Another Victim?

The story as reported (in part) by Fox News:

The disappearance of a missing Utah stockbroker and mother of two has turned "suspicious," police say.

West Valley City Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said Thursday there is no indication where 28-year-old Susan Powell might be, and "she has not contacted us or anyone else we know about."

Powell failed to show up at her job at Wells Fargo Financial on Monday. Her purse, cell phone and car all were left behind at her home in West Valley City, a suburb of Salt Lake City.

Her husband, Joshua Powell, also was missing from work Monday after a purported weekend camping trip, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Read the full story here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580001,00.html

Yet another tragic "disappearance" where the spouse is the focus of the investigation. It doesn't take a homicide detective or private investigator to come up with a good idea of what may have happened here. When the husband is more concerned about his van and a bird than the disappearance of his wife, there's your first clue.

I have written about protecting yourselves in several blogs so this is just a reminder. And a reminder that if you have a sister, best friend, mother or other loved one who is involved in a bad relationship, it is imperative that you share your thoughts, concerns, and some of my previously published safety tips with them so they might minimize their risks. This can happen to anyone, and all too often people close to the victim are left saying they should have seen it.

The police in this case will no doubt uncover the truth, and the result will no doubt be no surprise to me. But there is nothing I would like more than being wrong about what I believed happened to Susan Powell.

Danny R. Smith
DRS Investigations, LLC
L.A. Sheriff's Homicide, Ret.