Part 6:
*NOTE: Just click on the CBS videos & they will open in a new page to play! Sorry for the inconvience! PC probs on my end & having a hard time opening thier link to have them open directly here.
Friends and family of Susan Powell plan "social media blitz"
Last Update: 12/30/2009 8:43 pm
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The facebook administrators along with the Cox family spokesperson are urging people to use any and all online avenues to spead the video: facebook, twitter, youtube, blogs, you name it. They're asking everybody to e-mail just 5 friends. Hellewell says she thinks the blitz is the most effective way to find susan. She says, "Since I don't have a clue, and I don't know where to look, that's why I'm pushing the online means every way possible."
Hellewell says she's hopeful if anything will bring Susan back, it's this. She says, "I know she's out there somewhere, and I still have hope that she's alive, and time is of the essence. I'm satisfied when she comes back, that's it."
The viral video is not on youtube just yet. It is still under construction and they're working to get it ready for monday. They say you can expect several pictures that you haven't seen yet. A "ribbon campaign" will also start on Monday. They are asking people to display purple ribbons as a reminder of the ongoing search for Susan
Video: Friends and family of Susan Powell plan "social media blitz" 12/29/09 1:58
http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=95541@ktvx.dayport.com&navCatId=8
Article:
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/st...owell-plan-social/0TLdQWHFBkSvEbKGYrt5Nw.cspx
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Video: Susan Powell Neighbor Recording
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSXNz2J_bLM[/ame]
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Warrants in case
Updated: 12/31/2009 09:59:16 AM MST
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It's the second time this week a Utah court has confirmed the existence of search warrants sealed from public view. In the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City, a judge has sealed at least three search warrants related to the disappearance of missing wife and mother Susan Powell, 28. The Salt Lake Tribune has filed a motion to disclose the search warrants in the Powell case.
It was not yet known on late Wednesday whether any similar challenge was planned in the Utah County case. Taylor said he would "have no problem" disclosing the search warrants after an arrest is made but he did not indicate when that might occur.
Search warrants in Utah are filed with a court and made public after 20 days, and typically include statements from police about why they have probable cause to search and a list of what they seized. All that material can be sealed with a judge's order.
Article:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14095481
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72-Hour Social Media Blitz To Hunt For Susan Powell
December 31st, 2009
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The 72-hour Social Media Blitz" campaign is scheduled to begin Monday, January 4 at 8AM MST and will end Thursday, January 7 at 9AM MST. It will coincide with the "Susan Powell Purple Ribbon Campaign." Kiirsi Hellewell, Susan's best friend, says "We want every household in the country, every computer monitor, across the ocean as well." They are working against a 72 hour time-line.
UPDATE: January 3, KSL TV in Salt Lake City released an update regarding the YouTube campaign.
Friends of missing Utah mom launch Web media blitz
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaLzrk1OtI8
"Susan Powell Purple Ribbon Campaign."
http://www.examiner.com/x-34328-Sea...rple-Ribbon-Campaign-begins-Mon-morning-Jan-4
Facebook Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?g.../group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=198478842187
Article:
http://inventorspot.com/articles/72hour_social_media_blitz_hunt_susan_powell_36069
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Family plans online blitz for missing mom
Story Published: Jan 2, 2010 at 6:36 PM PST
Story Updated: Jan 2, 2010 at 7:00 PM PST
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It's an experiment, and no one knows if it will work. People often find friends with Facebook - although this could be the first time the site has been used to find a missing person.
But Susan's desperate family is ready to try anything. On Saturday, one of her kids turned 3 years old. And her family says she wouldn't miss his birthday for the world unless she was in trouble.
KOMO News went looking for Joshua at his father's house, where he's visiting for the holidays. We were told through the door to go away, and Joshua would not answer questions.
Susan's supporters hope their online media blitz brings out the truth.
"We're hoping that somebody might remember something. They'll see this. They'll remember. Something will hit them that before they hadn't though about. Some bit of information will get passed on to the police," Gifford says.
