Susan Cox Powell (October 16, 1981 – c. December 6, 2009) is an American missing person from West Valley City, Utah. Susan's disappearance and presumed murder, as well as the subsequent investigation and events, garnered significant media attention. Her husband, Joshua "Josh" Powell, was named a person of interest in the investigation into her disappearance. However, Joshua was never charged; on February 5, 2012, he killed himself and the couple's two young sons, Charles Joshua Powell (b. January 19, 2005) and Braden Timothy Powell (b. January 2, 2007) in a murder–suicide after custody of the boys had been awarded to Susan's parents, Charles and Judy Cox. An investigation also discovered that her father-in-law Stephen Powell had recorded numerous videos professing his love for her and had been recording her without her knowledge.