That 911 dispatcher should have been held partially responsible. His rude, disinterested attitude, coupled with the way he almost purposely misunderstood everything she said, cost valuable time. And his refusal to put the call through as a priority one, is the literal definition of criminal negligence.
Seriously!!!! Listening to that call and knowing at the same time he’s struggling to wrap his head around what she’s saying those children are in danger makes me SO MAD!!
@@Amy.Munson34how did CPS fail them? Yes, she should have known the address but NEVER expected this to happen and it’s understandable that she may have had to go back to her car where it sounded like she had it written down.
@Kwildcat13it’s absolutely a real thing. That said, if he was feeling THAT fatigued he needed to take a break, go to therapy, or start looking for another position. I work in a “caregiving” profession too (I’m a therapist) and I know that when I’m too fatigued to be there appropriately for my clients it’s time for me to move on because something is clearly wrong in my workplace or schedule. That was HIS responsibility. He’s an adult and he shouldn’t be in a position that requires empathy and common sense when he has none to give.
Omfg this dispatcher! After she spelled the last name and then he said "ok whats his first name" I literally yell "Josh she said 15 f-ing times". He has to be messing with her at that point, right? No way he didn't hear the first name at least 10 times. Listening should be the number 1 skill set for a 911 dispatcher.
The 911 call from the social worker is painful to listen to. That dispatcher was absolutely awful. I feel heartbroken for Susan’s family and the social worker.
He was so judgmental and in my opinion he was a complete idiot. She literally said Josh Powell is getting a supervised visit took the kids and locked her out and he start questioning her like she’s stupid. When he’s the stupid one. I hope they fired him for this unprofessional behavior
@@LadyJofBHe didn’t seem to take that call seriously. The fact that he was *just* reprimanded makes my stomach turn. I feel bad for the social worker. I can’t imagine a world in which she doesn’t suffer from some form of PTSD. Thanks for sharing the info about the 911 operator. 🤍
As a retired 911 Dispatcher, I can honestly say listening to that poor CPS employee trying so hard to get her point across was devastating. Not that anyone is perfect, but that Dispatcher was horrible. I would probably have quit my job.
This 911 dispatcher 😮I’m sitting here yelling at him! What an ass and hello she told you so many times!! This is life threatening WTF!! He should be fired 🤬
I am SO pissed! How many times did she have to not only say how big of a deal it was but also repeat herself! I think she had to say Josh’s name like four times!!!!! Plus as soon as he heard that the kids were crying and it smelled like GAS….how many flag do you need?!? Wow…..
exactly like she said she smelled gas & explained the situation, that’s life threatening…. i hope he’s not a dispatcher anymore. it’s a hard job that nany people aren’t cut out for but that’s no excuse for what happened here
I called 911 once to report racing in oncoming traffic in a busy road one night when I was barely missed coming home and the dispatcher told me unless someone was dead they wouldn’t be responding to my call and hung up on me. I was stunned. Why would someone bring dead be an emergency then and not before when I wanted police to report to the scene and prevent anyone from dying by sending everyone home with tickets or jail time.
That whole 911 phone call had me SCREAMING. The tone of the dispatchers voice when he said "they have to respond to life threatening situations first" absolutely enraged me. Like kidnapping your kids after you lost custody, being the #1 suspect in your wife's disappearance, oh and the house smells like so much gasoline the CPS worker wouldn't go near the house isn't a life threatening situation?? It's absolutely ridiculous.
Omfg this dispatcher! After she spelled the last name and then he said "ok whats his first name" I literally yell "Josh she said 15 f-ing times". He has to be messing with her at that point, right? No way he didn't hear the first name at least 10 times.
As a 32 veteran police officer, that dispatcher is the worst I have ever heard. He should have had a car rolling once she told them "he slammed the door in my face," that's a hint, we call it a clue. That was a priority call. Get the first unit and fire department enroute. You can't over do a call like that...
I've seen this too many times. It should be some serious community service, and some jail time, so that they are held accountable. They know it's not so they don't care.
One of the worst 911 dispatcher I've ever listened to. That social worker kept repeating the same thing and he just wasn't listening to her. Those poor children possibly could have been saved if he would have payed attention. I felt so bad for her. This man and his father were completely evil.
@@SeaStarrs are you really that petty. What do you do read comments and correct spelling all day. Find something else to do. You ever heard of auto correct on the phone cause that's what happened. But have a great day otherwise.
The worst I’ve personally heard. Those poor babies suffered due to adults evilness and incompetence. I hope he never forgets this, ever. So much trauma for WHAT
Oh. my. effing. gosh!! How did she acclimatise to these freaks!? So many women who have everything going for them tolerate the most revolting, unlikable cretins. Wow, poor susan
@@TheCCressI understand cold. It’s not idea but it’s forgivable, they need to stay level headed and if they let everything get to them they would be a mess. What is NOT forgivable is that he refused to listen to what she was saying, and treated her like she was stupid, when clearly he was the one with a mental deficiency.
The 911 operator made me furious. Saying she smelled gas and that he locked her out during a supervised visit should be alarming enough to warrant emergency services.
This comment alone reminds me of this case! I figured it out b4 even watching 2:24 I’m literally right here 2:32 right now! It DISGUSTS ME HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER THINGS ARE CAUSING MORE NARCISSISTIC AND ANGRY, PSYCHO MONSTERS THAN EVERR! Omg and nowadays it’s even more stories like this or more crazy stories than ever before! 😢Completely heartbreaking 💔 the state the world is in.
Am I the only one who thought she was making ZERO sense? I was frustrated *on behalf* of the 911 operator, tbh, because he was asking simple questions that she couldn't clearly answer!
His whole family was evil. The dispatcher was evil. The judge was evil. The people who released the the father were evil. Poor Susan and her kids never stood a chance.
ANNNNND that's what these TH-cam channels are for. Thank God. If these victims don't get any criminal "justice" system justice, then they will get justice through us. This whole family will forever be known as disgusting, pieces of sheit.
One of Josh's sisters is an awesome person, and the most normal of their family. She loved Susan and was key in solving the many terrible secrets hidden from the world.
@@cattycorner8His sister seemed so sweet she loved Susan ❤ i just started watching but so I may come edit after. I can’t remember what I was watching when I saw the show about this case but it went super in depth interviews with his sister & also the videos of the dad, creepy old perv, secretly recording not only her but you g teenage girls form outside their homes. It was nuts him & his family except the sister, are fn nuts 🥜
@Goosecheeks LITERALLY! But after hearing all the family was weirdos like that I can imagine him feeling so comfortable with sharing about those "hobbies" 🤢
Sweet boys!!?? Did you watch the whole video? Those poor boys were corrupted by Josh and his family. They wrote stuff about people being killed if they didn’t fit the ideals being taught to them by Josh and his family. They’re young and might still be able to be turned around but they at least need to be monitored to see how their progression would be. They were dealt a horrible hand that warped their minds.
10000 percent agreed. Let alone let my father in law give me a foot message and tell me openly that he is attracted to me. Unbelievably creepy, disturbing family hiding yet again behind religion . Wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Amen, all yall be safe. If something feels wrong get out immediately. Get help. Good people would be happy to help even if it is just a neighbor if you don't have family. Take care.
The social worker tells the 911 operator that she can hear a child cry and smells gas. So much gas that she feels unsafe being near the building and he doesn't think its an emergency. I honestly think he stopped listening until he heard the address. It's all he cared about getting and he wasn't listening to anything she was telling him while she looked for it.
So true He was too busy belittling her almost! And it blows my mind like 2011 and they couldn’t use some tracker to figure out where she was!? Insane so sad 😢
She was so clear at communicating her boundaries to that disgusting old man and he still had the nerve to act like she came onto him. Absolutely repulsive.
She allowed the father to touch her body.. she allowed him to rub her feet to rub her legs to go up her shirt and rub her arms.. I don’t think she was very clear with the boundaries. His hands touching her body should’ve been a boundary, but for some odd reason it was not. So I’m not sure how clear she was with any boundaries.
To those of you saying she let him massage her etc. You should keep in mind she was raised Mormon, sheltered and to believe your elders, especially male are to be held high and no disobedience etc... the fact that she told him what she did about how she's his daughter in law etc... was probably borderline stand offish in their eyes. She most likely didn't let him to the things as he described, that was his imagined dream scenarios, over fantasizing harmless interactions. Not to mention she lived in this man's home and was no doubt pretty much left to his ( their) mercy, unsure what to do. She was quite clearly a victim and insinuating she encouraged him or acted badly is pretty disgusting, I hope you all don't have daughters... or sons.
@@WingsOfAzazel I do have a daughter… And I raised her to never be at the mercy of anyone else.. especially to the point where you have to let them touch you just because you’re at their mercy. That’s ridiculous. I raise my daughter to stand up for herself, and to say no. I hope that you don’t have any daughters. If you raise them to be passive and allow people to touch them when they don’t them too, I surely hope you don’t have any daughters.
Young children being locked inside of a house that smells strongly of gasoline with a father who is a suspect in a murder case is apparently not a top-priority call? What does that dispatcher classify as top-priority, then?
How come Josh could so easily get a restraining order against a senior citizen with no proof of wrongdoing but women can't get a restraining order against their abusive boyfriends or husbands to literally save their lives. What the actual fuck.
seriously, Every cop I would call would always say the same thing, It's simple just leave IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. and yet he can get an R.O. on a senior citizen on a blat-en lie how disgusting.
Its very simple actually, although its bull crap its simple, those senior citizens were part of his family so restraining orders can be granted. Like i said its bs but a law.
@socalkami7775 I was fuming as I listened. I screamed at the screen "he'll kill the boys". That 911 dispatcher was not fit for purpose. He should be in prison.
I am SCREAMING at the 911 operator?? He should’ve been brought up on changes. Asking hair color? Both 911 operators were the worst. The police could have been there before that fire!!!! Sickening!!!!!!
That dispatcher disgust me to my core, he should ve been held accountable for something. Those kids could ve been saved if it wasn’t for his lack of concerns for the well-being of those poor kids.
The social worker that called 911 even said she wanted to back out of the driveway because she can smell gas. That jerk on the other end of the phone asked her if Josh was blocking her in. The 911 dispatcher did not take her call seriously, and I truly hope he was let go immediately. Anytime children are involved it is serious. Shame on the 911 dispatcher .
As a former 911 dispatcher im APPALLED by the dispatcher and the way he handed the call!!!! My heart hurts soooo badly for Susan's kids, and that social worker. The dispatcher asked such unnecessary questions it's disgusting. I hope he was fired from his job. What a disgrace...
Wow, that is so disheartening. We are conditioned into thinking that if you can get through to emergency dispatch the clever operator will read between the lines and send help. It isn't a sure thing and we should all remember that.
@lccsd2392 I agree to disagree, slamming the door, kids crying, smelling gas those combined should have pushed that call onto an imminent danger call and police should have been dispatched immediately. We as a society have to do better to protect children. This could have possibly been avoided had they acted fast. I mean firefighters got there in 3 minutes the cops could have gotten there and possibly gotten those boys out. People need to be held responsible when they make mistakes he even is quoted as saying he wished he would have made it a priority call if you can't see that you my friend are LITERALLY the only one who is thinking that way
@elizabethjeffery3193 hey watch yerself. If I choose to show a bit of humanity for everyone involved in that horrendous call that is not an invitation for you to be an aggressive bully.
@lccsd2392 his job was to dispatch regardless of his feelings. Hope you don't have a job like his. And what do I have to watch out for. If your uncomfortable with my view don't read it. I not afraid of free speech 👏 👌
The 911 call from the supervisor is so aggravating. This dispatcher needs fired. He wasnt listening at all, rude and clearly doesnt know how to do his job.
I discovered when I was 12 that my Mom would steal my friends clothes when they came for sleepovers- used to dress up for my father. They were disgusting perverts and I was raised with p**n all around me and over the walls. I am different to them and now as 54yr adult, I cannot watch a movie with the mildest scenes. My friends don't understand the trauma. I actually feel like I am being assaulted. I never became a k*ll**r or anything else that they were. It depends on an individuals soul and spirit. My parents are deceased and I am happy they can no longer torment, abuse and traumatise me. Strength to all those who are in abusive situations. You can change the outcome and stop the cycle!
I am so sorry, I had similar experiences, not the same, but my heart aches the same way. I understand the viceral reaction to movies with the mildest scenes. I hope you’ve found ways to comfort yourself, but if it helps, a stranger is thinking of you ❤
@@tifKh Thank you for your heartening note. Am so sorry you also suffered due to your parents. You are obviously a person with empathy and sound judgement. Be blessed.
Wow thank you for being strong and vulnerable enough to share. I am glad you were able to process the trauma in a healthy way to forge a new path in life for yourself. We definitely can’t choose our parents! We can only try to do better by our own children or others we encounter in our personal lives. Bless you!
@@perfectlyyoubeauty Thank you for your kind words. It has taken years for me to publicly share- only after they both passed away, could I do it, although I did tell friends and therapists before. I hope others can do that sooner- so that they can take their power back.
