Susan Powell is a woman who disappeared into the Utah desert in 2009, and her husband, Josh Powell, had no explanation, nor was she ever found. Later her father-in-law was found to have been obsessed with her and even filmed her with hidden cameras, and her husband committed suicide and killed their two children by blowing up their house.
From the Salt Lake Tribune: Susan Cox Powell's Fearful Emails
The Powell family appeared to be a happy one on picnics, bike rides and get-togethers with friends, but those closest to Susan were learning a darker truth about the life of the energetic woman who seemed like the girl next door.
Susan told her friends in dozens of emails the fun-loving, affectionate man she married in her home state of Washington in 2001 had changed into a surly, moody, controlling person she feared could harm her.
"I want him in counseling, on meds, I want my husband, friend, lover BACK no more crazy, outrageous, outlandish beliefs/opinions," she wrote in an email to friends dated July 11, 2008, as she described stress and depression related to her crumbling marriage.
Now her sister-in-law, with the unintentionally macabre name of Jennifer Graves, is penning her story, but without sympathy for her brother, the man who might have taken Susan's life. Graves says that Susan confided in her about her estranged marriage, and Graves knows firsthand the toll of living with Josh as well as her rather twisted father, Steve Powell, now locked up in a Washington state prison for voyeurism and child pornography charges.
From: Fox 13 Salt Lake City
Graves and Susan Cox Powell were close. In search warrant affidavits, police revealed that Susan had penned a “Last Will & Testament,” expressing fear for her life. It said that if anything were to happen to her, it likely wasn’t an accident and to contact Jennifer Graves.
“I’m really grateful that she trusted me that much,” Graves said. “I wish there was more that I could have done.”
Susan has not been found. Her husband, Josh Powell, killed himself and their children in an explosion and fire in February.
In her forthcoming book, Graves said she shares her perspective of the high-profile missing persons case. She said she writes about growing up with Josh Powell, her father, Steven, her friendship with Susan and the deaths of her nephews, Charlie and Braden.
“We discuss the issues of forgiveness and finding peace in horrible circumstances, no matter what they may be,” said her co-author, Emily Gray Clawson.
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