Originally Posted by fran
Things are mounting up.............anyone else?
fran
1. Husband not the one who reported victim missing.
2. Husband had 'odd' alibi, ie going camping in sub-zero temperartures, late at night, leaving sick wife home alone in bed, and taking two toddlers, pre five yo's into the freezing winter night.
3. Change of story details, here and there or becoming evasive.
4. Avoiding media contact. The few times media managed to get a statement. He cut them off when they asked detailed questions about camping location. His excuse was "I have to get my boys." IMHO, he's using the boys as a shield.
5. Avoiding media questions, ie "Is that where you went camping?" to which he replies, "I have to pick up my boys."
6. Avoids wife-victim's family.
7. Stops talking to LE
8. Concerned with 'his house.'
9. Speaks of victim in 'past-tense.'
10. Speaks of 'buying new clothes and comforter.'
11. Unexplained 'wet spot' in carpeting and 'fans being used to dry.'
12. Gradual release of 'friends and family' speaking of marital problems.
13. Alleged from 'friends' of husband having control issues, which included control of wife ie victim.
14. Alleged from 'friends' of 'verbal abuse' by husband of victim.
15. Alleged statement by one of the children (ok, possibly rumor) "Daddy said mommy stayed in the woods for awhile."
16. Spoke to neighbor about 'hope his bird isn't dead' but didn't talk about his missing wife.
17. Testing generator late at night on camping trip
18. Sledding in the dark? (Locals, is there a place in that area to go sledding in the dark? He told friend he was taking boys sledding, that was at 5:00p.m. and he was seen returning home at 8:30p.m.)
19. Near frost bitten hands.
20. Just the sheer distance of the alleged camp site (3 or 4 hours drive)
21. NOT one sign of husband camping where he said he was.
22. Just plain talking about 'himself,' rather than his missing wife!!!!!!!!
23. No sign of forced entry of home.
24. Friends and neighbors said it was unusual for Josh to suddenly go camping late at night with the children in the freezing weather.
25. Periodic money problems including a past bankruptcy.
26. Joshy tells his FIL the last time he saw Susan was at 12:30, but didn't bother to tell him what a great time was had by all at the wee-hours-of-the-nite-camping-in-subzero-temps-and-snowstorm-in-the-desert outing.
(from Texas Mist)
27. Left sick wife alone, never to check on her and she had NO CAR to go to doctor! (from member passionflower)
28. Wife had gone to bed sick with an ear-ache which meant she most likely had a cold. Yet, husband made her walk home from church in freezing weather, (they only had one car)
29. Susan's friend had spoken to her on Sunday and friend said Susan wasn't sick.
30. Husband said wife sick but she went to bed at 12:30 a.m.
31. Husband said he forgot it was Sunday but he also said he saw last saw Susan at 12:30 a.m. when she went to bed and he was leaving for camping with the kids. She would have reminded him it was Monday and not Sat,nite/Sunday a.m.
32. Susan told co-workers she was physically fearful of her husband.
33. Co-workers say Susan took precautions in case 'anything' happened to her.
34. Josh's BIL stated when asked if he believes Josh had anything to do with Susan's disappearance, "I pray Josh isn't responisble."
35. Susan't friends knowledge of Powell marriage............SEVERAL advised Susan to leave her husband.
36. Susan's family paid for her to have a cell phone in case she was in trouble.
37. Josh refused a lie detector test. (I know this can't be used in court, but in the court of public opinion, it points to him hiding something.
38. Disappeared for 24 hours with rental car, AFTER Susan went missing.
39. Local reporter said that at alleged camping location, you need to travel approximately 20 miles on unpaved road. It was storming. {suspicious}
40. When talking about spur of the moment camping trip with boys, Josh said they '.....liked to have smores in the
morning.' :waitasec:
41. Wife's cellphone, purse and belongings LEFT BEHIND...
42. Josh says "got his days mixed up, thought it was Sunday" 
(yet neither attends church nor allows for boys to go...)
43. Josh skips town on Dec 18/19 (Fri/Sat) attorney says to spend holidays in Washington with father and step mom.
44. Sunday 2 weeks after Susan disappeared, Josh whereabouts unknown.
Has sons with him....
*Blue are added as the case developes and Websleuthers mention them
REASONS NOT TO LOOK TOWARDS HUSBAND
1. Josh said he didn't harm Susan.
2. Susan's dad said to stop looking at husband, he didn't harm his daughter.
arrot:
That is when I will light my candle and say my prayer for Susan and her family.