The Powells are monsters. Josh saying he couldnt "live without his boys" meant he couldnt live without being able to abuse and groom them to his cruel heart's content.
I live near where the house blew up. People still talk about it and everyone in town knows Josh was a fucking monster. Our community still mourns the spirits of those two babies. We never forget.
Josh was such a bum. He didnt provide, he didnt protect and he didnt love and still, she was expected to be a "traditionally submissive" wife?! What a sadistic joke. 💔💔💔 Edit: that poor social worker, these poor children, poor Susan.
I sincerely hope the 911 dispatcher was fired or reprimanded. As soon as he was informed that a father who is only allowed supervised visits, locked the agent out of the home…officers should’ve been sent immediately. The dispatcher absolutely failed those babies. I understand they get calls daily that are non life threatening but when children are involved, you act and you act quickly!! This is heartbreaking.
The dad is a sicko, I swear, if my dad or any of my relatives came on to my wife like he did 😤 soon as I find out we throwing hands might get worse than that.
Definitely be disowned too! Told to stay away from me & all my family! How did Josh even pull Susan she was a beautiful person & it shone through on the outside!!
Let’s not gloss over the fact that he was LDS. That religion has had enough time damaging the world and needs to disappear. Steve was a pig that used religion to mask his behavior.
Ummm, that is how A LOT of the men are around that area...I grew up in the No Utah area. The things the women are made to believe about themselves as the norm is so NOT normal at least as growing up in the Mormon (LDS) state where everything is secret and behind closed doors. My ex-husband is worse actually. IMHO.
@@cindywilliams1277 I live in Salt Lake City (been in Slc and/or park city for 20 years now) so I know what you mean. There are a lot of misogynistic men. There are surprisingly more of them in park city than in the Slc area. The misogynists with a lot of money are particularly disgusting I’ll say…
@@amandastein6247 yes most disgusting. IMHO the ones with money are the worst with the most to hide and the ways they hit their money. Just my experiences.
So that dispatcher didn't think that Josh nabbing the kids and locking out the social worker was not a potentially life-threatening situation? I mean, WOW!
That part got to me too. That baby just wanted to be with his mom and she just seemed so annoyed with him talking to her while she was angrily documenting the money her husband spent. This whole situation is so sad.
@@neonflannelcatI feel she knew something terrible was going to happen to her and she wanted to get the documenting done in a hurry….i doubt she was always short with the children, she sounds really stressed and scared/concerned
Hearing how those babies died has me crying. The dispatcher deserves to be held accountable for the time he wasted. He should have been charged with criminal negligence. My heart goes out to the social worker, the boys' grandparents. First they lose their daughter, then their grandbabies. Such a monster.
I agree but I think it's fitting and wonderful now that those two boys went back home with their mom where they should be. And it's most unfortunate that they had to pass from this Earth. But they are indeed alive and together 🙏❤
I was a 22 years old CPS worker in 2012 when the news broke about Josh and the boys' deaths. It terrified me. I feel so sorry for that worker. I cannot imagine the trauma. This case has always stuck with me. Josh and his dad are pure evil. That 911 dispatcher infuriates me as well.
Fell out of true crime documentaries a few years back because of how nonchalant a lot of show runners are but have been slowly getting back into the TH-cam crime community. Found your channel through danielle kirstys channel after watching all her videos. I can't wait to watch all your videos as well. Love your sensitivity, research and respect you bring all these victims. Thank you ❤
The 911 operator was infuriating. If a parent is court ordered to have supervised visits ... yet he slams the door in the face of the supervisor, how is that not life threatening? It doesn't matter if he threatened them before. Supervised visits are serious business! That means, as a parent, he can't be trusted to be alone with his kids. It doesn't matter why! Even if he's not known to be a killer, he's known to be an abuser of some sort ... physical, mental, emotional, etc ... and that is life endangering. DUH!!!
@@Writer777-wanna_be. yeah i would have called back and hope to get a different dispatcher but she had fault in the emergency services but sadly some people should be be answering those calls and he is one of them. H should resign and find a different line f work the very least
Hey ladies, if your husband or boyfriend ever decides to buy a chop saw for no real reason. Run for the hills. Run fast. Unless he is a genuine woodworker. Get out of there.
She told the dispatcher she smelled gas. She heard the kids crying. He did nothing! Completely ignored the gas comment. That's ridiculous. You think that's not an emergency dude? Come on! Unbelievable.
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Sadly, he was not fired. He received a "Letter of Reprimand," and that was it. His statement after the fact was something along the lines of, "I wish I had known who Josh Powell was." It tells me the dispatcher does NOT get it. It doesn't matter who Josh Powell was because you had a LCSW on a supervised visit telling you the parent took the children inside, slammed the door, and she can smell gas. What's so complicated about that? Nothing.
Used tampons........WHAT??? Yea, ok, that's beyond sick and twisted. That's actually one of the most disgusting things of heard of someone doing. My goodness. 🤢
@@elizabethjeffery3193You’re not supposed to flush tampons down the toilet, it can clog up the pipes and damage them. You’re only supposed to flush toilet paper
"Somebody is probably dying in that house. I'm going to debate this lady about her supervised visit status as the supervisor for ten minutes." Top-notch work, bud.
Absolutely..... it has now doubt ruined her life, these monsters cause such an enormous ripple effect of trauma, heartbreak, life changing emotional turmoil!!! RIP to those beautiful boys and their mama!! 💔💔💔💔
It would not have made a difference. I hope she understands that. She'd be dead, too. He had this planned and nothing was stopping him. If only they'd had the visit in an open, public space, maybe then? Unknown variables... He was a selfish, deranged, pos.
She would've been killed if she had gotten inside. He was determined to kill his sons and himself. She was saved by the few seconds she was behind the kids. The ones at fault are the father in law for being a sick fuck that raised a psycho, the stupid judge that allowed visitation, and the 911 operator that didn't take her call seriously. Idk why tf they'd send a woman alone to do that knowing the possible pending case. There should've been a police officer with her or visits at the police station.
Utahan here. 90% of campgrounds close after Sept. The remaining ones are remote dispersed (you're not driving to after a snowstorm) or rv parks where most people are living through winter. You won't have space to stay overnight. That's a huge red flag.
Especially since he's saying it was through the Tooele and Lehi area, I assume in the west desert (I'm from SLC). Those roads are usually closed off or at least completely impassable that time of year. Even if it wasn't an official campground, like blm/public land, it still wouldn't have been open or even accessable.
