Saturday, December 12, 2009

missing utah mom

Police in Utah say about 30 detectives are looking for leads in the search for a 28-year-old mother who went missing last weekend.West Valley City Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said Friday afternoon that friends and family still had not heard from Susan Powell as detectives tried to figure out where she could be.
"It's still a missing person case. It's highly suspicious," McLachlan said Friday. "We are putting practically every detective we have on this case."
Powell was reported missing on Monday. Detectives in the Salt Lake City suburb interviewed Powell's husband, Josh, who said he had taken the couple's two young children, ages 2 and 4, camping in Utah's west desert despite temperatures that dipped into the teens over the weekend.
Josh Powell returned Monday night, after police had already received a call from relatives who had not heard from the Powell family.
McLachlan said detectives tried to verify Josh Powell's story, but couldn't because snow had covered the spot along The Pony Express Trail where Powell said he took the children.

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