Article:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/80516392.html
*NOTE To Tuba SS, & All...Birthdate Susan's Youngest Boy....For Our Astrologers Above!
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Susan Powell friends to launch social media blitz
Published: Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 10:21 p.m. MST
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Utah has had several high-profile missing person cases over the past eight years, including Elizabeth Smart, Lori Hacking and Destiny Norton. But social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter either weren't around or were in their infancy at those times.
Ed Smart — father of Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and held hostage for nine months before being found — says the use of such social media tools in missing person cases is still too new to know exactly what effect a media blitz will have. But he said anything that gets Susan Powell's picture out in the public is good.
"The number one thing in finding a person is getting her picture out there," he said. "It's a means of getting information out when a case has not gone national. It's a big plus."
In Susan Powell's case, her story has been featured on network newscasts and talk shows. But Smart said getting her picture out on the Web has the possibility of reaching an entirely different audience who might not watch TV.
The Salt Lake City Police Department has been one of the leaders among Utah law enforcement agencies in establishing its own Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages.
"A lot of people get news through the Internet instead of traditional media," said Sgt. Robin Snyder. "The younger generation is more likely to get information off the Internet than watch the news on TV or read the newspaper."
West Valley Police Assistant Chief Craig Black said the social media sites also have become an important tool for investigators working the Powell case.
"It's a vast amount of information," he said.
Article:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705355778/Powell-friends-launch-Web-blitz.html
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Families of the missing want solace
Disappearances » Utah's official database lists 56 persons, including Susan Powell.
Updated: 01/05/2010 09:54:52 AM MST
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For 15 years, Stephanie Amandia Cook has marked her mother's disappearance by writing her a letter and sending it skyward with a bunch of balloons.
The letters detail Cook's life and things she wishes they could have shared together. This year Cook, who was 5 when her mother Bobbi Ann Campbell vanished on Dec. 27, 1994, wrote about her wedding.
"Every year that goes by is just another year that people put it behind them," said Cook, 20. "It is just harder to keep the hope."
And every time there is news that a mother is missing, the heartache intensifies. This time, it is Susan Powell's story that has riveted Cook. Powell, mother of sons ages 4 and 2, was reported missing from her West Valley City home on Dec. 7.
"I just hurt for those little kids," Cook said. "I pray that they don't have to grow up with no answers like I did."
That pain is shared by families throughout Utah who have had loved ones disappear with few clues to what happened to them or why. The Utah Missing Persons Clearinghouse, the state's official database, now features Powell in addition to 55 others.
Of those, 42 are adults ages 19 or older. A majority -- 26 -- of those adults are men. A number of cases on the list involve suspicious circumstances that suggest foul play. Names are added only with permission of family or law enforcement.
It's not a complete list, acknowledges Gina McNeil. Across Utah, missing persons reports pour in daily. In Salt Lake County, for instance, the sheriff's office had received 157 reports in 2009 as of Dec. 30 -- a count that doesn't include runaway children.
The one thing that doesn't change?
"There are families who would appreciate having some answers," he said.
*Much more info at link!
Karren was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. on September 28, 1987 after she dropped off a co-worker upon their return from a K-Mart management meeting in Salt Lake City. Karren was scheduled to open the Vernal K-Mart store at 7:30 a.m. on September 29, 1987 but never showed. She was reported missing later that same date. There were definite signs of a struggle at Karren's home. Karren was considered a chain smoker, but left her cigarettes on the kitchen counter along with her purse, house and car keys. Blonde, shoulder length, straight hair; green eyes. She was wearing black polyester slacks and a sweater when she was last seen. Dentals: She wears dentures.
Aletha Williams
Sheree Warren
Bobbi Ann Campbell (
Jeff Nichols, recently disappeared under suspicious circumstances
Missing persons from Utah: A partial list
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14115026
Article:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14112018
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Friends of missing Utah mom launch Web media blitz
January 3rd, 2010 @ 9:30pm
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The trail has been cold for a month, but Powell's supporters hope the power of "the new media" will produce some fresh leads.
James Hofheins volunteered to coordinate the social networking aspect of the search even though he didn't know Powell before she disappeared. "If my wife were missing," Hofheins says, "if it were my mom, my sister, my daughter, I would want people coming out of the woodwork to help."
Another hope is that the blitz will prompt a reluctant person to talk. "Somebody somewhere knows something," Hofheins says. "Wherever they are, I really hope that the social media blitz will help put a little pressure and maybe prick their conscience to come forward and speak up."
Friends cling to the hope Powell is still alive. If not, they hope the blitz will churn up information leading to her body. "There's always the value of bringing her home, of giving her family some measure of closure," Hofheins says. "It will be painful in either case, I believe."
AUDIO: Andrew Adams reporting
http://real.ksl.com/video/slc/3/308/30871.mp3
*Video Report Included In Article!
Article:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9215025
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Family, Friends Launch Online Campaign to Find Missing Utah Mom
Monday, January 04, 2010
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Friends saturated social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, and organized a mass e-mail campaign to spread information about Powell through the Internet, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Police have seized several items from the family's home but have not charged Joshua Powell in connection to the disappearance. Authorities are seeking cell phone records, though police have declined to say whose phone records are being examined, the Tribune reported.
Authorities are also trying to determine where her husband traveled in a rental car two days after his wife was reported missing. He reportedly logged hundreds of miles on the rental vehicle.
Slideshow: Posted By Kiirsi Hellewell
http://www.youtube.com/user/SusanPowellCase
Article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581821,00.html
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Family plans online blitz for missing mom
Story Published: Jan 3, 2010 at 1:46 PM PST
Story Updated: Jan 3, 2010 at 1:48 PM PST
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It's an experiment, and no one knows if it will work. People often find friends with Facebook – although this could be the first time the site has been used to find a missing person.
But Susan's desperate family is ready to try anything. On Saturday, one of her kids turned 3 years old. And her family says she wouldn't miss his birthday for the world unless she was in trouble.
Susan Powell disappeared from her Utah home nearly a month ago under suspicious circumstances.
Shelby Gifford is the family spokesperson. She says that by the time she is done, she hopes everyone in the world will know about the desperate search for Susan Powell.
•KATU.com's continuing coverage on missing mom Susan Powell
http://search.katu.com/default.aspx?ct=r&q="Susan+Powell"
Article:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/80544137.html
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Final Day of Missing Utah Mom Web Blitz Gets Thousands of Participants
1:35PM MST January 7, 2010
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"We look at it as very positive," said Capt. Tom McLachlan of the West Valley City Police Department. "Does it generate a lot more work for us? Yes it will, but that is how you run an investigation."
The West Valley City Police Department has a detective assigned to watch social media sites during the blitz. Over 36,000 people have joined the Facebook group, Friends and Family of Susan Powell, nearly 1,100 are now following the FindSusan account on Twitter and a YouTube channel, SusanPowellCase, has received about 7,300 page views.
Video:Josh Powell Receives Help Moving
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-josh-powell-receives-help-moving,0,4932950.tivideo
Video: Husband of Missing Utah Woman Reportedly Moving, Selling Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-husband-missing-woman-selling-home,0,835235.tivideo
Video: Susan Powell's Husband Back in Utah
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-said-to-be-moving-to-wash,0,5811302.tivideo
Video: Josh Powell's Brother Calls Police after Susan's Friend Arrives at Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-cops-called-by-josh-powells-brother,0,1118076.tivideo
Video: Susan Powell's Husband Back in Utah
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-back-in-utah,0,3984250.tivideo
Video: Friends, Family of Missing Utah Mom Launch Social Media Blitz
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-friends-family-susan-powell-socialmedia,0,6500132.tivideo
Video: Susan Powell Supporters, Friends Launch Social Media Blitz
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-susan-powell-social-media-blitz-launch,0,1173265.tivideo
Video: Powell Supporters Plan Social Media Blitz
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-powell-supporters-plan-social-media,0,1822890.tivideo
Article:
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-powell-media-blitz-and-ribbon-campaign,0,4000442.story
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Susan Powell Family Launches Social Media Blitz to Find Missing Utah Mom
Her Father Urges Husband Joshua Powell to Cooperate With Police
Jan. 4, 2010
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Susan Powell's father, Chuck Cox, told "Good Morning America" today that his son-in law has said little in recent weeks as he brings the boys, ages 4 and 3, to visit.