This was the WORST dispatcher EVER. The most infuriating phone call I have ever heard. How dare he? “I need you TO CALM DOWN and listen to my questions” ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! She told you his name alone 10 times!! “How are you supervising your own visit?” He wasn’t even listening!! I have never been so infuriated. I pray that social worker was able to heal from this traumatic experience. She did everything she could. That poor woman, my gosh I wish I could give her a hug. IM SO FRUSTRATED, what a heartbreaking case. Thank you for bringing these victims horrible tragedy to light Annie. What you do is so heart wrenching, I don’t know how you do it. You dive so deep in information and you cover stories so well. Thank you for all you do!
💯 % felt all of this it was horrible how rude he was to this poor lady! If he'd had cops come lights in sirens those poor children would probably still be alive.
If it were me, all it would have taken was hearing how the father wouldn’t let her in the house and the house smelled like gasoline, to immediately dispatch the police and fire department!!! 😡
And then had the nerve to gaslight her about calling like she was being dramatic or a nuisance or something 🤬 I see a few comments blaming the social worker, but the key words of children, having the father close the door in her face, and the smell of gasoline alone should be enough to send help ASAP!
I HATE when these dispatchers treat this as some silly call "I'm just waiting for you to tell me where you are." WTF is that sh*t, the kids are locked inside and she smells gas... LIKE WTF DISPATCHER THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!!!!!
@@versaceboi4762I get his being a bit exasperated that she didn’t even know where she was. Although I understand she was completely unprepared for anything like this to happen and had to go back to her car for the paperwork. Everything after that though was completely unforgivable, he had basically written her off already and was refusing to listen to her.
Like yes get that info but send the cops as soon as you have the address. I was ready to scream at him. Like who cares about the hair colour?! 911 means emergency good Lord! 😳
What is so sad about this story is that Susan basically knew that her life was in danger, and was trying to have evidence so that if something did happen to her, people would know who to look at!! The legal system and laws are so screwed up! 😡 If a woman is threatened or abused, you have to go through this lengthy court system, and usually the father still has some kind of custody! Meanwhile, that is putting the mother and children in danger! And things like this happen! 😡 How many more times do we have to hear about stories like this before the system changes?! It’s disgusting! If a woman is feeling threatened, even if she isn’t being abused, but knows deep in her heart that her husband or boyfriend is going to do something to her, and possibly her children, there should be laws lined up to protect her! I’m not quite sure what they should be, but something needs to be done. This story is so sad, words can’t even describe just how disgusting this whole thing is! And all the money that her poor parents won does not bring her and her beautiful children back! I’m just thinking about when the police officers were interrogating the husband and he showed no emotions and couldn’t even answer questions. Why wasn’t he sent to a psych hospital to be evaluated? Especially when his son said that Susan had come with them! Children do speak the truth especially when they’re that young! The system totally let down this poor woman and her beautiful children! something has to change!! At least now this poor woman and her beautiful babies will be at peace in Gods hands!!! God bless her family and friends!🙏🙏🙏🙏
I have been WAITING for you to cover this case for the longest time. Sadly Susan's remains have not been found and her family will never get closure as the people responsible are now all dead. And those poor boys... oh it breaks my heart.
Utah resident here. I got married shortly after her disappearance and my now ex husband was also abusive to me. I related a lot to this story and it breaks my heart that she’s still never been found. I believe that he dumped her body first by her work then he later picked it back up and moved it to somewhere completely off the beaten path where they wouldn’t look which is why he “disappeared” and didn’t show up for his 3rd interview. It was all over the news here and the cold podcast that Dave Cawley created did a fabulous job if you haven’t listened please do. I hate how much hate that the detectives have received on this case. They were worried about blowing their one chance at getting him behind bars which is why they waited to arrest. They were close to getting it when he blew him and the boys up. Those boys shouldn’t have been put in danger like that. CPS fails so many kids it’s sickening. Great coverage as always, Annie.
So many people failed this case. Josh should have been immediately arrested when he said he went camping during a snowstorm with his 2 young kids and came back without his wife. I mean come tf on!! How he basically got away with murder from the start is beyond me. They allowed him access to those boys when he should have never been able to see them again! This case has haunted me for YEARS!!! 💔😭
I'm from the local area. This was so absolutely horrible and haunts the community. I didn't hear you mention that Susan's father worked with investigators by protesting where they knew Steve Powell went regularly, and successfully got him to come yell at them and accidentally reveal that he had Susan's journals at his home, which is part of how they got the search warrant for his home.
This 911 call is driving me nuts! That 911 operator is dense AF and a terrible listener. It’s ridiculous and those kids might’ve been saved if it wasn’t for that jackass…
That’s what I was thinking. They were breaking down the boundaries and blurring the lines of what is acceptable and what isn’t. So they could get away with being perverted. She wasn’t the first one they’ve done this too successfully
@@lejlav5173Maybe or maybe in their community (church) it's considered rebellion to buck authority. In a lot of LDS communities it seems that men can pretty much do anything and get away with it because the woman can't say anything OR they are scared to say anything
I hope that dispatcher reads every single comment about him......his insistence on STUPID questions cost lives. ... I can't imagine being SA or something and this guy asking stupid idiot questions....
I am so angry at that dispatcher not taking this seriously. This poor woman initially started out telling exactly what was going on and apparently the dispatcher wasn't listening. She had to repeat herself over and over again. I am so effing angry right now!!! That dispatcher needs to be fired! It's his fault for not listening to the woman initially and not sending deputies out ASAP. I remember this case years ago but never heard that 911 call. Oohhhh I'm so pissed right now
That 911 dispatcher should have been held partially responsible. His rude, disinterested attitude, coupled with the way he almost purposely misunderstood everything she said, cost valuable time. And his refusal to put the call through as a priority one, is the literal definition of criminal negligence.
Should have a jail sentence! Even for months!!!
100% agree!
THIS!!!!
And the fire department only took 3 minutes to get there. I think that's about the same amount of time he wasted on the phone
Seriously!!!! Listening to that call and knowing at the same time he’s struggling to wrap his head around what she’s saying those children are in danger makes me SO MAD!!
As a former 911 dispatcher, I pray this guy got fired. It is not the job for him…
He didn't get fired. He teaches a class, now, about compassion burnout.
@@imajesusgirl7546 That's horrifying!
@imajesusgirl7546 please tell me you're joking
@@imajesusgirl7546what’s his name?
@@imajesusgirl7546 was that after he saw the images of what was left of those poor little boys?
That dispatcher NEEEEDS TO BE FIRED
CPS failed them
That dispatcher claimed "caregiver fatigue". I know this is a thing....but this guy totally used this as a bs excuse!
@@Amy.Munson34How so? It’s not her fault that happened.
@@Amy.Munson34how did CPS fail them? Yes, she should have known the address but NEVER expected this to happen and it’s understandable that she may have had to go back to her car where it sounded like she had it written down.
