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S1 Escape Safe: # 11 Before She Vanished: Control in Plain Sight.
Dates: December 18 & 19, 2009, (Day 12-13) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: # 12 - The Warning Signs We Heard
Dates: December 20-23, 2009, (Days 14-17) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: # 13 Isolation, Control: Susan’s Struggle
Dates: Jan. 01-13 2010, DAY # 26-38 The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: # 14 A Covert OP in Pursuit of Answers
Dates: January 13-31, 2010, DAY 38-56 The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #1 The Missing Family
Day one of the investigation (December 07, 2009) into the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell. Your host and the lead detective, Ellis Maxwell, navigates this story from 16 years ago. Sharing his perspective on how the day transpired, what he thought and felt at the time.

S1 Escape Safe: #10 Shadows & Secrets
Dates: December 17, 2009, (Day 11) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #15 - Recognizing Warning Signs: Accounts of Abuse and Control in Susan's Relationship
Dates: February 01-09, 2010, (Day 57-65) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #16 - Beneath the Surface: The Susan Powell Story
Dates: February 10-25, 2010, Day 66-81 The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #17 Joke, Control, and Clues
Dates: March 2010, Day’s 85-115 The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #18 Love, Control and the Warning Signs Susan Left Behind
Dates: Continuing through March, 2010, (Days 85-115) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: #2 The Cold Before the Cold
The investigation into the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell. Your host and the lead detective, Ellis Maxwell, navigates this story from 16 years ago. Sharing his perspective on how the day transpired, what he thought and felt at the time.

S1 Escape Safe: #3 Clearing The Desert
Since Susan Cox Powell’s disappearance, suspicions of Josh being involved, continues to soar. Tensions between Susan and Josh were sharper than anyone realized, and the clues left behind—cryptic messages, destroyed evidence, odd behavior, and the voices from all the friends—paints a chilling portrait of a marriage seriously on the rocks. As investigators dig deeper, every revelation seems to spark more questions than answers. This episode explores December 9th & 10th; days four & five.

S1 Escape Safe: #4 Unexplained Miles & the Last Witness
This episode focuses on the critical hours before and after Susan’s disappearance, highlighting Josh’s rental car that logged 807 unexplained miles and an 18-hour gap while he claimed to be driving around Salt Lake Valley. A formal interview with the last person to see Susan alive—reveals a series of highly unusual behaviors by Josh on December 6th.

S1 Escape Safe: #5 Cat & Mouse Games - Fear & Secrets
This episode highlights new tip calls showing Susan lived under control and fear, secretly wanting a divorce and hiding her movements to avoid Josh. GPS data reveals Josh making unexplained trips, including hours spent in a remote gravel pit, deepening questions about his actions and Susan’s disappearance.

S1 Escape Safe: #6 Mysterious Purchase
In this episode we explore the eighth day of the investigation verifying a mysterious purchase that Josh made and how quick he is to uproot his children from their comforts.

S1 Escape Safe: #7 Uncovering the Past
Sixteen years ago, a meeting was held with Josh and his legal counsel. A couple of interviews were conducted with friends and family members, and several tip calls were investigated, some of which proved useful while others did not.

S1 Escape Safe: #8 What Does Susan Have to Say?
Detectives recover the contents of Susan Powell’s safe deposit box, uncovering critical evidence: birth certificates, Social Security cards, bank records, savings bonds, handwritten notes, counseling research, and a chilling handwritten will stating she did not trust her husband, Josh Powell. This episode examines coercive control, financial abuse, psychological abuse, religious manipulation, and Susan’s documented efforts to protect herself and her children—including video evidence of household assets stored for safety.

S1 Escape Safe: #9 If you knew Susan, You Knew…
Dates: December 16, 2009, (Day 10) The 2009 Investigation into the Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

S1 Escape Safe: Intro
This is a true crime podcast. Your host, Ellis Maxwell, was the lead detective on the Susan Cox Powell investigation, West Valley City, Utah in 2009. It’s an in-depth dive into the investigation, visiting each day of this three-year investigation. The goal is to not only entertain but to bring awareness to intimate partner violence and abuse. This isn’t just a podcast. Escape Safe is a project through my P.I. agency to help others escape toxic relationships safely. Furthermore with the UnFound project, we’ll eventually begin searching for the missing Susan Cox Powell as well as others. Visit https://www.ellismaxwell.com/ To learn more about the podcast, subscribe, learn more about services of Shield Balance Investigations and more!

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