"We've only had a few words each time as he's dropped the kids off or picked the kids up and he's had nothing to say at all about where Susan might be," Cox said. "He told me a couple weeks ago that he didn't know where she was and there's been no change."
Cox once defended Joshua Powell and said he didn't think he'd be capable of harming his daughter. Now he's hoping his son-in-law will start helping authorities find her.
"It's a difficult situation when we talk," Cox said. "And I try to encourage him to use his attorney and talk to the police."
Cox said that he's confident in the police investigation, but that he doesn't know whether investigators are close to an answer.
"I have no idea where the investigation stands really," he said.
Video Included In Link!
WATCH: Husband of Missing Utah Mom Moves
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=9523652
Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/susan-powell-family-plans-social-media-blitz-find/story?id=9471313
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Web Media Blitz for Missing Utah Mom
Susan Powell Friends, Family Launch Effort to Keep Her in Public Eye; Husband Named Sole "Person of Interest"
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2010
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Shelby Gifford, Susan's family spokesperson, told reporters, "The fact that Joshua has been named a person of interest in this case deeply saddens the family, but it is not a surprise given the events and his reactions to them."
Hellewell said she's spoken with Josh Powell several times since Susan vanished.
"His story is very, very strange," she said. "I think that everybody agrees that it's a very strange story, and nobody can understand it."
Josh Powell told the media early in the search, "She's somewhere." :furious:
On "The Early Show," Hellewell said police haven't told family and friends details of the investigation.
Video: Friend on Susan Powell Media Blitz
[ame="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6052402n"]Friend on Susan Powell Media Blitz - CBS News Video[/ame]
Video: Facebook Aid to Find Susan Powell
[ame="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6052399n"]Facebook Aid to Find Susan Powell - CBS News Video[/ame]
Susan Powell Missing Posters
http://s868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/findsusanpowell/Susan Powell - Missing Utah Mom/
Find Susan Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/FindSusan
Help Find Susan on YouTube
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGZmxIsLyko[/ame]
Susan Powell Official YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/susanpowellcase
E-mail The Friends and Family of Susan Powell to learn how you can help.
mailto:findsusanpowell@gmail.com?subject=I want to help
Article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/04/earlyshow/main6052426.shtml
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Social media blitz kicks off today in the search for Susan Powell
Last Update: 1/04 12:41 pm
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Organizers are really hoping to get Susan's information on celebrity web pages that have millions of daily visitors.
Media agencies in Washington are reporting that the holidays have been difficult for Susan's family and friends. The are also saying Susan's little boy, Braden, just turned three. Her family wants some answers and hope's this campaign will bring just that.
Susan's friends say purple was her favorite color and they hope the purple ribbon campaign will serve as a reminder that Susan is still missing and her boys need their mother.
Video: Social media blitz kicks off today in the search for Susan Powell 1/04/10 2:00
http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=95569@ktvx.dayport.com&navCatId=8
Article:
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/st...day-in-the-search/JyBO1nSHDEejTM3H_9AKbg.cspx
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Search for missing Utah mom going viral
72-hour social networking blitz to find Susan Powell
updated 10:18 a.m. ET, Mon., Jan. 4, 2010
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As part of the blitz, Hellewell is asking people to view an 85-second YouTube slideshow made up of images of Susan Powell. The pictures show an attractive and apparently happy young woman with hair ranging from brunet to light blond.
Although police in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City have named Susan’s husband, Josh Powell, as a person of interest in the disappearance, there has been little for investigators to go on. The couple had been having marital problems, according to Susan’s friends, and she had even considered leaving her husband, who has been described as becoming increasingly controlling.