@Kwildcat13it’s absolutely a real thing. That said, if he was feeling THAT fatigued he needed to take a break, go to therapy, or start looking for another position. I work in a “caregiving” profession too (I’m a therapist) and I know that when I’m too fatigued to be there appropriately for my clients it’s time for me to move on because something is clearly wrong in my workplace or schedule. That was HIS responsibility. He’s an adult and he shouldn’t be in a position that requires empathy and common sense when he has none to give.
AS a former 911 dispatcher of 15 yrs, I hope the 911 dispatcher was fired immediately!
Omfg this dispatcher! After she spelled the last name and then he said "ok whats his first name" I literally yell "Josh she said 15 f-ing times". He has to be messing with her at that point, right? No way he didn't hear the first name at least 10 times. Listening should be the number 1 skill set for a 911 dispatcher.
The 911 call from the social worker is painful to listen to. That dispatcher was absolutely awful. I feel heartbroken for Susan’s family and the social worker.
I hope that dispatcher is no longer a dispatcher
He was so judgmental and in my opinion he was a complete idiot. She literally said Josh Powell is getting a supervised visit took the kids and locked her out and he start questioning her like she’s stupid. When he’s the stupid one. I hope they fired him for this unprofessional behavior
@@ChasityConley I was so mad that she didn’t know the address though.
@@LadyJofBHe didn’t seem to take that call seriously. The fact that he was *just* reprimanded makes my stomach turn. I feel bad for the social worker. I can’t imagine a world in which she doesn’t suffer from some form of PTSD. Thanks for sharing the info about the 911 operator. 🤍
As a retired 911 Dispatcher, I can honestly say listening to that poor CPS employee trying so hard to get her point across was devastating. Not that anyone is perfect, but that Dispatcher was horrible. I would probably have quit my job.
This 911 dispatcher 😮I’m sitting here yelling at him! What an ass and hello she told you so many times!! This is life threatening WTF!! He should be fired 🤬
Josh and his dad were EXTREMELY perverted and evil. The SS is traumatized for lie😢😢 It was so sad she went through that !!!
I was yelling too!! I was like...she freakin told you EVERYTHUING already!!
I came into comments to see if i am the only one screaming at the 911 operator!
I am SO pissed! How many times did she have to not only say how big of a deal it was but also repeat herself! I think she had to say Josh’s name like four times!!!!! Plus as soon as he heard that the kids were crying and it smelled like GAS….how many flag do you need?!? Wow…..
Omg I was yelling too I get so angry at some of these dispatchers but this one smh this one takes the cake
Hurts my heart to hear the dispatch say “they have to respond to life threatening situations first”. That is so sickening.
exactly like she said she smelled gas & explained the situation, that’s life threatening…. i hope he’s not a dispatcher anymore. it’s a hard job that nany people aren’t cut out for but that’s no excuse for what happened here
My head dropped so hard…
I called 911 once to report racing in oncoming traffic in a busy road one night when I was barely missed coming home and the dispatcher told me unless someone was dead they wouldn’t be responding to my call and hung up on me. I was stunned. Why would someone bring dead be an emergency then and not before when I wanted police to report to the scene and prevent anyone from dying by sending everyone home with tickets or jail time.
That whole 911 phone call had me SCREAMING. The tone of the dispatchers voice when he said "they have to respond to life threatening situations first" absolutely enraged me. Like kidnapping your kids after you lost custody, being the #1 suspect in your wife's disappearance, oh and the house smells like so much gasoline the CPS worker wouldn't go near the house isn't a life threatening situation?? It's absolutely ridiculous.
Not to mention a million questions that had no relevance before sending police out
The 911 dispatcher is a royal pain OMG!!!! So damn rude and dispatcher should be accountable
And so fuckin dumb like bro the shit I asking is irrelevant
He was pissing me off
He was a looser
He should have been charged with negligence, almost on a criminal level.
Omfg this dispatcher! After she spelled the last name and then he said "ok whats his first name" I literally yell "Josh she said 15 f-ing times". He has to be messing with her at that point, right? No way he didn't hear the first name at least 10 times.
IQ tests should be required for all 911 operators. As well as hearing tests.
Comprehension tests at least.
@@k.stacey7389YES!!!
Basic Common Sense tests
I cannot believe this guy is splitting hairs with her!! OMG!!!
He needs to go to idiots anonymous! Made me so angry 😡
As a 32 veteran police officer, that dispatcher is the worst I have ever heard.
He should have had a car rolling once she told them "he slammed the door in my face," that's a hint, we call it a clue. That was a priority call. Get the first unit and fire department enroute. You can't over do a call like that...
Do you think the response, even the fastest, would have been enough to stop what was happening? I would have been concerned for first responders
I've seen this too many times. It should be some serious community service, and some jail time, so that they are held accountable. They know it's not so they don't care.
Thank you for your service ❤
@@tifKhpolice could have gotten there during that long ass phone call
can they roll without an address?
One of the worst 911 dispatcher I've ever listened to. That social worker kept repeating the same thing and he just wasn't listening to her. Those poor children possibly could have been saved if he would have payed attention. I felt so bad for her. This man and his father were completely evil.
Paid
@@SeaStarrs are you really that petty. What do you do read comments and correct spelling all day. Find something else to do. You ever heard of auto correct on the phone cause that's what happened. But have a great day otherwise.
Relax
@@wendywonnell9020 I'm completely relaxed. Y'all are coming at me not the other way
The worst I’ve personally heard. Those poor babies suffered due to adults evilness and incompetence. I hope he never forgets this, ever. So much trauma for WHAT
Extremely INAPPROPRIATE for the Father In Law to be touching his daughter in law AT ALL. Extremely creepy and heart breaking...
The FIL was completely insane
Oh. my. effing. gosh!!
How did she acclimatise to these freaks!? So many women who have everything going for them tolerate the most revolting, unlikable cretins. Wow, poor susan
What in the hell is wrong with that 911 operator
In way too many of these true crimes I watch online I am baffled how dumb, cold and unconcerned these professionals are in these emergency situations.
Hope he was fired!
@@sarahtedder-griffith2827someone said he wasn't fired. He got a slap on the wrist.
@@TheCCressI understand cold. It’s not idea but it’s forgivable, they need to stay level headed and if they let everything get to them they would be a mess. What is NOT forgivable is that he refused to listen to what she was saying, and treated her like she was stupid, when clearly he was the one with a mental deficiency.
That operator definitely should not be doing that job,, absolute disgrace
The 911 operator made me furious. Saying she smelled gas and that he locked her out during a supervised visit should be alarming enough to warrant emergency services.
