The Video Susan Recorded Before Disappearing

A video recorded a year earlier. A testament warning of her own death. A woman who left all the documented evidence of her danger, and yet disappeared without anyone hearing her in time. Susan Powell left on the night of December 6, 2009, and never returned. What came next was worse. In this episode, you will discover how a woman preparing for divorce left a trail of warnings that the system could not or would not see, and how her disappearance triggered a chain of tragedies that ended with two dead children, two suicides, and a body that was never found. We will explore every contradiction in the official version, every verifiable lie, and the pattern of violence that no one stopped in time. Case Details Victim: Susan Powell, 28 years old, housewife and mother of two Date: December 6, 2009 Location: West Valley City, Utah, United States Status: Case closed in 2013 without body recovered; husband Joshua Powell deceased in 2012; official investigation without formal conviction - Susan's son stated that his mother went out with them that night, directly contradicting Joshua's version that she stayed home - Joshua claimed to have no phone charger, but the police found one in the glove compartment of his car: a verifiable lie in the first interrogation - A carpet in the living room was partially cleaned with fans speeding up the drying, suggestive of an attempt to erase physical evidence hours after the disappearance - Susan's handwritten will in a bank safety deposit box contained the words If I die, it may not be an accident, although it seems so, with explicit instruction to deny access to Joshua - Joshua asked a coworker weeks before where to hide a body in Utah; the coworker never reported it until after the disappearance How did the system allow a woman who documented her own danger to disappear, and how did two children pay the final price of a failure that began long before? Susan Powell disappearance Utah 2009, Joshua Powell case, video testament warning death, West Valley City murder without body, true crime Spanish documented disappearance, case closed without conviction, evidence contradiction investigation, Powell family tragedy, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast ad-free and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected].