THE IMPLOSION OF FAMILY; JOSH AND SUSAN POWELL CASE
THE IMPLOSION OF FAMILY; JOSH AND SUSAN POWELL CASE ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Susan Marie Powell (née Cox; born October 16, 1981) is an American missing person from West Valley City, Utah, whose disappearance in December 2009 and the subsequent investigation garnered national media attention. Her husband, Joshua Powell, was named by law enforcement a person of interest in her disappearance but was never charged. Joshua killed himself and the couple's two young sons in February 2012 after custody of the boys had been given to Susan's parents. West Valley City police closed their active investigation into Susan's disappearance in May 2013, stating their belief that Joshua murdered Susan and that his brother, Michael (who died by suicide in February 2013),aided him in concealing her body.Since then, there have been repeated a...