Almost like he was being purposely obtuse! It infuriates me to this day.
Im at that part right now and I’m pissed
How can you supervise yourself? What an effing tool.
This comment alone reminds me of this case! I figured it out b4 even watching 2:24 I’m literally right here 2:32 right now! It DISGUSTS ME HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER THINGS ARE CAUSING MORE NARCISSISTIC AND ANGRY, PSYCHO MONSTERS THAN EVERR! Omg and nowadays it’s even more stories like this or more crazy stories than ever before! 😢Completely heartbreaking 💔 the state the world is in.
Am I the only one who thought she was making ZERO sense? I was frustrated *on behalf* of the 911 operator, tbh, because he was asking simple questions that she couldn't clearly answer!
I hope the dispatcher never forgets how bad he messed this up & it haunts him. What an embarrassment for that county.
May this haunt him forever!!!
It is a clown! 🤯🤦🏻🤡😖😡
I remember when this happened. This was so disgusting and devastating. And it was so close to home too.
He's still a dispatcher
First time I heard of a social worker fighting for the kids and the dispatcher was the one who failed these little boys.
That father in law says that his behavior MIGHT be inappropriate?!!?!??!?!?! He should have been arrested
He was. I think he died in prison.
@@cattycorner8 - The video says King Perv was released and died a year later. He's probably crispy by now.
Josh Powell was a MONSTER so was his Dad‼️‼️‼️ that poor Social Worker will be emotionally scarred the rest of her life
Watching that play out was so horrifying! His dad was a monster as well! I think I'll skip revisiting this one.
the sw was an idiot too. she knew less than what she didn't.
😢
😱💔💔😭😭💔💔🥵🤬
ohhhnooo the Powells.multigenerational fuhk ups.on husbands side obviously.
His whole family was evil. The dispatcher was evil. The judge was evil. The people who released the the father were evil. Poor Susan and her kids never stood a chance.
ANNNNND that's what these TH-cam channels are for. Thank God. If these victims don't get any criminal "justice" system justice, then they will get justice through us. This whole family will forever be known as disgusting, pieces of sheit.
One of Josh's sisters is an awesome person, and the most normal of their family. She loved Susan and was key in solving the many terrible secrets hidden from the world.
@@cattycorner8 That's cool.... Where did you find that out? What is her name?
@@cattycorner8His sister seemed so sweet she loved Susan ❤ i just started watching but so I may come edit after. I can’t remember what I was watching when I saw the show about this case but it went super in depth interviews with his sister & also the videos of the dad, creepy old perv, secretly recording not only her but you g teenage girls form outside their homes. It was nuts him & his family except the sister, are fn nuts 🥜
Exactly. Well said. So sad.
That 911 dispatcher had me so angry. I can’t imagine the helpless feeling that social worker must have felt.
That 911 dispatcher should be FIRED!!! She told him Josh's name like 5 FRIGGIN TIMES!!!!!! And he STILL ASKED HER HIS NAME!!!!! OMG!!!!!!
Sad thing is he still went on to work for years and I’m pretty sure still
@@Malcolmblacc2024yep, he was only reprimanded.
The father in law is so disgusting. Poor Susan had no idea what family she was marrying into. So sick.
BRUH THAT PART MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH 🤢🤢🤮🤮
@@debabieI KNOW. I was so shocked about how much he filmed and spoke to openly about his obsession.
@Goosecheeks LITERALLY! But after hearing all the family was weirdos like that I can imagine him feeling so comfortable with sharing about those "hobbies" 🤢
But why did she allow him to touch her? Rubbing her feet and calves? That is not something you do with your father-in-law.
@@minini5571 never ever would let my own father or FIL touch me like that, what the what!
The father in law makes me absolutely sick …
He was gross and depraved.
I feel physically sick to my stomach 🤢🤢🤢
He is disgusting
Right like wtf was that?
Total perv.
Dispatcher deserves prison time for neglect. She told him that she SMELLED gasoline AND hears the boys crying.
The Powell family actually had the audacity to request that those sweet boys be buried with Josh. I am so glad that the request was denied.
How dare they?! 🤦🏻🤯😡
@@pixi2209I know .Vile people .
Sweet boys!!?? Did you watch the whole video? Those poor boys were corrupted by Josh and his family. They wrote stuff about people being killed if they didn’t fit the ideals being taught to them by Josh and his family. They’re young and might still be able to be turned around but they at least need to be monitored to see how their progression would be. They were dealt a horrible hand that warped their minds.
I've never heard a dispatcher speak this way to someone calling in distress before! Unbelievable!!!
It’s a sign he’d done the job too long. He had no empathy. It’s like he shut off.
@@bethrowbottom5897Sicko
I once got transferred to the non emergency line when I called for dv on someone else
Literally, the day that I found out my father-in-law had a crush on me…I’d pack up and be out the same day. With or without my husband.
10000 percent agreed. Let alone let my father in law give me a foot message and tell me openly that he is attracted to me. Unbelievably creepy, disturbing family hiding yet again behind religion . Wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Everything was skewed by religion.
Same! It sounds like she didn’t put up enough boundaries with him from the jump if he was massaging her like EWWW it’s weird
Amen, all yall be safe. If something feels wrong get out immediately. Get help. Good people would be happy to help even if it is just a neighbor if you don't have family. Take care.
Yes!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dispatcher asked too many questions. He should’ve sent police right away.
The social worker tells the 911 operator that she can hear a child cry and smells gas. So much gas that she feels unsafe being near the building and he doesn't think its an emergency. I honestly think he stopped listening until he heard the address. It's all he cared about getting and he wasn't listening to anything she was telling him while she looked for it.
Hope 911 operator got FIRED!!!!
Theres being emotionally burned out or just plain negligence. This 911 operater was just straight rude and should have been fired.
@Kwildcat13then get out. If you can’t do your job because of burnout then do something else
So true He was too busy belittling her almost! And it blows my mind like 2011 and they couldn’t use some tracker to figure out where she was!? Insane so sad 😢
Shouldn't the number be on the house?
She was so clear at communicating her boundaries to that disgusting old man and he still had the nerve to act like she came onto him. Absolutely repulsive.
She allowed the father to touch her body.. she allowed him to rub her feet to rub her legs to go up her shirt and rub her arms.. I don’t think she was very clear with the boundaries. His hands touching her body should’ve been a boundary, but for some odd reason it was not. So I’m not sure how clear she was with any boundaries.
Its weird for her to let her father in law massage and touch her
Have you seen stuff w his daughter? She's the same way towards poor Susan
To those of you saying she let him massage her etc. You should keep in mind she was raised Mormon, sheltered and to believe your elders, especially male are to be held high and no disobedience etc... the fact that she told him what she did about how she's his daughter in law etc... was probably borderline stand offish in their eyes. She most likely didn't let him to the things as he described, that was his imagined dream scenarios, over fantasizing harmless interactions. Not to mention she lived in this man's home and was no doubt pretty much left to his ( their) mercy, unsure what to do.
She was quite clearly a victim and insinuating she encouraged him or acted badly is pretty disgusting, I hope you all don't have daughters... or sons.
@@WingsOfAzazel I do have a daughter… And I raised her to never be at the mercy of anyone else.. especially to the point where you have to let them touch you just because you’re at their mercy. That’s ridiculous. I raise my daughter to stand up for herself, and to say no. I hope that you don’t have any daughters. If you raise them to be passive and allow people to touch them when they don’t them too, I surely hope you don’t have any daughters.
Young children being locked inside of a house that smells strongly of gasoline with a father who is a suspect in a murder case is apparently not a top-priority call? What does that dispatcher classify as top-priority, then?
Insanity...maddening!
Top priority was, what colour is Toyota Prius and what clothes wearing father of two locked boys... 😮🤦🏻 He should be in jail. 🤦🏻😡
*I am SCREAMING at my TV listening to this 911 call. Hellfire! How did this man get that job? Jesus!*
How come Josh could so easily get a restraining order against a senior citizen with no proof of wrongdoing but women can't get a restraining order against their abusive boyfriends or husbands to literally save their lives. What the actual fuck.
Fucking great point!
seriously, Every cop I would call would always say the same thing, It's simple just leave IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. and yet he can get an R.O. on a senior citizen on a blat-en lie how disgusting.
Its very simple actually, although its bull crap its simple, those senior citizens were part of his family so restraining orders can be granted. Like i said its bs but a law.
Thats the legal systems games!!
Yes Dad was a monster but mom was a snot to her boys 😷 n that video
I hope the 911 dispatcher lies awake at night feeling horrible about how they handled this.
The 911 dispatcher should be held accountable in some way shape or form
@socalkami7775 I was fuming as I listened. I screamed at the screen "he'll kill the boys".
That 911 dispatcher was not fit for purpose. He should be in prison.
Jail time. Seen too much of it!
I am SCREAMING at the 911 operator?? He should’ve been brought up on changes. Asking hair color? Both 911 operators were the worst. The police could have been there before that fire!!!! Sickening!!!!!!
That dispatcher disgust me to my core, he should ve been held accountable for something. Those kids could ve been saved if it wasn’t for his lack of concerns for the well-being of those poor kids.
The 911 dispatcher should have been more than fired. He needs to be held legally responsible. This is CRAZY.
Agree 100% !!!!!!
Agreed!! A survivor from Susan’s family should absolutely sue imo
The social worker that called 911 even said she wanted to back out of the driveway because she can smell gas. That jerk on the other end of the phone asked her if Josh was blocking her in. The 911 dispatcher did not take her call seriously, and I truly hope he was let go immediately. Anytime children are involved it is serious. Shame on the 911 dispatcher .
I am very upset with the dispatcher for wasting time and not concern about the Kids locked
To me he was just ignorant I don’t understand how he was even working as a dispatcher for 911 omg I hope he doesn’t work there anymore more !
Yeah he was purposely dense. Making the social worker explain multiple times.
And basic training teaches the clues to a real urgent call or one that can be assessed as non-critical. This one was IT for ugency!!
As a former 911 dispatcher im APPALLED by the dispatcher and the way he handed the call!!!! My heart hurts soooo badly for Susan's kids, and that social worker. The dispatcher asked such unnecessary questions it's disgusting. I hope he was fired from his job. What a disgrace...
Wow, that is so disheartening. We are conditioned into thinking that if you can get through to emergency dispatch the clever operator will read between the lines and send help. It isn't a sure thing and we should all remember that.
@lccsd2392 I agree to disagree, slamming the door, kids crying, smelling gas those combined should have pushed that call onto an imminent danger call and police should have been dispatched immediately. We as a society have to do better to protect children. This could have possibly been avoided had they acted fast. I mean firefighters got there in 3 minutes the cops could have gotten there and possibly gotten those boys out. People need to be held responsible when they make mistakes he even is quoted as saying he wished he would have made it a priority call if you can't see that you my friend are LITERALLY the only one who is thinking that way
@@lccsd2392 Wow you must be the operator. A two year old could have read between those huge lines.
@elizabethjeffery3193 hey watch yerself. If I choose to show a bit of humanity for everyone involved in that horrendous call that is not an invitation for you to be an aggressive bully.
@lccsd2392 his job was to dispatch regardless of his feelings. Hope you don't have a job like his. And what do I have to watch out for. If your uncomfortable with my view don't read it. I not afraid of free speech 👏 👌
I have to leave one more comment - you did an incredible job on this. Thank you for bringing it the respect and care it so deserves.
That 911 dispatcher should be held partially responsible. Absolutely disgusted with how he handled that whole situation.
Not partially, completely
@@karentucker2161 What? Nobody is responsible but the evil father!! Even if he sends the police immediately, there was no way of saving them!
The 911 call from the supervisor is so aggravating. This dispatcher needs fired. He wasnt listening at all, rude and clearly doesnt know how to do his job.
I discovered when I was 12 that my Mom would steal my friends clothes when they came for sleepovers- used to dress up for my father. They were disgusting perverts and I was raised with p**n all around me and over the walls.
I am different to them and now as 54yr adult, I cannot watch a movie with the mildest scenes.
My friends don't understand the trauma. I actually feel like I am being assaulted.
I never became a k*ll**r or anything else that they were.
It depends on an individuals soul and spirit.
My parents are deceased and I am happy they can no longer torment, abuse and traumatise me.
Strength to all those who are in abusive situations.
You can change the outcome and stop the cycle!
I am so sorry, I had similar experiences, not the same, but my heart aches the same way. I understand the viceral reaction to movies with the mildest scenes. I hope you’ve found ways to comfort yourself, but if it helps, a stranger is thinking of you ❤
@@tifKh Thank you for your heartening note.
Am so sorry you also suffered due to your parents. You are obviously a person with empathy and sound judgement.
Be blessed.
My parents were monsters too. Im so glad you survived and turned into a good person- i did too. God bless you.
Wow thank you for being strong and vulnerable enough to share. I am glad you were able to process the trauma in a healthy way to forge a new path in life for yourself. We definitely can’t choose our parents! We can only try to do better by our own children or others we encounter in our personal lives. Bless you!
