Body in Utah: Susan Cox?

Speculation body found in Utah’s Tooele County is missing woman Susan Powell


Stockton, Ut. - On Sunday, human remains were discovered in Tooele County near Stockton, Utah. There is speculation they may belong to missing woman, Susan Powell.

Josh Powell, 34, the only person of interest in his wife’s disappearance, alleges that the December 2009 night his wife vanished he and his two young sons—ages 2 and 4—were on a camping trip in freezing cold temperatures in the remote Tooele County desert area at around midnight. He claims they slept in a minivan and that when they returned home the next day, Susan, 28, was gone.

Only a month later, Powell packed up his children and moved from his Utah home to the Puyallup, Washington area.

To see photos regarding Susan's case, click here.

Attorney Doug Hogan, whose family owns a ranch in the area, found the yet unidentified remains at about 5 p.m. while checking spring runoff, Tooele County Sheriff’s Lt. Travis Sharmann told KSL.
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“Right now we haven’t been able to identify anything,” he said. Sharmann also acknowledged speculation that the body found may belong to Susan.

Several searches for her have been conducted in the remote area since her disappearance.

Authorities are expected to make an announcment regarding the remains found on Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding Susan Powell's whereabouts or her disappearance is urged to call the West Valley City Police Dept. at 801-840-4000.