Thursday, February 16, 2012

Demons and Saints: Cast of Characters, Places, and Questions

Demons and Saints: Murder of Josh and Susan Powell Family
Cast of Characters


About Susan Powell
Mother of boys, wife of Josh Powell, missing since December 2009, probably murdered by Josh Powell
Job: Stockbroker Wells Fargo
Age: 28, born ~1981
Susan Cox graduated in 2000 from Rogers High School in Puyallup and married Josh Powell about nine months later.
description: Susan Powell is described as 5-foot-4, 130 pounds, with long, brown hair and blue eyes.
Religion: Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints ("the Mormons")
Children: 2 boys Braden, Charlie
Grew up in: Puyallup, WA
Married:  April 2001, at the Portland LDS temple, age 19
Evidently did not go to college?

Interest:s: Crochet, gardening, LDS church, mother

Timeline

Date: Year 1999

http://marinifamily.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/were-still-searching-and-praying-susan-powell/
Rachel and I (Timmy Marini) have been good friends with Josh and Susan for a number of years. I first met Josh in the College Heights YSA Ward in Tacoma, WA around 1999. We then met and became friends with Susan Cox. Shortly, they began dating. 


http://voice-of-deseret.blogspot.com/search/label/Susan%20Powell%20case
They met through a church activity at the College Heights YSA Ward in Tacoma, and were married in April 2001.

January 2004
Susan Powell starts job as Call Center Representative at Fidelity Investments in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. (Susan Powell's date of hire with Fidelity Investments is actually later. Susan started with a temp agency before being hired in the same position permanently.)

January 2005
Susan Powell becomes a stay at home mother. Susan Powell takes at least six weeks maternity leave then returns to Fidelity Investments for a few weeks of work. It is technically April 2005 when Susan Powell quits her job as Call Center Representative at Fidelity Investments in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

October 2005

Susan Powell is rehired in her job as Call Center Representative at Fidelity Investments in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

May 2006 
Susan Powell becomes a stay at home mother again. Susan Powell quits her job as Call Center Representative at Fidelity Investments in Salt Lake City, Utah.


January 2008

Susan Powell starts as a Call Center Representative at Wells Fargo Investments in West Valley City, Utah.


December 2009
Susan Powell works her last day as a Call Center Representative at Wells Fargo Investments in West Valley City, Utah.

About the Powell family side: 


About Josh Powell

Father of boys, husband of Susan Powell, murder of boys, probable suspect in missing wife case

Born: Spokane WA, lived until age of 16, moved to Puyallup at age 17 with his father
Grew up in: Puyallup, WA


Age / born 1/20/1976
"Charlie and his 2-year-old brother, Braden, are in Washington with their father, Joshua Powell. Joshua Powell turns 34 years old on Wednesday." Since the story was written on Tuesday the 19th, that means Josh's birthday is 1/20/76."

Family:  Josh was the second oldest child of 4 who in 1992 ranged in age from 18 to 7. Steve given custody of the three boys,  Terrica had custody of Alina, their youngest daughter (believes Josh is innocent after he killed his sons). Brothers Michael (put up website saying Cox family is a danger to grandchildren) attending University of Minnesota, John (mentally disabled, greets police naked at front door and walks around home in diaper, Josh says "My brother is a decent, modest person") and estranged sister Jennifer Graves (believes Josh responsible for disappearance of Susan) Estranged from Jennifer since 1992 divorce

Father: Steven Powell. Josh, Alaina, John lived with Steven with 2 boys

Mother: Terrica Powell lives near Utah house, divorced, though Steve was destructive influence on Josh and Michael

Education:
Elementary: Mr. Powell reported enjoying school and having no difficulties learning to read, write, or
compute basic mathematics. He reported that he had a few fiiends that were close, but his social
group was not a big one. He noted that as a child he teased childrenand said “some personal
things to others when I  was a kid." He noted his, "group" was the choir kids and he ‘had sung in
the choir for a few years Mr. Powell did not report experiencing significant behavioral difficulties such as school suspensions or expulsions. He denied getting into fights as a child. (psychological evaluation)
High School: attended Rogers High School 
College: He claims "2002 college graduation," graduated from the University of Washington with a Business Administration / Management Bachelor's degree in 2002, but this claim is disputed by bloggers
Claim: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://joshpowellrealtor.com
"Josh earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Throughout his college years he received some of the highest honors available, including Phi Theta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, and repeated placement on the President’s List. He also enjoyed people, electing to participate in many social activities, including among others: public speaking, campus politics, drama productions, and writing for the campus newspaper."
Nobody can verify a degree from any college in washington state.
"A reporter who has written many articles about the Susan Powell case .. stated she had been told Josh attended Eastern Washington University."
Josh Powell did NOT earn a degree while attending their institution. This is the THIRD college we websleuthers have received verification from that Josh Powell did NOT earn a degree!
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab204/JoshPowellBankruptcy/mergedeasternwashingtonuniversity.jpg
National Student clearinghouse
Information verified:
Name on school's records: Josh S Powell
Date Awarded n/a
Degree title No Degree -- enrollment only
official name of school: Eastern Washington University
Major courses of study: business administration
date of attendance 9/11/1997 to 3/20/1998 (1 year)
Pierce College 1996 (2 year program)

(2009) Occupation: Software programmer, real estate
Joshua Powell worked for Homenet Real Estate for several years..
He operated a home-based business called Polished Marketing that creates Web sites and logos for business. 
He also worked as a computer programmer for a trucking and warehousing company.
2011 Psychological profile: Mr. Powell is presently employed with a softwme company in Kent, Washington. There, he writes computer script from home. He has been working with the company approximately nine months. He is able to telecommute for his employment. Prior to that. Mr. Powell has worked as a contractor with Microsoft and other software companies in Utah. His longest job was for six years as a furniture installer.


Religion: Former Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.
After each growing up in the Mormon Church, Susan and Josh Powell raised their children in this faith. However since Susan's disappearance and Joshua's relocation to Washington from Utah, he had felt unaccepted by the local Mormon Ward. He suspected  his father in law, Mr. Cox had spread negative information about him, and Mr Cox's influence in the church had caused distance between Mr. Powell and the local congregation. .. shifted away from Mormon faith now attends a Christian-based church, feels well-supported by this group.
(Psychological profile) 
After the couple moved to Utah — prompted in part because of Susan's desire to get away from her father-in-law — Josh stopped going to church.
The last time Cox ever talked to his daughter Susan was on Dec. 4, 2009, two days before she disappeared. She told him Josh was attending church "and seemed to be headed in the right direction," Cox said in court documents.
After the Coxes gained temporary custody of the children, Josh Powell asked a judge to place restrictions on them, including forbidding the grandparents from taking the children to LDS church services or even stepping foot on church property for any reason.

Married:  April 2001, at the Portland LDS temple

Interests:Joshua Powell's hobbies include radio-controlled cars, gardening and landscaping (even though Susan did all the gardening) Not noted for cooking but makes a knockout plate of pancakes and eggs.

Psychological Profile: Based on interviews, an extensive review of documents Dr. Manley concluded that Josh suffered from Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder Manley wrote Powell has anxiety because of his wife's disappearance, Steven Powell's arrest and "obsession" with Susan, his separation from his children and the media circus surrounding the case. "Psychological testing suggests Mr. Powell approached the tested administrations defensively. The resulting pattern of responses portrays someone free of common shortcomings to which most individuals will admit, and is somewhat reluctant to recognize faults or problems in himself."
Lori: Josh cannot stay on topic, has rapid speech, goes on verbal rants about the Cox family and media.
Susan's Emailis: Susan wrote in an email on July 11, 2008."I want him in counseling, on meds, I want my husband, friend, lover BACK no more crazy, outrageous, outlandish beliefs/opinions." Despite indications in those emails that Josh may have been bipolar, Josh was never diagnosed with mental illness


Statements about wife from loving, faithful husband:
"Josh ... she came from an emotionally abusive home with controlling, manipulative parents."
Steve "We interacted in a lot of sexual ways because Susan enjoys doing that."
... was sexually promiscuous, emotionally unstable and suicidal 
The Powells believe the missing woman may have run off with another man, although Josh Powell said in interviews Thursday he doesn't know if his wife was ever unfaithful.
Josh: Susan Powell has always struggled with emotional issues and anger management problems documented as early as November 17, 1992 (11 years old). Susan Powell has said that as a child, she was frequently required to act as a psychologist to her mother, Judy Cox.
Susan Powell's supporters are spreading misinformation about Susan Powell, her husband (Josh Powell), and her parents (Chuck and Judy Cox). The Cox "Friends and Family" frequently contradict themselves in both blogs and media because they change their story regularly.

Prejudices: 

Mr. Powell has demonstrated a strong level of suspicious preoccuation towards the Cox family and the Mormon Church.. qualified by "a certain faction" or "those mormons under Mr. Cox influence"
.. would not stay focused on his son's needs but started talking about Mormon police taking Steven away, trying to do the same to him... consistent theme with him at this time.

Abusive behavior
http://www.examiner.com/article/susan-cox-powell-victim-of-domestic-abuse-experts-say-controlling-behavior-a-red-flag-video
Josh controlled the money even though Susan brought in the most money
Forced Susan to garden because he did not allow spending money on groceries
Sold Susan's car, and made her ride a bicycle 7 miles to work.
Josh controls car keys to only family van.
Told Susan to shut up
Was too busy to drive Susan to hospital to give birth. 
Was too busy with computer to pay attention while Susan was giving birth. 
Taught children to make anti-Mormon, anti-Semitic statements and accuse Chuck Cox of abusing them.

Substance Abuse History
Mr. Powell experimented with alcohol in his late teenage years. He recalled the substance had not
agreed with him The last time he consumed alcohol was in I998. Mr. Powell denied further experimentation with other substances.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/07/2016841/over-the-years-powells-behavior.html

His parents-in-law, Chuck and Judy Cox, thought Powell had an odd sense of humor and was offbeat, but they chalked it up to him being himself. They grew frustrated, though, as the couple began showing up hours late to family functions, a departure from their daughter’s normal behavior. They describe him as easily losing track of time and acting on the spur of the moment.
Silently, the Coxes wondered if their son-in-law might have had a mental illness, knowing he had a relative who suffered from bipolar disorder. But they kept quiet, trying to lend support to their daughter’s new marriage.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/07/2016841/over-the-years-powells-behavior.html#storylink=cpy


Guilt:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/07/2016841/over-the-years-powells-behavior.html

That closeness on the boys’ part may explain why his sons reportedly ran to him excitedly as he ushered them into his home and to their deaths on Sunday. It was a moment that will forever label him in people’s minds as the man who murdered his children.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/07/2016841/over-the-years-powells-behavior.html#storylink=cpy


Returned with windburned hands, muddy shoes, needed to buy a new comforter to replace a blood-stained one. Couch was cleaned with fans, indicating attempt to clean blood which was also found on floor.

Sources: Psychological Profile

Josh Powell's lasting identity: murderer | The Salt Lake Tribune ... 

www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/...68/powell-josh-sons-susan.html.csp



About Braden Powell

Youngest son of Josh and Susan
Birth: 01.02.2007

About Charlie Powell

Son of Josh and Susan
Birth: 01.19.2005

Charles has told school personel how to bury an animal and cover it up so that it couldn't be discovered. School personnel did make a referral regarding his statement but also stated without the circumstances of his mother's disappearance, they wouldn't have thought much of this statement. 

Charles and Braden have been heard to say that their mother is hiding from her parents because her parents abuse her. 

Years later in 2008, Susan Powell wrote in emails to friends: "My 3 yr old told me for the first time yesterday, 'mommy I can't, I'm too busy working' which is verbatim what his father tells me," she said in her emails.

Charlie advised during the forensic interview that his mommy went camping with them although she did not come back home with them and he did not know why.

Charlie spoke with woman at breakfast at hotel and offered to tell her what happened to his mother .

Jan 3, 2009, attending church in Puyallup teacher was told "my mom is dead". 

"The Mormons killed my brother and my mom," Charlie Powell, 6, told students at Carson Elementary School in 2011. He told another student, "I hate Mormons." Charlie told a counselor he could not see his mother because her parents "are Mormon and they abuse her," and later told a counselor, "Mormons are trying to steal me." He also told the counselor that he "wanted to kill (a classmate) because he is Mormon and they kill people; they are ordered to kill people and all scientists who believe in Jesus," according to child welfare documents.

A family services report dated Oct. 26, 2011, noted that Charlie had made comments such as, "My grandparents are evil," and "I know my grandparents are trying to keep me from seeing my dad."

Steven Powell, Father, Mentor, Criminal Mastermind? Susan Cox Powell Case 
(follow link for detailed article)

Father of Josh Powell, believed to have knowledge and possibly helped Josh commit and hide murder of Suan Powell, not cooperative with police, and offered elaborate disinformation story that Susan ran off to Brazil with another missing man. Charged with child pornography (thrown out by judge) and voyerism.

Deseret News: Sins of the father: Steven Powell's behavior leaves a legacy of harm




About Terrica Powell

Mother of Josh Powell


Divorced from Steven Powell 

October of 2011 Terri Powell in a letter she wrote for the courts in Washington on Josh's behalf said her son was a "loving and very engaged father in the care of his sons" and  called the atmosphere at her son's home "supportive and calm.





About Jenneifer Graves
Isolated from Powell family, supports Cox family
Graves, who is estranged from her own family but was close with Susan Powell and the couple's two children, has long maintained that she believes her brother had something to do with his wife's disappearance. Her family has not spoken to her since just after her sister-in-law went missing. "They are very bitter and extremely angry I went against Josh," Jennifer Graves said. "They're closing their eyes to the truth and I can't control what they're willing to see and not see."

About Kirk Graves

Husband of Susan Graves
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/06/west-valley-police-vow-continue-probe-susan-powells-disappearancePowell's brother-in-law, Kirk Graves, said he believes Josh may have worried that his sons were divulging information about the night of his wife's disappearance that he didn't want known. "I imagine that part of Josh's motivation was what could he do to hide that story, to avoid having to deal with the consequences of what he had done," Graves said in an interview with NBC's "Today" show. He said he was convinced that Powell "really only cared about himself," and was seeking to cause pain to others in the family, who had successfully prevented him only last week from regaining custody of his sons. "He just took an opportunity to hurt everybody around him, and he used the boys as a tool to do that," Graves said.
About Michael Powell
A website called 4thekiddzz was launched by Michael C. Powell .. is accusing the Coxes of willfully "maiming" one of the boys and says the house is in a "state of emergency" and the children are in imminent danger.

http://www.tribpreps.com/sltrib/news/53855531-78/powell-michael-police-case.html.csp?page=1
By Melinda Rogers West Valley police contacted Minneapolis cops about Susan Powell Apr 04 2012 06:14 pm  The Salt Lake Tribune
...Josh Powell named Michael Powell as a beneficiary in insurance policies that totaled about $1.5 million. Michael Powell was to receive a 93 percent share of his brother’s insurance policy, with 4 percent left to his sister Alina Powell and 3 percent left to brother John. Michael Powell, 29, has been critical of the investigation into the case of missing sister-in-law and has claimed police unjustly harassed his brother and family.  ...Michael Powell became increasingly vocal in the cases of his brother and father before his brother and nephews died. on... "4thekidzz", ... wrote that he didn’t believe law enforcement has evidence to support voyeurism charges against his father, Steve Powell. "Laws in the state of Washington are very lax, such that there is no requirement to present evidence for an arrest until months into a criminal proceeding. This is why they have been able to keep my father jailed for months now without evidence," Michael Powell wrote. He claimed law enforcement fabricated charges to "inflict maximum damage to the Powell family’s reputation and long-term financial situation." The "4thekidzz" website included links to news stories about the case and a lengthy essay authored by Michael Powell about police’s "lack of credibility," "incompetence" and "malice."

...police have overlooked other leads in Susan Powell’s case, including the possibility that missing Utah man Steven Koecher ....named his sister, Jennifer Graves; Chuck Cox; and Tim Peterson, who was a member of Susan and Josh Powell’s LDS Church ward in West Valley City, as people police should be investigating. Peterson and Michael Powell clashed in the early days of the Susan Powell case in 2009, when Peterson went to the couple’s home to retrieve a swing set he had given the Powell children. Peterson yelled at Michael Powell, who was there to help his brother move back to Washington, because he felt Josh Powell had not been cooperative with police.


listed biographical information on his profile that included serving five years in the U.S. Army, where he attained the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged on Nov. 2, 2007. During his time in the military, he worked in military intelligence as a signals analyst and later as a human intelligence collector, his profile states.
He graduated from the Defense Language Institute and is fluent in Korean; he also studied intelligence operations at Coshise College in Arizona. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies with a Korean focus at the University of Washington.
Michael Powell traveled to Utah to see his brother a week after his sister-in-law went missing in 2009.

About Alina Powell

Youngest sibling sister of Josh Powell
Supports Josh, says he was abused and victimized by government and press, and evidence of voyerism was fabricated by police.
Will not talk to press.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555284/Sins-of-the-father-Steven-Powells-behavior-leaves-a-legacy-of-harm.html?pg=7

During recent court hearings for Steven Powell in Washington, Alina continued to support her father and brother. She said the evidence against her father in his voyeurism case was fabricated by police.
During the funeral for Charlie and Braden in February, Graves said she tried to approach her sister, Alina, but she still refused to talk to her.


http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=12009.40
Alina Powell told the dispatcher, who recognized Josh Powell's name, that there had been "a lot of abuse" against her brother and that the "abuse is extremely difficult."
She said she received several emails, possibly some starting before Sunday, about how to pay for his property and utilities. She said they "started awhile ago" and she didn't think anything much of them.
Outside the home of Steven Powell Tuesday, where Alina and brother Michael still live, reporters waited outside Tuesday hoping to talk to the family. As Alina Powell took her trash can to the curb, she walked briskly as she tried to avoid reporters' questions. When one reporter said he was "sorry for what you are going through," she responded: "No, you're not. You caused this," before slamming the door of her gate.
Earlier, she released a statement to ABC News, saying her brother and two nephews spent more than two years being "crushed alive by hate, harassment and abuse. None of us could have anticipated the devastating tragedy that took place Sunday. What this unimaginable loss shows is that hate will never end well. Hate kills."


Cox Family

Chuck Cox
Father of Suan Powell Cox
Believes Joshua Powell responsible for Susan Powell disappearance

Judy Cox
Mother of Susan Powell Cox
Believes Joshua Powell responsible for Susan Powell disappearance

Susan's friends

Kiirsi Hellewell, The Friends and Family of Susan Powell Facebook group was created by Kiirsi Hellewell, Susan Powell’s best friend. Susan’s best friend, said "She [Susan] wouldn't leave, and I don't know how to tell people that enough. She would not leave her children, and she wouldn't leave without letting her family know." 


Other Characters 

  • Judge Kathryn Nelson: said there is reasonable cause to believe the two boys cannot be safely returned to the home of Josh Powell,
  •  Buzz Nielsen, the police chief in West Valley City, Utah. 




Other topics 

@@Bassett, Jeff


@@Campground


Simpson Springs Campground

Open: Year-round. Cost:  $5.00 per campsite [Did anyone check if Josh paid for the campsite?? If he was there, there would be payment and paperwork for the fee, but he was never asked what happened to the fee, or why he didn't pay, or which spot he stayed at] According to Google Maps Simpson Springs Campground, Dugway-Wendover, UT (simpson springs campground) is 86 mi2 hours 52 mins from West Valley Utah Josh Powell reports that he left his home with his two sons, then ages 2 and 4, to go camping at the Simpson Springs Campground, about 25 miles west of Vernon, in the remote west desert of Tooele County  Josh later told authoritiess he drove to the Pony Express trail about 40 minutes away, which is only abou halfway to this campground. Police searched the Simpson Spring Recreation Area December 10 but found no sign of camping, and Josh refused to show them the campsite. Evidently no evidence he paid for the campsite.ABC News has learned that fewer than 20 people visit the remote campground each winter.



