For 13 long years, Susan Powell has been missing. Her husband, Josh Powell, is dead by his own hands. Their children are also dead, murdered by Josh. Susan and Josh were in a rocky marriage, with infidelity and domestic issues causing them to grow distant. Josh’s father, Steve also made sexual advances towards Susan, further dividing the married couple. While Josh Powell was never charged with the murder of his wife, his actions before and after her disappearance can only mean that he was the cause of her death. Firstly, Josh refused to help with the investigation and searches for Susan. When questioned by investigators he said he didn't know where she was. He became a shutout, hiding inside his fathers home. When members of Susan’s family held up signs about Susan’s disappearance near a grocery store Josh frequented, he went up to them angry and started a confrontation, before storming off. Josh refused to meet with the media, hiding or running from them when he got a chance. Josh’s refusal to help with the search and investigation surely points to him as a suspect. Secondly, the Powells’ children, Charlie and Braden Powell, may have been witnesses to the crime. Charlie told investigators that Susan didn't come back from the camping trip and that “mommy is where the …show more content…
He went on a late night camping trip during the winter. It would have been far too cold to go camping, and he even came back to the house that night. The children said that mom came with them on the camping trip, and did not return. There was a tarp and shovel discovered in the back of his vehicle, and he thoroughly cleaned it afterwards, potentially destroying any evidence linking him directly to her disappearance. Additionally, he rented a vehicle, and drove 800 miles away, further adding suspicion to him. If he didn’t murder his wife, why did he rent a vehicle and drive 800 miles away, and why did he clean out the family
Case Citation: Linda Williamson v. The City of Houston, 148 F. 3d 462 (5th Cir. 1998). Facts: Houston Police Officer Linda Williamson was working in the Organized Crime Squad and was sometimes assigned to partner with fellow Officer Doug McLeod. Williamson alleged that over an eighteen month period, McLeod harassed her every day creating a hostile work environment. More specifically, Williamson stated that McLeod conducted obvious and demeaning inspections of her appearance. He made comments to her on how her body looked in different clothes and remarked specifically on the appearance of her buttocks and the size of her breasts.
Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was reported missing by her family in Modesto, California. She was a caring, loving mother to be. IT was unusual for Laci, whose family adored, to just disappear, especially since she was eight months pregnant. She, supposedly, was at home by herself while her husband, Scott Peterson, was away on a golfing trip with his father and some colleagues (or so they thought). Scott later admitted to police that he was on a fishing trip.
On October 28, 2007, 23-year-old Stacy Ann Cales Peterson, of Bolingbrook, Illinois was reported missing by her sister. Stacy was the fourth wife of Bolingbrook Police Sergeant Drew Peterson, who was 30 years his junior. They married in fall 2003 and had two children together, a son born in 2003 and a daughter born in 2005. The disappearance of Stacy raised suspicion of foul play among investigators, family and friends based on the fact Drew Peterson’s third wife was found dead just three years before (FindLaw, 2015).
He was the last person to see her alive according to the witnesses. These witnesses include Bobby (Steven’s nephew) and Scott (Bobby’s step-dad), who both lived on the property and were there at the apparent time of the murder. Although this seems very suspicious, they were not ever classified as suspects; only witnesses. They were interviewed together in an informal setting, acting as each other’s alibi. Regarding other people being looked into as possible suspects, Colbourn said that “it would have been ideal”.
Annotated Bibliography Bane, Vickie. “20-Year Murder Mystery Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?” (Cover Story).” People, vol. 86, no. 8, Aug. 2016, pp. 42–47.
Although I do firmly believe that Burke Ramsey assisted in his sisters' murder, I do believe it was most likely unintentional.
Susan Cox Powell mysteriously disappeared one night after her husband and two sons went on a camping trip. On the morning of December 7, 2009, Susan did not show up to daycare with the boys which is not like her. People became concerned as to where she was and eventually found out that she disappeared and nobody, including her husband Josh, knew where she was. Although there was no evidence against Josh Powell for the murder of his wife Susan, it is highly possible he committed the crime based on his behavior and what his children shared about that night.
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell An explosion occurs within a suburban Washington home. This explosion brought about the climax of the case concerning the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell. On December 6th, 2009, Susan Cox Powell went missing after a camping trip with her husband, Joshua Powell, and her two sons, Charlie and Braden. A nationwide search ensued and suspicion quickly pointed towards Josh.
Josh Powell. The murder of his wife. The missing persons' case of Susan Cox-Powell was a horrifying story that many understand is at the fault of her husband, the father of her two children. This case started back when they met when Susan was 18 and Josh was in his 20s. It was said that the two were having marital issues, and Josh wasn’t a greatly involved father.
Nobody knows, and it appeared that her own husband Joshua Powell didn’t have a clue of what had happened to her. For all that is known she is dead and her husband murdered her and got rid her body. Joshua has been the suspect of Susan’s disappearance since she went missing. Joshua told investigators that he and their boys went out fishing that day.
This is what might have pinned her for his death as it was known that she had taken out money before and was threatened with divorce, but with him being dead then she had no need to worry about the threat anymore and could take out whatever money she wanted. The second mistake I believe was the message she sent to her son that same Friday morning asking him about his thoughts on the rug in Stanley’s office. A rug that Stanley never placed on the floor and which was only for display. Not to mention that the place in which the rug had been placed on the floor had been placed on top of a bloodstain which one could assume to have been a way in which to hide it. Lastly, the third mistake which led to Amy’s identification and conviction as the killer would be the Google search that she had made on May 15, 2015, which was for a solution to clean carpets.
The disappearance of Susan Cox Powell is a case full of dark, shocking twists that may reveal what happened to her. At a young age, Susan Cox met and married Josh Powell. The couple moved from their small town in Washington to another in Utah, and proceeded to have two children: Charlie and Braden Powell. On December 7, 2009, the boys did not show up to daycare. Worried, a worker at the daycare called the Powells, and then later the police.
The parents, John and Reve Walsh suffered and continue to suffer the loss of their precious child. They had to experience intense questioning by the police as they had to be ruled out as suspects. They also spent many sleepless nights worrying about their son until the horror of his death was revealed. After their son’s death they experienced depression, grief and their marriage was shaken. The children John and Reve had following Adam’s death were also secondary victims.
Laci Peterson was reported missing on December 24, 2004 by her stepfather, from her home in Modesto California. Her husband , Scott Peterson was suspicious from the beginning in the eyes of the public. Not only did he seem nonchalant and uncaring about his wife’s disappearance, but he refused to publicly ask people to help search for his missing wife. This gave him a horrible reputation in the media and brought light to his strange behavior throughout the case. His lack of cooperation with the police didn’t help , in fact Scott refused to take a polygraph, and according to police seemed uninterested in the investigation.
1974, Wichita Kansas, four members of the Otero family are found murdered in their home. Father, Joseph Otero, and mother Julie Otero were both found strangled in their bedroom, a bag over the head of Mrs. Otero. 9 year old Joseph Otero Jr. was found strangled on his bedroom floor, a bag also over his head. The worst was saved for 11 year old Josephine. Josephine was found in the family’s basement hung from an overhead pipe.