But police say that Powell, who has moved in with his father in Washington state and plans to move his sons there permanently, has hired a prominent defense attorney and has declined to submit to questioning.
“I don’t think anybody can understand why a husband would act this way. It’s very confusing and it’s hard to know what to think,” Hellewell said.
Today Show Video: Utah mom missing for a month 5:40
Jan. 4: Susan Powell's friends are launching a 72-hour social networking blitz today.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/34686400#34686400
Today Show video: Husband of missing Utah mom plans move 5:29
Jan. 8: A "disappointed" Jennifer Graves confirms her brother Josh Powell's permanent relocation to Washington state, despite his missing wife's still unknown whereabouts.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/34764938#34764938
Article:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34686705/ns/today-today_people/
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Powell searchers piling up friends in media blitz
Search » The 72-hour effort is aimed at finding the woman missing since Dec. 7.
Updated: 01/04/2010 10:03:38 AM MST
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"The social media blitz is already working!!," Powell friend Kiirsi Hellewell wrote on a Facebook page about 7:40 a.m. "Our group has grown over 700 people in the last 4 hours."
Hellewell said people who use the micro-blogging site twitter.com are being asked to send a tweet about Powell. The goal would be to get enough people to twitter about Powell that it becomes a top-10 topic on that Web site, Hellewell said.
The social media blitz is scheduled to end 8 a.m Thursday. The ribbon campaign will run indefinitely, Hellewell said.
Article:
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_14118710
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Friends Launch Social Media Blitz In Missing Mom Search
Posted: 8:33 am PST January 4, 2010
Updated: 9:20 am PST January 4, 2010
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Organizers are hoping the media blitz will do something to jump-start the investigation into her disappearance.
WATCH IT: New Neighbors Surprised Josh Powell Moving In 2:15
http://www.kirotv.com/video/22201531/index.html
Video: Unique Search Begins For Missing Susan Powell 1:27
http://www.kirotv.com/video/22119602/
Video: Friends Of Missing Utah Mom Launch Web Blitz 1:30
Friends and family of Susan Powell are launching a social media blitz in the search for the missing Utah mother of two. (Jan. 3)
http://www.kirotv.com/video/22120805/
Video: Dad Of Missing Utah Woman Wants 'Credible Story' From Son-In-Law 2:52
http://www.kirotv.com/video/22031097/
Video: Missing Utah Mom's Husband Met With Police 1:24
An attorney representing the husband of a missing Utah woman says his client, Josh Powell, is not hindering the investigation into her disappearance. (Dec. 15)
http://www.kirotv.com/video/21973883/
Video: Utah Mom Missing For A Week, Clues Are Few 0:42
Utah police plan a second interview with the husband of Susan Powell, a woman who went missing a week ago without taking her purse or cell phone. (Dec. 14)
http://www.kirotv.com/video/21960873/
Article:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/22119364/detail.html
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Missing Woman Search Goes to Social Networking Sites
Monday January 04, 2010 03:30 PM EST
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"We believe that by spreading the information as far as we can, we certainly increase our chances of hearing from someone who might remember something or might have seen something," family spokeswoman Shelby Gifford tells PEOPLE. "There's no way that I personally can hang a flyer in Australia right now, but using the electronic means that are available to us, we're able to reach all of those corners."
She adds, "The unexpected side effect for the family is we're able to get on the Facebook site 24 hours a day and be comforted and soothed by the words of support. We appreciate them all and we read them all."
INSIDE STORY: Wife's Disappearance Has Shades of Laci Peterson
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20331267,00.html
Article:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20334307,00.html
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Family hopes online blitz will bring new leads in Powell case
January 4th, 2010 @ 1:10pm
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Investigators say they've received e-mail from as far away as Bavaria. Some of the leads apparently are not credible, but some may be. Police say none of the tips Monday involves a sighting of the missing woman.
Susan's father, Charles Cox, said, "The more people that know about this, the more likely we're going to have somebody who has seen something or knows something come forward with a tip that's going to find her."