@@Blood Stained Comforter

See link for full article: Police in Washington state a blood-stained gray-blue-pink comforter that Josh kept in a storage room that was searched. The comforter tested positive for blood, although it has not been announced if it was a mathc for Susan's blood. Investigators noticed that a comforter was missing from the house when they first broke in to make sure the family had not been victims of carbon monoxide poisoning when neighbors and friends noticed they were missing that Monday morning. Vigilant netizens noticed that Josh just happened to return with a brand new comforter when he returned to the house. 


@@Blood Stained Sofa

Investigators found a sofa that was recently cleaned .

Alaina's explanation (May 2012)
https://sites.google.com/site/westvalleyincompetence/mountain-of-evidence

The Sofa without an Alibi

In their effort to convince the world that Josh "spun a web of lies" about the day Susan disappeared, they reiterated a laundry list of circumstances, no doubt intended to be suspicious in some vague, undefined way. Perhaps the most emblematic of these circumstances is the police's claim that they found a sofa that appeared to have just been cleaned when they searched Josh's residence in 2009.

This piece of "evidence" is its own counterargument. The police have been making the same claim about that couch for over two years now, leaving the public to wonder whether the police have conducted any forensic tests on it to see whether it actually contained any bodily fluids or other evidence of interest. If the couch had contained blood, the police would have included that in Sanders' affidavit; and if there was nothing on it, then there's no longer any reason for the police to bring it up because there's no effective way to get blood out of a fabric couch well enough to hide it from investigators. Instead, the WVCPD has continued to float this couch story, hoping all the while that nobody would ask any questions about why it is still relevant.

By the way, the police want us to think that the recently cleaned carpet on the living room floor is also really suspicious, but have expressed absolutely no interest in the carpet cleaning machine that they took as evidence from Josh's house.



@@Blood Stained Floor

From Alaina's site:
https://sites.google.com/site/westvalleyincompetence/mountain-of-evidence


Blood She Could Live Without

In the affidavit used by Pierce County Detective Gary Sanders to obtain the August 25th search warrant on the Powell home, Sanders claims, "Blood evidence was located on the tile floor next to the carpet adjacent to the sofa. Forensic tests of this blood indicated it was Susan Powell's" (Sanders' affidavit, PDF page 15). Then later in the very same document, Sanders claims that in an interview conducted the day after Susan disappeared, "C. P. advised during this forensic interview that his mommy went camping with them although she did not come back home with them and he did not know why" (PDF page 17). (We'll just ignore for now the fact that the police here were backtracking from earlier statements they had made that Charlie had recounted the events of the camping trip just as Josh had described them.) So apparently the police's theory about what happened to Susan goes something along these lines:

1. Josh kills Susan and gets her blood on the tile floor in the living room.
2. Susan recovers enough to go camping with Josh and the boys later in the evening.
3. Susan disappears and doesn't come home from the camping trip.

How are the police going to convince anybody that Josh was spinning a "web of lies" when they didn't even bother to use any common sense when they were making up their own web of lies?


@@Camping trip

He claimed the reasons for the last minute camping trip was test out a new generator.  He claims he didn't show up for work Monday because he thought it was Sunday. He allegedly took the kids camping about 120 miles from their home. Police searched the area and found no sign of Susan, but fresh snow covered any indication that someone had been camping there... it's hard to believe a dad would take kids ages 1 and 4 camping in the middle of the night, especially when temperatures are falling to below zero in the area. And since Josh claims he wanted to test out a new generator, he doesn't sound like the kind of camper who's into roughing it in bad conditions.http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/12/stockbroker_susan_powell_missi.php



@@drive halfway to meet Steve theory
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-97345.html


03-12-2010, 07:49 PM
I just mapped WVC, UT to Steven P's house in Puyallup and takes between 14.5 - 18.5 hours to drive there. Here's a thought - did Josh drive 1/2 way and meet his Dad, who then took Susan's body to dispose of?

Were there any calls from Josh to his Dad that night or morning? Was his Dad at work the day of the 7th? I would imagine LE has the answers to these questions - I would hope so anyway. (sorry if this has already been discussed)

Did the kids see their Grandpa on the 7th?
hollyblue
03-13-2010, 03:46 AM
I just mapped WVC, UT to Steven P's house in Puyallup and takes between 14.5 - 18.5 hours to drive there. Here's a thought - did Josh drive 1/2 way and meet his Dad, who then took Susan's body to dispose of?

Were there any calls from Josh to his Dad that night or morning? Was his Dad at work the day of the 7th? I would imagine LE has the answers to these questions - I would hope so anyway. (sorry if this has already been discussed)

Did the kids see their Grandpa on the 7th?

Halfway would be approximately the border of Id & Or. If it's true that SP may have a brother (Major, in the Idaho State Police, Forensics) working in Meridian, Id., that would be VERY interesting.
I checked the time and mileage from WVC to the area where I-84 crosses over the Snake River and it's about 2.5 hours and 180 miles. Also Hell's Canyon National Recreational Park and vicinity is in eastern Oregon. Since the Powells lived in Spokane, likely, they would be very familiar with this area.

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/#/vhzxoh9jh9fc8op3
PickieChickie
03-13-2010, 10:13 AM
Halfway would be approximately the border of Id & Or. If it's true that SP may have a brother (Major, in the Idaho State Police, Forensics) working in Meridian, Id., that would be VERY interesting.
I checked the time and mileage from WVC to the area where I-84 crosses over the Snake River and it's about 2.5 hours and 180 miles. Also Hell's Canyon National Recreational Park and vicinity is in eastern Oregon. Since the Powells lived in Spokane, likely, they would be very familiar with this area.

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/#/vhzxoh9jh9fc8op3
Maybe he went to go see MAJOR RALPH POWELL on the day he rented the car. It was reported he drove 300 plus miles and that would be about 360 miles round trip! Here: http://www.isp.idaho.gov/forensic/index.html

http://www.isp.idaho.gov/forensic/pic_rpowell.jpg


Jules71
03-13-2010, 12:56 PM
Maybe he went to go see MAJOR RALPH POWELL on the day he rented the car. It was reported he drove 300 plus miles and that would be about 360 miles round trip! Here: http://www.isp.idaho.gov/forensic/index.html

http://www.isp.idaho.gov/forensic/pic_rpowell.jpg

I also wondered if he drove the rental car to the place he claimed to have been camping, in order to place evidence to support his claim of being there. What kind of car did he rent? Was it something that would be able to drive those snowy roads better than his van?
Bartleby
03-13-2010, 01:02 PM
I also wondered if he drove the rental car to the place he claimed to have been camping, in order to place evidence to support his claim of being there. What kind of car did he rent? Was it something that would be able to drive those snowy roads better than his van?

Your questions have been discussed in great detail about ten weeks ago, please go back and read all the previous threads to bring yourself up to date.

The car he hired is visible in the video interview when a reporter caught him off guard as he returned from an outing. This was the one time he spoke semi-candidly, and it was very obvious he was holding back a lot of information, and possibly lying about everything else.
PickieChickie
03-13-2010, 01:03 PM
I also wondered if he drove the rental car to the place he claimed to have been camping, in order to place evidence to support his claim of being there. What kind of car did he rent? Was it something that would be able to drive those snowy roads better than his van?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCXDpQEfZm8
It is believed, since this interview took place during the time Josh had the rental car, that the car Josh got out of is the rental car. And, in my opinion, the answer would be no.

This is the focus he rented to meet his dad with. He normally drives a blue 2005 Chrysler Town Country

@@conspiracy 


If Steven Powell had any knowledge or directed Josh to do anything against Susan, then HE can be charged with the murder, and he certainly was involved and knows about it, otherwise he would be talking to police. Why isn't he charged with the murder yet? 

Dee Oltman A slight and continuous pressure toward positive changeCollapse
You are slippery but, make me chuckle. You are the one who employs artifice. I am a simple person. Your elaborate constructs used to rationalize are not very good.
The dodge you used about Steven Powell having his time accounted for during the time Susan went missing, does not mean the law will not find him culpable.
RICO and particularly conspiracy statues make all co-conspirators chargeable for any crime any of them commit. If someone had knowledge before or after the act and conspired with the one who committed it, they can be charged with the crime.
It is how Mafia bosses were brought to justice for murder, extortion and other nefarious activities. Suddenly it didn't matter that The Don wasn't at the crime scene.
@@cyber-disinformation



@Jen The Powells flamed Susan's and the Coxes all over the internet with their own sites:  Susanpowell.org and 4thekidz.
At one point, their host server took the 4thekidz site down, because the things the Powells were posting were so awful.
Website supporting Josh Powell taken downCourts » Postings accuse the parents of Susan Powell of child abuse.By Melinda Rogers| The Salt Lake TribuneFirst Published Jan 31 2012 10:20 am • Last Updated Jan 31 2012 11:25 pmA website launched late last week by the family of Josh Powell — which leveled child abuse allegations against the parents of missing West Valley City mother Susan Powell — was unavailable Tuesday and listed as "disabled." The website claimed Chuck and Judy Cox, who have temporary custody of their daughter’s two sons, either abused the boys or allowed them to come to harm. ... Titled "4thekidzz" athttp://sites.google.com/site/4thekidzz/, the website also accused the West Valley City Police Department of incompetence in handling the case of Susan Powell, who was reported missing on Dec. 7, 2009.
A note from Google states the site was taken down for "violations of our Terms of Service." 
The author of the website’s content is Michael C. Powell, who is Josh Powell’s brother.

@@Devil_N_Me
Salt Lake Tribune commenter who appears to be an apologist for Josh Powell and law enforcement, insists that police have only harassed Joshua Powell and there is no evidence of guilt.  Charlie Monson (reliable right-on guy) believes: You are lying to me, yesterday during a battle Royale on this forum it was a commentor named Jen/ Devil N me/Whyman (one in the same), ranting his position that everyone else- ie Coxes, Judges, Psychologists, Tooth fairies, etc were to blame for josh torching himself et.al
Devil_N_MeCollapse
Please provide the link to the court transcripts because the transcripts have not been released to the public.
Police have disproved nothing, but they have done nothing but to investigate and harass Joshua Powell.  
You are the one to bring up Koecher, not I.  This is nothing more than diversion on your part again.
NPD, the report is confidential and questionable at best.
Sorry, there is an unfounded claim of incest on a computer.
Killed a witness.  There are many interpretations as to the events.
So far you have not delved from the realm of speculation.  I ask for specific and uncontroverted proof and you can only provide speculation and innuendo.  Why?  Could it be that there exists no proof of your innuendo.
@@eviction 

http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/linx/calendar/GetCivilCase.cfm?cause_num=01-2-11918-0

I just saw this link among the comments from the SL Tribune. Seems as though Josh Powell was a defendant in an eviction case in 2001.


