Cold

The Susan Powell Case Files | Prelude

Susan Powell vanished from her home in West Valley City, Utah on a cold December day in 2009. Her husband, Josh Powell had taken the couple's two sons out camping in a blizzard. He claimed to have no idea where his wife had gone. Susan has never been found. Josh was never arrested or charged with a crime, though police suspected he murdered Susan in cold blood. Reporter Dave Cawley has spent years pouring over this cold case mystery. In Prelude, he sets the stage for an unbelievable true story. See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1/prelude/ Official episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1-transcript/prelude-full-transcript Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved HistoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Susan Powell Case Files | To All the Girls I've Loved Before | 1

Josh Powell believed in his own greatness from at least age 5. So why wouldn't any girls date him? Why did his only other serious girlfriend before Susan Cox run away in fear? Perhaps because he inherited some of his father Steven Powell's bizarre beliefs about relationships and marriage. This episode tells the story of the one who got away from Josh Powell, a full decade before the disappearance of Susan Powell made him the focus of a multi-state murder investigation. For the past three years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos, and diary entries. He has tracked down new sources, followed new leads, and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and on to Washington State, where he killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth. See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1/ep-1-to-all-the-girls-ive-loved-before/ Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1-transcript/to-all-the-girls-josh-powell-full-transcript/ Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved HistoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Susan Powell Case Files | Wake Up, Little Susie | 2

Susan Cox married Josh Powell after only 6 months of courtship. She immediately found herself under the lens of her father-in-law Steven Powell's video camera. The camcorder even captured Steve's confession of love for his daughter-in-law Susan Powell in July of 2013. She rejected him, not realizing he had stalked her and stolen her journals, underwear and hygiene products. For the past three years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos, and diary entries. He has tracked down new sources, followed new leads, and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and on to Washington State, where he killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth. See photos, files and more for this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1/ep-2-wake-up-little-susie-steve-powell-love-confession/ Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1-transcript/wake-up-little-susie-susan-cox-powell-full-transcript Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved HistoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Susan Powell Case Files | Faith and Finances | 3

Susan Powell feared for her life. She braced for divorce as her marriage to Josh Powell reached its lowest point in 2008, but worried how he would react. She even wrote a secret last will and testament that said, "If I die, it may not be an accident, even if it looks like one." Josh had learned from his dad Steve Powell's divorce and made preparations of his own. He set up a trust that would give him control of Susan's $1,000,000 life insurance policy in the case of her untimely death. For the past three years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos and diary entries. He has tracked down new sources, followed new leads and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and on to Washington State, where he killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth. See photos, file and more from this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1/ep-3-faith-and-finances-susan-powell-will/ Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1-transcript/susan-powell-faith-and-finances-full-transcript/ Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved HistoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Susan Powell Case Files | Find Susan | 4

Josh and Susan Powell's daycare provider, Debbie Caldwell, sounded an alarm when the couple's boys, Charlie and Braden Powell, failed to arrive at her home on the morning of Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. West Valley City police detective Ellis Maxwell drew the assignment of locating the missing family that day and discovered two box fans in the missing family's home, pointed at the couch. When Josh Powell returned to Sarah Circle with the boys that afternoon, Maxwell was waiting with a long list of questions. For the past three years, investigative reporter Dave Cawley has been studying thousands of police documents, journals, videos and diary entries. He has tracked down new sources, followed new leads and traced Josh Powell's trail from West Valley City, Utah, through Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and on to Washington State, where Powell killed himself and his two sons. Cold is the most complete retelling of the Susan Powell story ever. Join Dave Cawley in his search for truth. See photos, files and more from this episode: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1/ep-4-find-susan/ Episode transcript: https://thecoldpodcast.com/season-1-transcript/find-susan-cox-powell-full-transcript Share your thoughts: #ColdPodcast #FindSusan Instagram Facebook Reddit Bluesky If you enjoy Cold, please try these other great shows from KSL Podcasts: The Letter, Ransom, Unsolved HistoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.