As her father, I have no choice," he said. "I must maintain the hope that she's alive and the belief that she's alive until I hear differently. That's what I'm going to hang on to."
West Valley City police say they have had no further conversation with Susan's husband, Josh Powell, over the holidays.
Article:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9225441&autostart=y
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Video: Friends of missing Utah mom launch web blitz
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/01/04/VI2010010402205.html
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Joshua Powell remains in Washington as social media campaign focuses on his wife
Search » Internet blitz used to help find Susan Powell has drawn a dozen tips.
Updated: 01/05/2010 01:49:12 PM MST
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An online social media campaign being waged by friends and family of Susan Powell produced tips for police Monday, but there were no indications the missing woman's husband was taking part or planned to return to their Utah home.
Susan Powell's parents, Chuck and Judy Cox, saw their son-in-law in Puyallup, Wash. on Sunday afternoon. Josh Powell, who has been staying with his father in Puyallup, brought his 2- and 4-year-old sons to the Cox home for a visit.
Chuck Cox said Monday he spoke only briefly with Josh Powell when he dropped off the boys.
"I said, 'If you know anything, please contact the police,' " said Chuck Cox, who had requested to see his grandchildren.
Article:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14121077
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Susan Powell blitz: Missing woman's photograph floods Net
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 1:08 a.m. MST
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Gifford said she and Powell's father, Chuck Cox, have been monitoring the Facebook activity from Powell's hometown of Puyallup, Wash.
"We're getting about 500 (new Facebook friends) an hour," she said.
"The more people that know about this, the more likely we're going to have somebody who has seen something or knows something come forward with a tip that's going to find her," Cox told KSL-TV.
Cox said Monday that he had been able to see his grandchildren again since Christmas.
West Valley police Monday had no new information to release regarding the case. Capt. Tom McLachlan noted that the social-media blitz, however, had generated several new tips and potential leads. He said a detective had been assigned to monitor all Web traffic generated by the social-media blitz, evaluate the tips that came in and prioritize them.
Cox and Gifford said Monday that they remained optimistic Susan Powell will return safely.
"We believe as a family, fear and faith can't occupy the same space," Gifford said. "We choose faith. We will remain hopeful and work for her return."
Gallery (4 photos)
http://www.deseretnews.com/photos/midres/2286915.jpg
Article:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...itz-Missing-womans-photograph-floods-Net.html
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Missing Utah Woman Susan Powell: husband of missing woman, Josh Powell, plans to move out of state (video)
January 5, 2010
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While Josh Powell reportedly plans to leave the state and move to Washington, Susan’s friends and family members have conducted a social networking media blitz, using sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to help spread the word about their missing loved one. You may find out more regarding the many videos included in article.
Article:
http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=2144
*NOTE: Excellent Link For Many Cases Old & New Here At WS's For Videos & Articles!
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30 year old cold case
Last Update: 1/06 9:12 am
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Kelly Miller last saw her mother Mary Katherine Miller 30 years ago. On June 20, 1979 they had dinner together a Price's Ice Cream Shop in Provo.
They'd recently learned that Kelly's father -- Mary Katherine's ex-husband -- had died the previous year. Kelly said he mother was upset that no one had bothered to notify them and that she wanted to go find the grave in the American Fork City Cemetery.
When her mother left that evening, Kelly believes she first went to the cemetery and then headed up American Fork Canyon for a drive along the Alpine Loop.
Nearly three weeks later, authorities found her car -- a 1978 brown Honda Civic -- beyond the Timpooneke campground on the back side of Mount Timpanogos. It was actually hidden near a sheep herder's camp. One of the men in that camp is now considered a "person of interest."
Lt. Harris believes Mary Katherine Miller met with foul play. Not only did a two day search by the Sheriff's Jeep Patrol fail to turn up any trace, but 30 years of hunters, campers and hikers in the popular recreation area failed to turn up anything. "In my heart I hope we will be able to find something," he said.
He will not be alone. Since the Sheriff reopened the cold case in 2003, the Attorney General's office has also agreed to help.