This was only 5 months after he and Susan were married. Wonder if this has anything to do with their property management jobs. He might have been part of the maintenance crew too. Wonder what type of trouble he got himself into that time? Who is Dana A Lewis? Attorney?

Sunnydee, what article was this under? TIA
PickieChickie
03-12-2010, 12:50 AM
10/04/2001 DECLARATION OF JOSH POWELL TIMELINE Public
10/04/2001 DECLARATION OF DANA A LEWIS Public
10/04/2001 DECLARATION OF STEVEN C POWELL Public
10/04/2001 DECLARATION OF JENNIFER GRAVES Public
10/05/2001 DECLARATION OF TERRICA R POWELL Public

What does this mean? Did his father, mother and sister testify? Great sleuthing sunnydee!!

A declaration is a written statement filed with the court which the declarant must sign under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of (insert state) that the foregoing is true and correct.

What I am gathering from the filings is that Josh Powell was served with a 30 Day Notice To Vacate which he did not voluntarily comply with. Because of this, the landlord filed an Unlawful Detainer petition to evict Josh Powell with the court.

In order to attempt to prove why he should not be evicted, Josh obtained declarations from the people listed in an attempt to persuade the judge the plaintiff/landlord was not within his rights to evict Josh Powell, et all.

When an Unlawful Detainer petition is granted, a move out date is ordered by the court. If the defendant(s) have not vacated the premises by midnight on the particular date at which time the sheriff's department goes to the residence (to make sure it is vacant and posts the Sherrif's Notice on the door that anyone named in the Unlawful Detainer case will be arrested if they are caught on the property), the residence must be vacant or the occupants will be arrested on the spot and forfeit all their possessions remaining on the property!
Breathe
03-12-2010, 01:14 AM
A declaration is a written statement filed with the court which the declarant must sign under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of (insert state) that the foregoing is true and correct.

What I am gathering from the filings is that Josh Powell was served with a 30 Day Notice To Vacate which he did not voluntarily comply with. Because of this, the landlord filed an Unlawful Detainer petition to evict Josh Powell with the court.

In order to attempt to prove why he should not be evicted, Josh obtained declarations from the people listed in an attempt to persuade the judge the plaintiff/landlord was not within his rights to evict Josh Powell, et all.

When an Unlawful Detainer petition is granted, a move out date is ordered by the court. If the defendant(s) have not vacated the premises by midnight on the particular date at which time the sheriff's department goes to the residence (to make sure it is vacant and posts the Sherrif's Notice on the door that anyone named in the Unlawful Detainer case will be arrested if they are caught on the property), the residence must be vacant or the occupants will be arrested on the spot and forfeit all their possessions remaining on the property!

Thank you!! (Sometimes his backbone suprises me)

Resolution: 10/01/2001 Uncontested Resolution I'm having a hard time finding out the WA Court defination of uncontested resolution. Does this mean he moved anyway? A little surprised that Susan didn't testify but three of his family members did. (I assume Susan was the only one that lived in the apartment with him but who knows.) Thanks for your help!!!!
PickieChickie
03-12-2010, 01:18 AM
Thank you!! (Sometimes his backbone suprises me)

Resolution: 10/01/2001 Uncontested Resolution I'm having a hard time finding out the WA Court defination of uncontested resolution. Does this mean he moved anyway? A little surprised that Susan didn't testify but three of his family members did. (I assume Susan was the only one that lived in the apartment with him but who knows.) Thanks for your help!!!!

EDIT: I see the 10/01/2001: Uncontested Resolution at the very top. That is puzzling!
And he apparently tried to contest the eviction after the move out order which was denied. If any other resolution had been reached, the motions would have been granted and it would have been noted that the case Unlawful Detainer case was dismissed.

However, Josh was evicted:
10/11/2001 MOTION TO VACATE Public
10/12/2001 SHERIFF S RETURN ON WRIT Public 2214-2777
10/17/2001 MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Public
10/17/2001 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Public 2216-4101
10/17/2001 NOTICE OF ATTY CHANGE OF ADDRESS Public
10/18/2001 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Public 2217-1088
10/24/2001 MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT/DECLARATION Public
10/26/2001 ORDER DENYING MOTION/PETITION Public 2220-2237
10/26/2001 VERBATIM RPT TRANSMITTED IN CT FILE Public
10/26/2001 VERBATIM RPT TRANSMITTED IN CT FILE Public
10/26/2001 MOTION HEARING Public
12/30/2008 ARCHIVED RECORD

I don't understand what 10/26/2001 MOTION HEARING is all about. But, there were no further entries after that.

He filed a Motion For Reconsideration with the accompany declarations you listed asking the court to reconsider granting the plaintiff's/landlord's Unlawful Detainer petition which was denied. (I am sure the declarations contained statements as to why Josh should NOT be evicted.)
gwenabob
03-12-2010, 02:03 AM
I seem to remember reading that Josh and Susan lived with OMP for a little while after they married. Am I remembering that correctly? If so, perhaps it was after the eviction.
PickieChickie
03-12-2010, 03:09 AM
1 Uncontested Resolution [/B][/I] I'm having a hard time finding out the WA Court defination of uncontested resolution. Does this mean he moved anyway?

7.A.c UNCONTESTED RESOLUTION

Uncontested Resolution (UNDS) - Final resolution for a case that is not contested in superior court, and is not given a default judgment (e.g., a case in which the respondent did not answer to the claims and no order of default was handed down as the final resolution). Use for initial pre-placement reports filed without a pre-existing adoption file.

Consolidated Case (CONS) - Final resolution for a case being consolidated into another case.

There was a judgment issued.
sunnydee
03-12-2010, 07:46 AM
This was only 5 months after he and Susan were married. Wonder if this has anything to do with their property management jobs. He might have been part of the maintenance crew too. Wonder what type of trouble he got himself into that time? Who is Dana A Lewis? Attorney?

Sunnydee, what article was this under? TIA

This information wasn't in the text of an article. It was something that a poster had written on the message board for the story about the police being unable to confirm that Josh was at the strip bar.
03-12-2010, 10:09 AM
A motion for reconsideration? Who in Josh's family is the legal adviser? It looks like he fought and got everyone involved and pretty much stretched his case of eviction as far as he could, exercising his rights. Since he didn't have rent money, it seems to me someone else had to be coaching him.

Most likely Steven C. Powell. Check out how long he kept Josh's mother, his ex-wife, tied up in court: http://dw.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.casesummary&crt_itl_nu=S32&casenumber=92-3-02909-8&searchtype=sName&token=1EA5FFDE0EC5227A0CA3BA5FB91C8CAD&dt=0A01C356CC01DFD88FBBBDC67AC3BAE9
grayjay
03-12-2010, 12:59 PM
Most likely Steven C. Powell. Check out how long he kept Josh's mother, his ex-wife, tied up in court: http://dw.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.casesummary&crt_itl_nu=S32&casenumber=92-3-02909-8&searchtype=sName&token=1EA5FFDE0EC5227A0CA3BA5FB91C8CAD&dt=0A01C356CC01DFD88FBBBDC67AC3BAE9
For those who are short of patience in this case and wonder what's going on behind the scenes, this should explain a lot. This kind of guy would still be filing legal arguments five minutes before execution if the case were cut and dried and there were nothing to argue. They are saving the taxpayers a lot of extra court time, if they really nail it dead on the first time.

@@Gasoline

Cans of gasoline were found in Josh's van after his camping trip. Cans of gasoline were used to burn down the house where he cornered and used a hatchet on his own boys. And somebody used gasoline to burn a mine that was announced to be searched for Susan's body in June 2010.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53854460-78/powell-mine-mines-hardman.html.csp?page=2
"It buried anything down there and created a death trap because of the carbon monoxide generated by burning material," he said. Only one mine left a question in his mind, one that the group publicly announced would be searched the weekend of June 25-26, 2010. When they arrived, they discovered someone had poured gasoline down the 300-foot-deep shaft and also set fire to the wooden supports at the surface. It was still smoldering and they had to call off the exploration.


@@Good Vs. Evil

The whole problem in this case is a systemic incapability of anyone at any level of government to distinguish good from evil, and give evil a pass at every opportunity.

"A standard hiring question should be: Can you tell the difference between good and evil?"

  • ksreeveCollapse
    Rapid speech is called pressured speech and it is a sign of a problem. The state failed this family. Proof?
    They're DEAD, murdered by an ax-murderer. Can't get worse than that. And you realize that one of he boys had to watch the other getting hacked.
    All the state workers associated with this case should resign in shame. Josh had a huge secret, his wife's murder that he was highly motivated to conceal.
    So this professional psychiatrist had an ax-murderer right under his nose and couldn't detect the pure evil? Plotting and planning to hack up his kids makes him an ax murderer.


  • ksreeve
    I think he chose an ax to horrifying the Cox family. Otherwise why not just knock them out, hit them over the head with something. The state judge forced good people to turn innocent children over to an ax murderer.
    Recall the judge. Fire the state workers. Punish incompetence.
    A standard hiring question should be: Can you tell the difference between good and evil?
@@good bye

Josh said I'm sorry messages to everyone but his father Steven. Interesting point.

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread

  • I think one clue as to just who Josh was most angry at and was ultimately to blame for the removable of his boys, is now sitting is jail.
    Nowhere have we heard that Josh bothered to send was of his "sorry...good-byes" to this person.
    The jail is free to open and read any mail Steve may have received. So. Why would Josh not spend time writing to Steve, when he bothered to even tell his employer "good-bye."
    Because I think, in his heart, Josh knew exactly who brought him so many of his problems.


