in a studio at KSL, the radio station where I work, talking about the Susan
0:35.7	Powell investigation.
0:37.7	I've just asked Ellis about the wiretap West Valley Police setup on Josh and Steve
0:43.0	of Powell's phones in 2011.
0:45.1	What can you tell me about that?
0:46.4	Um, that's a good question.
0:52.1	Allison, we've spent hours discussing the case
0:55.4	over the past year.
0:56.8	We've come to know a bit about one another.
1:00.0	I'd like to think we've developed a rapport.
1:03.6	He's been retired from the police force
1:05.4	for two and a half years by the time of this conversation.
1:08.4	And is, to my ears, very candid.
1:11.4	Sitting here and meeting with you
1:13.2	and answering your questions and sharing some insight,
1:16.0	it actually has been beneficial for me.
1:18.7	And it's helped me kind of get through my own struggles
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