The stories about Susan Powell, a missing mother from West Valley, have stirred up emotions in Kelly Miller. She said, "I am praying for the people who are waiting to find her because I know sometimes it can be a lifetime."
Article:
http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4...ear-old-cold-case/d64vXFTY4ES7kOuCJX98CA.cspx
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Susan Powell friends warning about scam; Media blitz final day
Last Update: 1/06 7:52 am
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Here's the facebook post.
Kiirsi Branham Hellewell ATTENTION ALL:
It has come to our attention that some people are trying to "make money off of" Susan's name and story. PLEASE do not fall for this scam...any Cafe Press t-shirts or any other place selling things about Susan is NOT endorsed by Susan's family. If they ever decide to sell something for a fundraising pur...pose, we will tell you directly and make it a Discussion topic. Thank you for your vigilance in watching out for these things!
Additionally ABC 4 is hearing from JoVanna Owing the last person besides Josh Powell to see Susan alive, that Josh is planning on coming back to Utah, packing up and moving to Washington for good. That's a move that Susan's friends and family aren't happy about.
Owing says, "I would really like him to sit down and fully cooperate with the authorities and answer questions completely and it's sad he hasn't done that."
West Valley Police say that the media blitz is generating some leads and they are following up on them. However, Josh Powell continues to be the only "person of interest" in the disappearance.
Article:
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/st...-about-scam-Media/3eNH7-JeQUWXgmHbRjO2jw.cspx
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Husband of Missing Utah Woman Moving, Selling Home
5:15 PM MST, January 8, 2010
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The husband of a missing Utah mom, Susan Powell, is reportedly planning to sell the family home and relocate his family to Washington State. Neighbors of Susan said her husband, Josh, who is now considered a person of interest by police, returned from Washington State on Wednesday after spending the holidays with family. The family of Susan Powell said Josh now plans to sell the family home and move to his home state of Washington.
A neighbor of the Powells said Josh was seen pulling into the driveway at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
West Valley City Police made an appearance at the Powell household Wednesday. Susan Powell's friend, Tim Peterson, went to the Powell home knocking on the front door hollering Josh's name. Peterson was trying to retrieve a playground set he gave the Powells. Josh's brother answered the door and opened the back fence gate, but when Peterson's truck got stuck in the driveway, Josh's brother called police.
Police spoke with Powell's brother briefly, but there was no sign of Josh.
"He doesn't want to talk about his wife, and you know, the whole world wants to know where his wife is," Peterson said. "In my opinion, only he and God knows."
West Valley City Police said Josh moving out of state would not hinder their investigation because he has been uncooperative in communicating with authorities and unwilling to talk to about the details concerning the time he spent with Susan a month ago when she went missing.
Video: Husband of Missing Utah Woman Moving, Selling Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-gets-help-moving,0,374174.tivideo
Video: Husband of Missing Utah Woman Starts Moving Out of Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-husband-missing-woman-moves,0,4715666.tivideo
Video: #2Husband of Missing Utah Woman Moving Out of State
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-husband-missing-utah-woman-moving,0,7998213.tivideo
Video: Josh Powell Moving Out of Utah
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-josh-powell-moving-out-of-utah,0,2248201.tivideo
Video: Josh Powell Said to Be Moving to Washington State
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-to-move-from-utah,0,7801577.tivideo
Video: Josh Powell Returns to Utah to Begin Moving
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-josh-powell-leaving-utah,0,4340748.tivideo
Video: Husband of Missing Utah Woman Reportedly Moving, Selling Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-tivid-husband-missing-woman-selling-home,0,835235.tivideo
Video: Susan Powell's Husband Back in Utah
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-said-to-be-moving-to-wash,0,5811302.tivideo
Video: Josh Powell's Brother Calls Police after Susan's Friend Arrives at Home
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-cops-called-by-josh-powells-brother,0,1118076.tivideo
Video: Susan Powell's Husband Back in Utah
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-video-josh-powell-back-in-utah,0,3984250.tivideo
Article:
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-josh-powell-returns-to-utah-after-holidays,0,220147.story
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