  • RandomCommenting
    reply to catmandolin:
    Ask Josh's mom if he could form a love attachment.
    She made him make an appointment
     to come to the house she lived in.
    He came after her with  butcher knife.
    He "loved" his children and wife and they are dead.

@@Hamberg, Wayne

Wayne Hamberg is one of the only locals who speaks favorably about Josh. A friend (only friend?) of Josh Powell who would not tell the story of whether he met Josh Powell at 5AM the morning of Susan's disappearance. Only person who would NOT talk to Isabelle Zehnder of circle of Susan's friends.

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread


RandomCommentingCollapse
This might shed a little more light...
On Monday, February 1, 2010, Wayne Hamberg wrote, on the wall of the Facebook group "susan powell part 2, that he went to Josh Powell's home where he visited with Josh for a couple hours.
and
Wayne Hamberg: I am just as interviewable as Kiirsi Hellewell is. Probably more interviewable! Why do you think after the Deseret News article, every media outlet was trying to contact me for an interview. You are forgetting that after Susan disappeared Josh came over to my house and after user group meetings Josh and I used to frequently talk at great length. In the 6 months prior to Susan's disappearance I spoke to Josh more than Kiirsi did. So what they were in the same ward together. Josh wasn't actively attending their ward at the time Susan disappeared. Think! Why don't you learn to think before you open your yap trap. Why do you think the WVCPD wanted me to come down and speak to them? Because Josh was speaking to people like me and not to them.

Salt Lake City resident Wayne Hamberg, one of Josh Powell's friends, has said Josh and Susan Powell had problems like any other couple, but Hamburg never saw any signs of domestic violence or other serious issues.

  • Can anyone tell me who this elusive yet obviously powerful Wayne Hamburg is..?  I've never heard of him.


  • RandomCommentingCollapse
    Wayne Hamberg
    "If I like the media so much why have I turned down 3 requests for TV interviews today. KSL left my house an hour ago, before that Channel 4 was over here and CBS National wants me to do a live broadcast on Monday morning.The "only" media I have spoken to is KSL and the Deseret News. I have also spoken to the WVCPD and will cooperate within my power with any reqeust the WVCPD makes of me.I have only attempted to clear up issues I know are incorrect in the press from what I know as Josh's friend...."
    7:08 p.m. Dec. 19, 2009
    hamberg
    Salt Lake City, UT
    "To Deseret News: It is my recommendation that these forums are not up to the Deseret News' standard and should be removed. Look at the abuse I've taken on this and I reported the facts as I knew them. Pat you know how open I was with you and didn't hide anything but look at the abuse I took. This kind of treatment will affect anybody speaking to the media in the future and I would recommend that nobody speaks to the media after what I have had to endure. Everything from false police reports trying to implicate me to even death threats...." 
    6:44 a.m. Feb. 7,2011
    Transcipt:
    after the powell home was searched by detectives, wayne hamburg said powell spent time with him.
    last time i saw josh he was completely broken down. i've never seen someone in my lifetime that was that depressed and broken as a person.
    Wayne Hamberg appears in Video at 1:55
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/...

 recall around that time Wayne Hamburg posting on the wall of the "susan powell part 2" Facebook group that the Seattle Examiner called him wanting an interview. The fact that I've not read an interview published by Isabelle containing quotes from him leads me to deduct this is who made that statement!

I've noticed anytime there is an article about Josh, he is normally spewing his glib in the comment section of the
Trib.
PickieChickie
03-11-2010, 11:32 PM
What a soul selling sucker this guy is. Hope LE did give him a call!

The West Valley City Police did call Wayne Hamberg on February 1, 2010 and asked him to be down at police headquarters the following morning, February 2, 2010, at 08:30 AM!

I know this to be a fact because he posted this on the wall of the susan powell part 2 Facebook group and I saved a pdf file of the wall.
PickieChickie
03-11-2010, 11:34 PM
I've noticed anytime there is an article about Josh, he is normally spewing his glib in the comment section of the
Trib.

Get a Facebook account and join the group "susan powell part 2" if you want to see some spewing! He goes on and on for MILES!
03-11-2010, 11:36 PM
There was a post a while back, and I'd have a hard time finding it, where OK5 provided a layout of the home. The bedrooms are on the left, the living room and behind it the kitchen in the middle, and the garage on the right.

It was worded that Susan went to take a nap.

Josh may have returned to WVC in the morning according to rumors, so I've revised my ideas considerably and think he didn't go so far away.

If Wayne Hamberg is the person Isabelle spoke with, and Josh was indeed in West Valley City at 5:00 AM, perhaps he dropped by Wayne Hamberg's house! How else would he know Josh was in West Valley City at 5:00 AM?

unnydee
03-12-2010, 08:01 AM
What do you make of this?

snipped:
http://www.examiner.com/x-34328-Seattle-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m3d10-Josh-Powell-Offered-the-opportunity-to-tell-his-side-of-the-story?cid=examiner-email

In January Examiner.com offered to interview one of Josh's friends. The friend put unusual conditions on sharing his story and has, to date, not agreed to share his story. During a phone conversation he did say, "If I knew Josh was in town at 5 a.m. the day Susan went missing, don’t you think that story would be worth at least $1,000?”

It's hard to imagine WH selling a story for $1000. I've read his comments in the past when he was bragging about the national news wanting to interview him. I feel pretty sure he would want a lot more than $1000.

I am curious about the use of the word "friend" and wonder if the person identified themselves as a friend or if the Examiner used the term themselves. Perhaps, the person with the knowledge of Josh being in WVC at 5 am could be someone from a store he went to?

The reason I chose him is because Isabelle [zehnder?]  has interviewed and published articles about Jovanna Owings, Debbie Caldwell, Kirsii Hellewell, Chuck Cox and about every other "major player" in this case EXCEPT for Wayne Hamberg and I simply cannot fathom her NOT trying to get an interview from Wayne, unless it was Tim Peterson but I doubt that because he so freely spoke with the Salt Lake Tribune and KSL.

Wayne  (same computer group  Wayne Hamberg  who comes forward to defend josh dec 19) * I've spoken to Josh many times outside his van after a user group meeting. Don't think there is GPS on his van. * Josh does have a cell as he has called me many times. Cell phone records are the first thing they track and would have been reported. * Josh doesn't have a girlfriend that I know of. I have seen Josh at user group meetings over the past several months and he spends most of the time talking to us guys. * I doubt there is any insurance policy. Josh is in his 20s.

I've known Josh for a year now and we have spoken many times. Josh doesn't show any of the traits I've read about in people involved in their spouse's disappearance. He's not living some false live, no girl on the side, no money problems outside he's underpaid at work.

Josh is a good guy so quit speculating about this and let the police do their work. WVPD are good group of guys and will figure this out.


 

@@Hotel breakfast 

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  • To be fair, the incident at the hotel was investigated. Apparently, Josh went in to steal a free continental breakfast but did not stay at the hotel.
    This hotel puts Josh right on target from coming in from the pony -express trails, or at least from the desert which is west of that hotel. I am thinking this is why Josh quickly changed his account in the famous 'blue cap interview' and admitted he went there. At first he says he went south. Then some bull about Simpson Springs. Then finally..........the pony express. That is because Josh knew this woman saw him at the hotel dining.
    Josh did not let the boys be interviewed again after he got that lawyer.


  • SLSmitty
    Simpson Springs IS adjacent to the Pony Express trail ...


  • SLSmitty:
    I said trails. Like Josh said trails. I have been out to search dozens of times and yes, the "triails" do meander all over the place.
    There is one original trail, but the commonly used areas to recreate, four wheel, camp etc. are called trails. And most of them are not accessible when the ground is wet. Frozen solid...yes.Wet and soggy it is vary difficult, because you spin up to your axel.
    I don't want to argue with you, but I have just been out too many times to be convinced that this area is just one trail.Perhaps you are referring to the one historical original trail. I am not.
    Drive out and look at the first markers.This points how to get to the trails. Then look South. You will get a good visual of what I am talking about.


  • The pony express trails are closer to the city. Simpson Springs is further out and harder to get to in the winter. Also, those pony-express trails meander all over the west desert. I just don't think he went to Simpson Springs.....not that night.


  • SLSmitty
    I never believed for a second that he went to Simpson Springs ...
    but, the Pony Express trail doesn't "meander" all over the desert any more than I-80 does and were there a pony express rider galloping along the trail, he'd be visible from Simpson Springs


@@Jen

Josh apologist so offensive, comments were removed from SL Tribune. 
  • SallyTomatoCollapse
    You tend to go off on tangents, the cost of sleeping bags, something about a motorcycle, 125 cc, some other thing about state champion. If I want to know about your personal life I will ask, but I am trying to understand your take on Josh Powell's story. You think it is judgemental of me to believe he is lying while I believe you are delusional to buy his excuses. You believe I am making a judgement about murder based on camping with a toddler? That is a gross over-simplification. The lie about Susan allowing her husband to wake the children at 12 am to take them winter camping is only where Josh Powell's official story begins.  We can't get thru it, to all the other facts, until you address the question. So, for the fourth time, do you believe that taking a toddler winter camping would be pleasant for the toddler or the parent?


  • SallyTomato
    You gave me the lesson on winter camping yesterday. I told you yesterday that I am very familiar with winter camping. Again, you have avoided answering this question. You already stated that your husband took your 6 year old winter camping, that they had a $500.o0 North Face sleeping bag. Winter camping with a 6 year old makes perfect sense to me. Winter camping with a toddler is another story. For the third time I am asking your thoughts about winter camping with a toddler. Did your husband take your son winter camping before he was potty-trained? Do you feel winter camping with a toddler would be pleasant for the parent or the child?   
  • Dee Oltman A slight and continuous pressure toward positive changeCollapse
     You have no knowledge of how the children would be in this alternate universe you keep referring to. You do continually make apologies for Josh's actions. Trying to shift blame from where it truly belongs. Josh is the muderous individual, those who enabled him also share some blame. They could have prevented this by cooperation with authorities.


