What do you think happened to Susan Powell?

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<p>If my wife disappeared I guess I also would immediately hire a defense attorney and then I would stop talking to the police - but only because that’s what any defense attorney would tell me to do. Heck, when I asked my cousin (an experienced attorney) what my son or I should do if questioned by the police, he told me to reply, “I have nothing to say.”</p>

<p>This presumption of innocence unless, or until, or if possible to, proven guilty is a wonderful thing. Fortunately I am not in the legal system and am free to observe that this guy reminds me an awful lot of Scott Peterson.</p>

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<p>I, of course, have no idea what happened to her. But I do read a lot of “true crime” books and articles, and one of the most consistently-stated observations of law enforcement about a guy whose wife disappears is: If he cries and spills as much information as he can, he’s trying to help you find her. If he clams up and calls a lawyer, he killed her.</p>

<p>As a man who loves his wife, it’s hard for me to imagine that’s not 100% true.</p>

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<p>My favorite part is the husband saying he left at midnight with the toddler and the preschooler to go camping. In the snow. With temps between 10 and 25 degrees.</p>

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<p>^^^^
And he didn’t realize it was Monday. He got his days mixed up. That always happens to me when I leave in the middle of the night for an impromptu sub-zero camping trip with my two toddlers.</p>

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<p>Plus the house was left with two fans running to dry a large “spot” on the floor, hmmmmmm. Where is that lumitol that they use on CSI???</p>

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<p>she’s most likely dead at the hands of her husband.</p>

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<p>Everything about his story sounds strange, yet, until he didn’t show up for questioning, all his friends and family seemed to believe his story. That’s what bothered me.</p>

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<p>Everybody believed Scott Peterson for a few weeks as well, including Lacey’s family. I think it is natural to want to believe someone you love until the evidence is overwhelming.</p>

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<p>The whole thing is weird but the police have named him a person of interest. They say he always has been but they need more information to give him the official title. What is very interesting is that her friends say their marriage was in trouble. Her parents say they were happy. I believe the friends. When I get irritated with my husband, I call my girlfriends. I try not involve my parents, they would worry. So who knows where she is but I can’t imagine it’s good. Mom’s 99.9% of the time would not willingly leave their children, small ones at that.</p>

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<p>Gee, no one thinks she’s just taking a few days off by herself to relax??</p>

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<p>“Honey, why don’t you go camping with the kids while I take care of this wet floor mess?”</p>

<p>When he got back, she was gone. Yeah, right. As soon as I heard of this disappearance on the radio, I thought about Scott Peterson.</p>

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<p>Left her purse, cell phone, and kids. Not a chance.</p>

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<p>Her husband really didn’t give this a lot of thought beforehand.If stupidity were a crime he would already be behind bars.</p>

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<p>^^ as Ron White would say, “you can’t fix stupid”</p>

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<p>Guilty, IMO.</p>

<p>Eerily similar case in my city last winter. Housewife, mother of 2 young kids, disappears.
Marriage was troubled and wife was planning to leave.
Unfortunately, no evidence. (Smarter murderer).</p>

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<p>If I’m remembering this correctly, I believe that approx. 35% of murdered woman are killed by a their husband, boyfriend or ex. For men it’s about 5%.</p>

<p>So, when a woman disappears, I would think the police would have to start by looking at her male partner. In this case, right from the start it seemed nearly impossible for it to be anyone but her husband.</p>

<p>I’m so sorry she has most likely been murdered but I am glad her husband was stupid enough to leave a lot of evidence.</p>

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<p>It’s too bad that we can’t just lock him up and throw away the keys…I mean, come on!
We will have to spend tons of money to defend him ??</p>