Susan Powell: The Letter She Left Behind

In December 2009, 28 year-old Susan Powell vanished from her home in West Valley City, Utah, leaving behind her purse, her keys, and two young sons who would later tell police she went camping with them but didn’t come home. Her husband’s overnight alibi raised immediate questions, and inside the house detectives found bloodstains, cleaned carpet, and missing electronics. But the most chilling clue was waiting inside Susan’s secret safety deposit box: a handwritten statement warning that if she died, it might not be an accident. Morgan and Kaelyn trace the timeline, the contradictions, and the devastating chain of events that followed Susan’s disappearance.

Show notes:
therefugeutah.org
abuse.lds.org

Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: youtube.com/@CluesPod

If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.

🎧 Need More to Binge?

Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts!

Follow us on Social

•
YouTube: youtube.com/@CluesPod | youtube.com/@crimehousestudios

•
Instagram: @cluespodcast (instagram.com/cluespodcast) | @Crimehouse (instagram.com/crimehouse)

•
TikTok: @Crimehouse (tiktok.com/@crimehouse)

•
Facebook: @crimehousestudios (facebook.com/crimehousestudios)

•
X: @crimehousemedia (x.com/crimehousemedia)

Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore

•
Instagram: ⁠@morgsyabsher⁠ (instagram.com/morgsyabsher) | ⁠@itskaelynmoore⁠ (instagram.com/itskaelynmoore)

•
TikTok: ⁠@twohottakes⁠ (tiktok.com/@twohottakes) | ⁠@heartstartspounding (tiktok.com/@heartstartspounding)

Episode Sponsors:
A year from today isn’t that far away. Get started now at HelloAlma.com/clues. (helloalma.com/clues.)
Go to HelloFresh.com/clues10fm (hellofresh.com/clues10fm) to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box. Offer valid while supplies last. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan.
Warby Parker gives you quality & better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the going price. Our listeners get 15% + Free Shipping when they buy 2 or more pairs of prescription glasses at WarbyParker.com/CLUES. (warbyparker.com/CLUES.) After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you.