  • oregonpilot
    You are one person out of 10,000 that think like this. Josh was evil, and yes, he did wake up one morning and decide to kill his sons.

  • April Day
     Mostly conservative, but it depends on the issue.Collapse
    Jen,
    Like you, I believe that defendants should be presumed not guilty until they are proven guilty in a court of law.
    But even if Josh Powell wasn't involved in his wife's disappearance, he murdered his two children. There's no excuse for what he did to those boys. None whatsoever.
    He also burned down a house that belonged to someone else. That was wrong too.
    Stop blaming the Coxes. They didn't hold a gun to Josh's head and demand that he kill their grandchildren. 
    Josh Powell was an adult. Hold him accountable for his actions. No one forced him to kill the little boys. Josh killed Charlie and Braden because he wanted to.  
    I attended one of the funerals for the boys last Saturday. I wrote about it on my blog. You are welcome to read it. www.pugetsoundpearl.blogspot.c...


  • SallyTomato
    You have said there is no proof Josh killed Susan & no evidence of child abuse,  so what makes you believe that ultimately Josh would have gone to jail?

    Jen, I appear to be the only one on your side...or at least openly on your side.
    People seem to confuse saying this did not happen in a bubble and it was clearly a toxic relationship on behalf both the Cox and Powell families with saying Josh is innocent.
    He isn't. He did something terrible. But two years of hostility after Susan's disappearance (plus possible hostility prior to her disappearance) clearly had an effect

I just pray that I am never in a situation where I have to ever be tried by a jury of my "peers", not that anyone on these boards are my "peers".  There is no proof that Josh killed Susan and everyone on these boards and the Coxes convicting him before he was actually tried is part of the reason he and the boys are dead. I am not excusing what he did, but had the Coxes and the media with held judgment and let the law run it course, I am sure the outcome would have been different.

@@Justice Failure 

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread

  • The failure began with WVCPD stalling in making an arrest


  • Parkite2
    The failure began when the kids weren't taken into protective custody. A parent that takes toddlers out camping at midnight in a snowstorm is endangering his children. He is not using proper parenting skills.


  • SunDyer
     The system failed these boys EVERY STEP of the way.  I want to know what changes are going to be made so children are not left in homes with people like this.  How many reports have to be filed before we "get it"?  Really people!!!!!



Lady JusticeCollapse
 Families and children's safety are not the number one priority when it comes to our judicial system. It is an outrage given all the circumstances to this case that Josh Powell was even allowed to see his children on his own ground. Although this case is unique and high profile it does not stand alone when it comes to greasing the wheels and feeding the money machine that perpetuates the victimization of families and children. CPS, mediation, law enforcement, attorneys, judges, prosecution, law enforcement, victim advocates (to name just a few cogs in the wheel of injustice to children and families) do not care what happens so long as they are paid and their butts are covered.
The tap dancing has begun as each and everyone involved is trying to cover their butts and blame each other for their inability to put the safety and welfare of these children first. The blame lies with any and everyone who participated in this injustice beginning with West Valley's incompetent and inept investigation from the very beginning. Has anyone asked who were the specialists that were originally investigating the primary scene? What made them specialists? A badge? Let's not forget O.J. Simpson where officer's from top to bottom screwed up the case that set Simpson free and most of them wore badges. Who were the forensic experts that were brought in at the beginning of this case? Then lets move on down to the judges who determined where these boys would be, who would be looking out for their safety considering Josh Powell was a primary suspect living with a pedophile father. These boys were never the number one priority with any judge. It makes me sick that there were suppose to be so many stop checks within the system and each one of them failed these kids. It's time for some accountability and hopefully the Cox's will sue each and everyone of them as they expose the injustice that they, their daughter and grandchildren have suffered.

another comment: 

WVC Police department should be investigated for failure to report suspected child abuse and neglecting to take action on suspected child abuse.  They are mandated investigators of such matters. 

@@Map

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53854460-78/powell-mine-mines-hardman.html.csp?page=2

Police also had a copy of a map Steve Powell sketched that illustrated his theory that Steve Koecher, who has been missing since Dec. 13, 2009, and traveled through the West Desert and Ely areas, might have run off with his daughter-in-law.

@@Marini, Rachel

Early witness says there is something wrong with Josh's behavior, sides with Susan

December 21, 2009
On Sunday evening, he attended a prayer vigil for Susan with his older son but did not acknowledge his wife’s parents, Chuck and Judy Cox, who stood just a dozen or so feet away from him. Marini said that behavior seemed strange....I would have hoped that he would have been comforting to them..what had been a happy marriage began to deteriorate several years ago when the Powells moved from Washington to Utah. The couple had financial difficulties and filed for bankruptcy in 2007, citing nearly $200,000 in debts.“Josh was very controlling. He controlled everything in their marriage, from the money that Susan spent to what groceries she could buy to what she could eat. There was a lot of fighting and belittling on his part. It just reduced her to a very unhappy and different person than she was when he first met her,” Marini told Curry... I do know that if he had told Susan, ‘Hey, I’m going to take the boys out camping, and it’s 10 degrees out, it’s a blizzard, and we have school the next day,’ she would have said, ‘No way,’ and she wouldn’t have let him,” Marini said.

http://voice-of-deseret.blogspot.com/2009/12/west-valley-city-cop-craig-black-says.html


The December 15th Salt Lake Tribune story about alleged marital discord within the Powell household has now been picked up by KSL Channel 5. Rachel Marini, one of the people who reportedly urged Susan Powell to get a divorce after Josh became too controlling, has been interviewed by KSL. In one instance, Marini said after a road trip with the Powells she became so disgusted with the way Josh treated Susan that she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, but she kept in contact with Susan through Facebook and e-mail. Watch news video below:
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
 

@@Mines

After a group announced that they are going to search a mine, somebody poured gasoline down and lit a fire. Now who do we know in this case that takes cans of gasoline with him when he is taking his boys on a camping trip, or murdering them in his own house? There is no chance this was a coincidence, this strongly suggests that Josh was the one who set this fire. 

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53854460-78/powell-mine-mines-hardman.html.csp?page=2"It buried anything down there and created a death trap because of the carbon monoxide generated by burning material," he said. Only one mine left a question in his mind, one that the group publicly announced would be searched the weekend of June 25-26, 2010. When they arrived, they discovered someone had poured gasoline down the 300-foot-deep shaft and also set fire to the wooden supports at the surface. It was still smoldering and they had to call off the exploration. "I don’t know if it was a coincidence or what, but that is the first time it’s ever happened to me and I’ve easily been in 2,000 to 3,000 mines," he said.

@@Missing Wife Murders

http://voices.yahoo.com/susan-powell-missing-husband-another-scott-peterson-5122405.html

Unfortunately for Joshua Powell, the counter-intuitiveness of taking his children camping in subzero temperatures is working against him. And using it as an alibi is reminiscent of all the "I left and when I returned, she was gone" alibis that have proliferated in missing wife cases over the recent years. The Scott Peterson case may now be the most famous example of the "she-was-here-and-alive-when-I-left" alibi. Scott Peterson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson. He told Modesto (California) Police that he had gone fishing on Christmas Eve, 2002, and when he returned, his wife was missing.
Many have also been reminded of the Lori Hacking murder in 2004. The Salt Lake City woman was reported missing by her husband, Mark, on July 19. He told police she had went out for a morning jog and never returned, nor did she show up for work. Lori Hacking's remains were later discovered in a local landfill. Mark Hacking, who confessed to the murder of his wife to his brothers, was sentenced to 6 years to life in prison, the maximum sentence that could be imposed at that time.

Kim
At least Scott Peterson pretended to search for his wife and put up Missing flyers for Laci. This guy just moves away like she never lived as
his wife and the mother of his children. Joshua is the only one who knows what happened to Susan. If you really loved your wife and had nothing to do with her disappearance you would search to the end of the earth for her. He could of moved in with his sister. Since Susan has disappeared into thin air, I would consult a psychic who has some proof of solving some cases. I know they consulted one when Laci Peterson went missing and she was spot on to where and who took Laci and Conner's life and Jackie Peterson did not like her answers because she told it was her perfect Son Scott.
January 11, 2010 at 6:31 pm

If Susan was murdered by her husband, it is not that unusual as thirty-four percent women homicide victims over age 15 are killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends according to the National Women Abuse Prevention Project.{{cn|date=June 2012}} Some fifteen hundred American women are murdered by husbands or boyfriends each year according to FBI Uniform Crime Statistics in 1996.{{cn|date=June 2012}} But very few of these cases received the media exposure, or involved murder-suicides involving the children.

Data & Statistics - Violence Against Women - WA State Dept. of Health

www.doh.wa.gov › HSQA › OEMSTS › VAW
Sep 10, 2010 – Injury and Violence Prevention Home · Violence Against Women for... (Source: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network); On average, more than threewomen a day are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States. ... (Source: www.wscadv.org/projects/FR/Media_Guide.pdf); Between ...


Domestic Violence: Fast Facts on Domestic Violence

www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/facts.htm
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 ...States are beaten in their homes each year by their husbands, ex-husbands... 171; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The National .... The average prison sentence of men who kill their women partners is 2 to 6 years.




@@Mommy Is In The Trunk 

Alaina Powell offers this explanation, and proposes it is the police that planted this idea in the children's mouths. 

In the "Trunk" of Josh's Minivan?

The Coxes have not hesitated to chime in with their claims about the boys' comments in order to try to make Josh look guilty of something. Chuck Cox claimed that the summer after Susan disappeared, Josh's younger son Braden had made the comment "Mommy's in the trunk," while describing a picture he had drawn. Obviously, Chuck Cox screwed up a kind-of-important detail: minivans don't have trunks.

In an even tackier development, the Coxes' attorney Steve Downing gave a conflicting account. He claimed it was the older son, not the younger one, who made the comment, and that he had made the comment recently while in the Coxes' care. The Cox attorney was trying to argue that the boys "were beginning to verbalize more," presumably in an effort to justify their amateur questioning sessions with the children.

But considering that the Coxes and their attorney couldn't get their basic vehicle facts or their story straight, the only thing the children's comments are evidence of is the kind of coaching and brainwashing the kids were subjected to by the Coxes and their followers.

