ABC 20/20’s If Something Happens To Me: Who Was Josh Powell & What Did He Do?

ABC 20/20’s If Something Happens To Me: Who Was Josh Powell & What Did He Do? By ‘s “If Something Happens To Me” will look into the case against Josh Powell in the missing case of his wife, Susan Powell. Josh was a person of interest in Susan’s 2009 missing case. Later, he would kill himself and their two young sons in a horrific murder-suicide incident.

The episode airs this . A synopsis reads, “A deep dive into the disappearance of wife and mother Susan Powell and the stunning twist involving her two young sons at the hands of her husband Josh Powell.” Susan and Josh Powell’s marriage had completely soured by the time she went missing from the couple’s Utah home in December 2009.

Josh claimed he had taken their two sons on a camping trip only to find Susan missing once they returned. He then moved to Washington with the boys to live with his father, and the search for Susan continued. Detectives eventually found blood and a letter stating she feared for her life, among other incriminating evidence, in their house.

Authorities ruled Josh Powell a person of interest in Susan’s disappearance based on evidence and his other suspicious actions. In the following years, while Josh never faced charges in Susan Powell’s missing case, he lost the custody of their sons. Moreover, authorities kept him under their radar until he killed himself and his two sons in a murder-suicide.

The incident occurred in February 2012 during a supervised visitation with the boys. .