The Susan Powell Case Files | Ten Years | Bonus Episode 8
Cold
KSL Podcasts
4.8 • 40.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2019
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Ten years have passed since the last day that Susan Powell was seen alive: December 6, 2009. In the decade since, her parents Chuck and Judy Cox have fought for access to police files, advocated against domestic abuse and maintained hope of someday finding their daughter. As the search for Susan enters its second decade, Chuck and Judy speak with Cold host Dave Cawley about how their lives have changed in Susan's absence. They also reflect on her enduring legacy and the lessons to be learned from her story.
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 | The murder of two men forces their families to wrestle with impossible questions. |
| 0:04.8 | Who is forgiveness for? |
| 0:06.2 | Does everyone deserve a second chance? |
| 0:08.5 | Follow season two of the letter, ripple effect at the letterpodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:14.8 | This podcast discusses domestic violence, criminal behavior, murder, and adult themes. While not explicit, listener |
| 0:23.8 | discretion is advised. This is a bonus episode of Cold. I'm Dave Colley. It's been 10 years |
| 0:36.5 | since Susan Powell disappeared. If you have listened to |
| 0:40.8 | Cold up to this point, then you are very familiar with her story. If you are just coming to this |
| 0:46.5 | podcast, I encourage you to check out all of the earlier episodes. They will help provide context |
| 0:52.0 | to what you are about to hear. |
| 0:54.6 | But for summary's sake, here is a brief rundown. |
| 0:57.8 | On December 7, 2009, Susan's two boys, four-year-old Charlie and two-year-old Braden, failed |
| 1:04.7 | to show up for daycare. |
| 1:07.0 | It soon became clear that Susan and her husband, Josh Powell, had also failed to arrive at work that snowy morning. |
| 1:14.5 | Josh returned that afternoon with the boys. |
| 1:18.3 | He told police he had taken them camping. |
| 1:20.9 | He claimed to have no idea where Susan might be or what might have become of her. |
| 1:26.1 | Suspicion immediately fell on Josh, from both police |
| 1:30.2 | and the public. But Josh was never arrested and never faced charges. Susan's body has never been |
| 1:39.4 | found. The investigation uncovered a disturbing dynamic within the Powell family. Josh's own father, |
| 1:47.3 | Steve Powell, had developed an infatuation with Susan. He even propositioned her, and |
| 1:53.2 | advance Susan refused. Steve's crimes, including voyeurism and possession of child pornography, |
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