@@Monson, Charlie

"each and every thing  Josh Powell has said and done since the day Susan disaappeared, has appeared to be actions of a guilty man not a innocent man"

Salt Lake Tribune commenter who got it dead right

Charlie_MonsonCollapse
Addressing the issue that some have raised that somehow the tragedy of this case in someway should be distributed to Law Enforcement pushing and accusing and applying undue pressure...that the Coxes somehow were needling josh and covorting against him....that the Judge in the custody case was pushing him over the edge with her rulings...that  'Josh was pushed into a corner by 'cyberbullies',...all these events most certainly would put alot of extreme pressure on anyone , especially on a chicken-sht man like Josh Powell. 
Now if we were talking about a John Doe faced with a similar situation, but John had NOT killed his wife, John had not taken his small children with him to dispose of her body, John did NOT move away as quickly as he could from Home Base where presumeably his disappearing wife would return to some day, if John had assisted Investigators with even the slightest bit of information that may help police in their search of his missing wife, if John had NOT simply refused to answer any further questions by anyone about his missing wife...If  John had not birthed a website dedicating itself to the disemination of disinformation concerning his wife....if John did not at every turn disparge, demean and despise his missing wife...If John did not garner a restraining order, preventing his childrens grandparents-  good kind hearted loving people,  from any contact with his children...if John would have had even an ounce of respectablity, e4ven a shred of integrity, a hint of accountibility or reputability...then perhaps the pressure would be warranted...However each of the items i mentioned, and the list can be doubled, each item represents a red flag...Each one of those behaaviors threw up more red flags..each and every thing  Josh Powell has said and done since the day Susan disaappeared, has appeared to be actions of a guilty man not a innocent man
And that is the crux of my argument..an innocent man would have felt no pressure from cyberbullies, no pressure from law enforcement...An innocent man or moral man would not have stayed with his father who openly made suggestive remarks about his missing wife and expressed a sexual desire for her...A moral man would not have brought his innocent young children into an environment of such low moral standards and behavior...voyeurism, naked brothers, pornography at every turn....
No i refuse to buy into any 'shared responsibilty' for Josh Powells behavior...it  in its entirety was soley Joshs sociopathic personality clashing with society again and again..i am not taking any responsibilty for the actions of this evil lunatic..and im advising Chuck Cox to do the same.
Josh killed his children because it was apparent he could no longer have absolute control of their physical environments and thus behavior...To josh powell these children were not offsprng to be loved and cherished. To Josh Powell these two boys were eyewitnesses to his demise and a gaping Security breech...His tactics todate of control, brainwashing and conditioning had worked, but he could see a hole in the dike...so he silenced the eyewitnesses  like a heartless cruel executioner..
This is the point everyone has a hard time integrating....How could the motive be that simple, that heinous or that cold???...Because Josh Powell was not burdened like the rest of us are with a conscience, with a clear sense of right and wrong, and he was devoid of the processes we all call Love...He felt no emotional connection to anyone, anyone at all..It was not hard for Josh Powell to do what he did...It was not hard for Josh Powell to kill and dispose of Susan like burying your trash...This is why sociopaths like Josh, always rise to the surface eventually and start conflicting with societies rules and standards of behavior...this is exactly what happened to Josh..He had the type of insanity that that bubbles to the surface and soon is spotted.
@@Mormon Issues
  • April Day
     Mostly conservative, but it depends on the issue.Collapse
    Why do you insist upon insulting Mormons? I really don't think that is appropriate. Susan Cox Powell and her family were/are Mormon. Josh, Steve Powell and other of the other Powells were/are ex-Mormon. Why do you think it is acceptable to insult Mormons when discussing this case?


  • catmandolin
    Yes. The Coxes are Mormons and the Powells were once Mormons. Steve & Terry and Josh & Susan all had LDS Celestial Marriages. What's your point...?
    My comment didn't insult Mormons...but Mormonism was clearly a big issue between these two warring families.
    Why do you think it's acceptable and appropriate for Mormons to insult me simply because I disagree with some of their points of view regarding child custody laws/issues..?...and am able to differentiate between adult porn and child porn..?
@@Nielsen, Buzz


Buzz Nielsen, the police chief in West Valley City, Utah. 

@@Poster 

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread

The poster was of object rape which showed also a fatal wound. This in front of the children.
Josh and Steve.   Alina likely thought it was funny.

In the Seattle Times Newspaper it is stated that on the day Steve Powell was arrested; the CPS worker who removed the boys from the home noticed a photo hanging on the wall of the home of a woman being raped.Josh was questioned about this.And, Josh was aware of the photo on the wall.
I think there is a lot more to the sick and twisted world where Josh resided in his mind.

@@Sociopath

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread


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no i am sorry sir but you are WRONG on this one. I dont particulary take such a close-minded stance such as that to others opinion but in the particualr case i do know what i am talking about. I got interested in psychology back in the 9th grade when i went to the Town libary and checked out their only copy of "The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud"..Its a book at least a foot thick, devoid of a single picture and longer words than you can imagine. I spent that summer reading it and trying to understand a titbit of terminology .. After high school i attended BYU where i majored in Psychology and minored in Psychology and took literally every Psychology class offered..After graduation i attended the U of U where i received my Masters degree in Clinical Psychology. 20 yrs later or so i am a Clinical Psychologist for the State of Utah where i deal mainly with Autism...That said i wanted to be a cowboy or a fireman in the 2nd Grade so look how i turned out? My mother has been disappointed since.
A sociopathic personality is characterised by at least 3 of the following:
1.Callous unconcern for the feelings of others
2.Gross and persistent attitude of irresponsibility and disregard for social norms, rules, and obligations.
3.Incapacity to maintain enduring relationships, though having no difficulty in establishing them
4.Very low tolerance to frustration and a low threshold for discharge of aggression, including violence.
5. INCAPACITY TO EXPERIENCE GUILT or to profit from experience, particularly punishment.
6.Markedly prone to blame others or to offer plausible rationalizations for the behavior that has brought the person into conflict with society
Much of my Masters Thesis included analysis of Theodore 'Ted' Bundy. Teddy perceived ALL of his 30+ murdered victims as objects- not human. He could not perceive alot of everyday emotions-except anger. The only way he could perceive emotions was at a distance when speaking in the third person. He could sometimes say "Well a person that did such and such might feel so and so...There was never once a moment on record when someone heard that man say he was sorry, or felt guilty or experienced any remorse of any kind..ever

Just sayin is all~
@@Pornographic Images (Josh)

Jeff Bassett, Josh Powell's attorney, questioned the validity of the images and noted there wasn't any concrete proof that  they even belonged to his client.

@@RandomCommenting 

Salt Lake Tribune Commenter who is right on. Critic of Wayne Hamberg


  • Wayne, you can read what I write, but you can't reply?  :)
    Josh killed Susan.  He is guilty of her murder and of the boys.
    He had it all, a beautiful wife and two adorable children and he MURDERED them.  He died like a coward.  Rather than face the court with the proof of his guilt, he committed suicide to avoid justice   He will go down in history forever remembered as a monster.  There is no honor in his death and people can't wait to spit on his grave.   Being his friend will create all kinds of problems for you that you did not even realize.


  • RandomCommentingCollapse
    You are quoted as saying, "I don't know if he has anything to hide. I told him, 'Don't tell me anything. Don't talk to me (about Susan Powell's disappearance), "He was so distraught; he could either be completely overwhelmed or ridden with guilt. I'd like to believe he's innocent."
    You doubted his behavior and said that he could be "ridden with guilt".
    In the time since you made this statement:
    1. He moved to his father's and took the boys into a place he knew had a porn problem.
    2. Made ludicrous accusations about Susan's character.
    3. Filed a phony restraining order against Susan's parents to keep the boys from telling their memories of that night to the Cox's.
    4.  Was diagnosed with NPD
    5. Lied about incest on his computer
    6.  Hatched his children's necks prior to incinerating them out of spite.
    Not to mention he had a one million dollar life insurance policy on Susan.
    He had motive, means and opportunity.
    Occams razor, common sense, connect the dots.
    I have to say this, you sicken everyone by defending this monster and I am sickened that you are so dull as to have this explained to you over and over.  Your insulting overbearing personality is a lot like Josh is described.  I do not like you and feel you are a danger to your own wife and children.
    *******EDIT*******
    !. You have access to court docs, pull Jennifer's statement that they discussed the porn problem in detail as teens.
    2. Police disproved Steven Koecher theory.
    3. Restraining order was filed and he showed up at the honk and wave where the Coxes were anyway.
    4.Narcissistic Personality disorder diagnosed from psychologists testing. Read the report.
    5. LIED about incest on computer. LIED about previous arrest for stealing pornography.
    6. Killed the witnesses to his wife's murder and did it in the most hateful way for CONTROL.
    Marital problems started during the BK in 2007, life insurance policy purchased in 2008.

    Your argumentative in the face of reason and have no common sense whatsoever, which makes replying to you so incredibly tedious. You think because you were friends with him he is innocent? That is the only thing I can think of that keeps you holding on to your nonsense ideas.
    Why would he behave like a guilty man if he was innocent? What are the odds on that?
    The media reported on how strange his behavior was to have a missing wife.
    What are the odds of...a man with a missing wife coming up with a ridiculous alibi? Add to that man with a missing wife and a ridiculous alibi, a man that will not talk with the police or take a polygraph? What are the odds if you take that same man and add to that he moves away from the place his wife was last seen. Take that same man, add to that he has a ridiculous theory of his wife running off with another man. Add to all that guilty behavior he never takes his children to counseling, keeps then away from his wife's family that might ask questions and fills their heads with lies. Add to that pile, his father has child porn in the house and says he was sexual with the missing wife and he does NOTHING. Then, after all those variables are added together, place on top of that the fact he has been diagnosed by a licensed professional as having Narcissistic Personality Disorder and kills the children that are starting to talk and himself rather that face charges for her murder. The odds are now down to zero, none, nada, zippo that he is innocent.
    The proof is in his ACTIONS. He did everything to stack the percentages that he was GUILTY of his wife's murder.
    If you are certain of his innocence WHY did you not ask what happened to Susan? You have no proof he is innocent and his profile is that of a cold blooded killer. Don't bother to reply because it is all nonsensical blabber of a fool in love with a serial murderer.



