Relatives of Susan Powell, the missing mother whose husband killed himself and their two young sons two years after her disappearance, hope that an unrelated legal battle may shed some light on her stalled case.
Trial: The family of Susan Powell (left) who disappeared in 2009, hope that her father-in-law Steve Powell's (right) trial will lead to some clues about her whereabouts.
Susan’s husband Josh killed himself and their sons in a premeditated house fire in Washington state in February, but the latest Powell drama to go on public display is that of Josh’s father, Steve.
Desperate for answers, Susan’s family is hoping that the testimony in Steve’s impending trial may give investigators something new to go on in their continued search for Susan or her body.
‘We don’t expect a great deal, but we want to be there, her father Chuck Cox told The Seattle Times.
‘Maybe he’ll decide he has lost, and that he needs to propose a bargain to tell the detectives what he knows.
Powell blew up his Washington home, killing himself and the two young boys when they were dropped off for a supervised visit.
‘Perhaps he might decide he can inflict one more insult by blurting out something that might be useful.’
Powell, 67, was arrested in 2011 but has plead not guilty.
The trial begins today as he faces over a dozen charges of voyeurism and one charge of possession of child pornography.
Some of the girls on tape were as young as 8 years old.
Pictures of young girls using the restroom were found alongside pictures of secretly-recorded photos of Susan.
Investigators have said they are still interested in speaking with Steve Powell about the disappearance of his daughter-in-law. They say he has been uncooperative in that investigation.
Steve Powell’s bedroom also contained images of nude female bodies with Susan Powell’s face copied onto them, authorities said in court documents.
He has told the press previously that he and Susan had a sexually-charged relationship, though people who knew her have denied that vehemently.
Powell’s daughter-in-law, Susan, disappeared in 2009 and her husband Josh remained at the center of the investigation though insufficient evidence was ever found to prosecute.
Josh Powell set fire to gas tanks inside a rented Washington home and hacked up his two boys when they were on a supervised visit.
In a different set of journals that investigators have described in court documents, Susan Powell wrote that she wished her husband would sever ties with Steve Powell.
She went so far as to describe her father-in-law as a pedophile.
Source: MailOnline
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