@@Rule, Ann

  • @ WINEO.....It is a big fascinating in the human condition story, so I don't mind. Rather read new stuff about the subhuman than say....Mormon antic's on the Hill which raise my blood-pressure. I'm hoping a decent true crime author will put it all down in a book. Anne Rule maybe?
    DISCUS is really messed up this morning-sorry folks


  • blueiis0112
    True crime writer like Joseph Wambaugh maybe.  Ann Rule writing is a joke.  Her biography of Ted Bundy had serious inaccuracies in it.  She got away with that book because she worked with him.  It did not make her a professional therapist though.


  • Some of her stuff is good, but lately she is slipping. Just that she concentrates a lot on people from her home state of Washington, and knows LE insiders and such.  Any top notch author will do though. I'm a true crime buff.


  • blue666
    It occurs to me that a crime writer could write a novel titled Mormon Murderers, or A History of Mormon Murders.


@@Stain On The Rug With Susan's Blood

There was a big red stain under the couch that 2 big fans were pointed at it as if it were cleaned. Very suspicious, especially because it was tested, and Susan's blood was found in it, but West Valley police decided to seal this information for more than 2 years until it came out in April 2012 that they were sitting on this and much more information, evidently to AVOID having to charge and arrest Josh if everybody knew how much evidence they had.

The stain: 

 Story 1: SusanPowell.org: Jennifer Graves ransacks missing woman Susan Powell's home

http://www.susanpowell.org/Outsiders/Chuck-Cox-official-spokespersons/Jennifer-Graves-ransacks-missing-woman-Susan-Powell-home Jennifer Graves found a large spot under the couch in the living room (Koolaid-pink and about 2 feet in diameter). Jennifer Graves looked directly at Josh with an accusatory expression and said, "Josh, how could you?" Josh explained that it was probably some kind of spilled drink and that it had been there a very long time 

Story 2:  Josh Powell said that his wife had been cleaning the rug before she disappeared.

Story 3: So how is it that Steven Powell knew about a specific stain under a couch that a fan was blowing on in the Utah home when he answered a question for Josh back in November of 2010 during a Salt lake City interview with the Tribune? Was it because he could have actually driven to Utah? The guest at the home of the Powell's the night Susan vanished never said fans were running in the living room because the carpet was being cleaned. So how the heck does Steven Powell know this as if it were first hand knowledge? 

story 4: here is a snippet of what was said about it by Steven Powell:http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=50609169 Josh Powell speaks: My wife, Susan, left us behind  But missing woman’s family says son-in-law is looking for someone besides self to blame. By nate carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune November 8, 2010As for the wet spot police found on the carpet of Josh and Susan Powell’s home the day after her disappearance, Steve Powell said his daughter-in-law had decided to clean the carpets. There was a red spot on the carpet underneath the couch, he said.
“It was probably juice or something,” Steve Powell said.I find it interesting that he would know when its been said that what the LE discovered re: the carpet/sofa hasn’t yet been released by the time of this interview a year ago. Also notice that he talks of a “red” spot.http://seamusoriley.blogspot.com/2010/11/josh-powell-they-underestimate-my.html
While police could not comment about the reported wet spot they did confirm a carpet cleaning machine was found in the home,http://www.examiner.com/family-in-seattle/susan-powell-update-carpet-cleaning-machine-found-husband-rents-car-then-disappears-more-gt-gt#ixzz1nEn5CpBv (was it rented or owned?)

@@Parental Alienation

http://www.parental-alienation-awareness.com/

Did You Know That...
Parental Alienation is a form of Child Abuse?

Parental alienation (or Hostile Aggressive Parenting) is a group of behaviors that are damaging to children's mental and emotional well-being, and can interfere with a relationship of a child and either parent. These behaviors most often accompany high conflict marriages, separation or divorce.

These behaviors whether verbal or non-verbal, cause a child to be mentally manipulated or bullied into believing a loving parent is the cause of all their problems, and/or the enemy, to be feared, hated, disrespected and/or avoided.

Parental alienation and hostile aggressive parenting deprive children of their right to be loved by and showing love for both of their parents. The destructive actions by an alienating parent or other third person (like another family member, or even a well meaning mental health care worker) can become abusive to the child - as the alienating behaviors are disturbing, confusing and often frightening, to the child, and can rob the child of their sense of security and safety leading to maladaptive emotional or psychiatric reactions. 


@@serial killer

Cali Trisha Dietrich Bonhoeffer - my heroCollapse
Lots of murderers have acted out in anger and then had to take their kids with them while they concealed or destroyed evidence.
Just because it is something that you would not do - does not mean it hasn't happened.

And Josh DOES fit the profile of a serial killer.  He could be the poster boy for serial killers with all of the tendencies he displayed.
He fits the description of a "Power Seeker Serial Killer" to a T:
Caucasian male 24-39
IQ from 105 to 120
Prefers solitude to social environments
Comes from a dysfunctional family, with one parent excessively domineering.
Sexual fixation (pornography)
Destruction of property or fire setting
Torturing and killing small animals.
@@Teaching values

This goes beyond disgusting. Josh considered himself a "fit" parent? He was turning Charlie into a little Steve. I don't dare say any more.

@@Stephen Koecher Theory

Against: "This is nothing but a fabrication created by Josh and his dad to focus attention away from themselves."


http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=19065471&comments=true&page=3
penstar (powell family troll)
Susan is in Brasil with her lover. Get over it. People ditch thier families all the time around the world. That is why there are shows like Unsolved Mysteries and others. Josh was being a punk to her, she got in contact with this kid from St. George, and they ran off to where he served a mission. Sad deal all around...give Josh his kids back.

Joe Blow (powell family troll)
Your take is as plausible as anyone elses. Neither body has been found, disappeared at the same time, if nothing else Josh was probably very hard to live with and your father-in-law is a pervert. Can you blame Susan for running off. And if you know your wife has run off with another man how much time would you spend looking for her? You'd be angry and just say the heck with her and move on. Give Josh his boy's back! He's their father and the only parent they have now that their mother has run off and abondoned them.

JaseOfAce
posted 108 days ago
Nice try, but if you have actually been following the Stephen Koecher case you would know that although his passport was originally missing and there was a theory that he went to Brazil, the passport has since been found and there is no evidence to show he left the country. Further, there have been tips from people in the neighborhood where he went missing that points to suspicious people living close to where he left his car. There is also evidence that he went to that part of town for his business. It is common belief that he might have walked in on and witnessed illegal activity and was possibly killed.  There is absolutely no record, to include phone and email that shows Susan and Stephen knew each other. This is nothing but a fabrication created by Josh and his dad to focus attention away from themselves.



@@To Be Read Out Loud

Josh Powell apologist

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobilemobileopinion/53537666-82/powell-documents-charlie-manley.html.csp#disqus_thread

    • Even if it was Susan's blood, the two were married and lived in the same household. It was a small amount of blood. There is really no way it could be validated in court as evidence of her murder.
      There is blood on my comforter, but that doesn't mean I'm dead. It means I had a bloody nose or picked a scab.


      You're right. While disturbing, the images were technically legal.
      The documents also noted that there was no indication that Charlie or Braden was exposed to the pornography and, in fact,  the reveal of the pornography on Josh's computer appears to be the first time psychologists had serious concerns about returning the kids to Josh's care.
      He was almost violently anti-Mormon and hated the Cox family, but he appeared to be a very devoted and loving father.
  • I'll agree on your first point.
    Everyone paints the Cox family as innocent victims, but after reading the documents, it appears as if both sides had issues.Off the top of my head (950 pages is a lot...), I remember that the Coxes didn't print out letters from Josh to the boys, they got angry about Josh giving them things like pumpkin seeds and pizza to bring to the Cox household, and other things like that.I'm not absolving Josh of guilt, but this isn't a one-sided issue. All these articles seem to focus on Josh rather than both sides of the story. *shrug*


  • Bernard_Gui
    Whatever faults you want to find with the Coxes, just keep in mind who it was that started this avalanche of evil. That would be Josh Powell and his father. The Coxes were sucked into this maelstrom kicking and screaming. While judging them, it would be appropriate to consider what you would have done in their situation.

    Why is it "apparent" that Josh killed his wife?
    Do we have evidence that he killed her? We don't even have a body. We don't know if ANYONE killed her...she could be alive and in hiding somewhere.
    The WVCPD say their case against Josh was circumstantial. He can't be convicted on circumstantial evidence.


@@Topaz Mountains Camping Trip

In the article below, the resourceful KIRO detectives are going to solve her murder for the WVCPD.
Posted: 8:04 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Utah woman says she saw Powell, father in mountains before Susan disappeared


PUYALLUP, Wash. —
A Utah woman said she saw Josh Powell and his father, Steven, in the mountains three months before Powell’s wife, Susan Cox Powell, was reported missing.She told KTVX-TV they were in the Topaz Mountains and that they were not looking for crystals.   The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said the two were not dressed for the outdoors.
“They were not friendly at all.  It was obvious they had their agenda and everyone else be damned. Their behavior was so out-of-the-ordinary,” she said.
The two were in the same area investigators searched last summer and uncovered a shallow grave.

@@West Valley City


West Valley City, Utah is a suburb of Salt Lake City, 2nd largest city in Utah after Salt Lake City

West Valley City, UT

West Valley City, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Valley_City,_Utah
West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state ofUtah. The population was 129,480 at the 2010 census,[3] making it the second-largest city in Utah
Susan was last seen Dec. 6 at her house, 6254 W. Sarah Circle

@@West Valley City Police Department Lawsuit 

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/53948680-82/records-powell-valley-west.html.csp

After paying Bounmy Ousa's family about $500,000 in a wrongful death suit after W.V.C.P.D. shot and killed him in front of his house, of course they want to keep a lid on things to avoid paying out again.

Mayor Mike Winder West Valley City Mayor

@@Williams, Scott C.


Scott C. Williams Utah defense attorney for Josh Powell


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