@@perfectlyyoubeauty Thank you for your kind words. It has taken years for me to publicly share- only after they both passed away, could I do it, although I did tell friends and therapists before.
I hope others can do that sooner- so that they can take their power back.
Thanks!
The Powells are monsters. Josh saying he couldnt "live without his boys" meant he couldnt live without being able to abuse and groom them to his cruel heart's content.
He shouldn't have been allowed supervised visits with his boys.
@@ashleynicolecooke4386 Exactly! And the fact that he was allowed to have the visits at his house is mind-blowing.
@@rawrabee Especially since the judge told him he couldn't get his kids back.You would think they would've stopped giving him access to his kids.
Yeah, he had a narcissistic personality disorder. All he saw them as were extensions of himself.
@@TellahC Especially since he was feeding them bad information.
I live near where the house blew up. People still talk about it and everyone in town knows Josh was a fucking monster. Our community still mourns the spirits of those two babies. We never forget.
I’m glad those sweet boys aren’t forgotten. This case is so sad & irritating at the same time.
I hope everyone knows that dispatchers name too
Those poor babies 😔
Josh was such a bum. He didnt provide, he didnt protect and he didnt love and still, she was expected to be a "traditionally submissive" wife?! What a sadistic joke.
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Edit: that poor social worker, these poor children, poor Susan.
Yeah, but my opinion, his creepo dad was worse 🤢
That's what I said! I wish she'd known better. He was bound to turn out like good ol' creep-o dad.@@BackyardButcher
@@novembershanghai 😬😬👍
@keeperofthe7keys1987 Fair enough. 👍
Yeah and overspent their money on things he didn't even use, he was probably extremely immature
I sincerely hope the 911 dispatcher was fired or reprimanded. As soon as he was informed that a father who is only allowed supervised visits, locked the agent out of the home…officers should’ve been sent immediately. The dispatcher absolutely failed those babies. I understand they get calls daily that are non life threatening but when children are involved, you act and you act quickly!! This is heartbreaking.
This dispatcher is ridiculous. When he said, " Now it's clear," got me. It was all clear from the beginning.
I’ve never been so livid listening to a dispatcher call.
Firefighters got there in 3 mins… but the 911 dispatcher call was 15 mins that guy caller was really horrid to listen to 😡😡😡
Exactly!!! 😭
I heard "Utah" and "belonged to the church" (LDS) in the first 30 seconds and knew it would be a crazy story.
Yes, exactely, why are all the mormon folks crazy like that?
Every time! Utah, Church, Colorado and Washington State! If you hear these places get ready for “a bumpy ride”!😳😳😳😳😳
The dad is a sicko, I swear, if my dad or any of my relatives came on to my wife like he did 😤 soon as I find out we throwing hands might get worse than that.
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I agree! You're a real one that's why! This whole family is bat crazy
@zondracarter3022 yea they are!
I agree, that dad is so gross!
Definitely be disowned too! Told to stay away from me & all my family! How did Josh even pull Susan she was a beautiful person & it shone through on the outside!!
Josh’s father is one of the most depraved individuals I’ve ever heard of, he is absolutely VILE!!
Let’s not gloss over the fact that he was LDS. That religion has had enough time damaging the world and needs to disappear. Steve was a pig that used religion to mask his behavior.
Ummm, that is how A LOT of the men are around that area...I grew up in the No Utah area. The things the women are made to believe about themselves as the norm is so NOT normal at least as growing up in the Mormon (LDS) state where everything is secret and behind closed doors.
My ex-husband is worse actually. IMHO.
@@cindywilliams1277 I live in Salt Lake City (been in Slc and/or park city for 20 years now) so I know what you mean. There are a lot of misogynistic men. There are surprisingly more of them in park city than in the Slc area. The misogynists with a lot of money are particularly disgusting I’ll say…
@@amandastein6247 yes most disgusting. IMHO the ones with money are the worst with the most to hide and the ways they hit their money. Just my experiences.
Why didnt she leave him when she made the video she defaf
That 911 call was probably one the most infuriating thing I’ve ever heard. That dispatcher is the epitome of incompetency.
So that dispatcher didn't think that Josh nabbing the kids and locking out the social worker was not a potentially life-threatening situation? I mean, WOW!
“Mommy, I’m with you” “You are with me” …tore my heart in two
Same. It's truly so cruel and unfair. Those boys deserved to grow up and Susan deserved to watch them. Poor babies, poor Susan.
Then barked at the baby. Sheesh
That part got to me too. That baby just wanted to be with his mom and she just seemed so annoyed with him talking to her while she was angrily documenting the money her husband spent. This whole situation is so sad.
@@neonflannelcatI feel she knew something terrible was going to happen to her and she wanted to get the documenting done in a hurry….i doubt she was always short with the children, she sounds really stressed and scared/concerned
@@rachaelwhite7640Everyone is short with their children at times. The only difference is that the whole world doesn't get a clip of it.
Hearing how those babies died has me crying. The dispatcher deserves to be held accountable for the time he wasted. He should have been charged with criminal negligence. My heart goes out to the social worker, the boys' grandparents. First they lose their daughter, then their grandbabies. Such a monster.
I agree but I think it's fitting and wonderful now that those two boys went back home with their mom where they should be. And it's most unfortunate that they had to pass from this Earth. But they are indeed alive and together 🙏❤
? @@robinszumanski2941
I was a 22 years old CPS worker in 2012 when the news broke about Josh and the boys' deaths. It terrified me. I feel so sorry for that worker. I cannot imagine the trauma. This case has always stuck with me. Josh and his dad are pure evil. That 911 dispatcher infuriates me as well.
Fell out of true crime documentaries a few years back because of how nonchalant a lot of show runners are but have been slowly getting back into the TH-cam crime community. Found your channel through danielle kirstys channel after watching all her videos. I can't wait to watch all your videos as well. Love your sensitivity, research and respect you bring all these victims. Thank you ❤
The 911 operator was infuriating. If a parent is court ordered to have supervised visits ... yet he slams the door in the face of the supervisor, how is that not life threatening? It doesn't matter if he threatened them before. Supervised visits are serious business! That means, as a parent, he can't be trusted to be alone with his kids. It doesn't matter why! Even if he's not known to be a killer, he's known to be an abuser of some sort ... physical, mental, emotional, etc ... and that is life endangering. DUH!!!
He knew better...who cares that this wa sa high profile case, the color of the car !?
And she mentions that she smelt gasoline.
@@kimberlyhemminger3822exactly and they should have called the fire department right then
@@Writer777-wanna_be. yeah i would have called back and hope to get a different dispatcher but she had fault in the emergency services but sadly some people should be be answering those calls and he is one of them. H should resign and find a different line f work the very least
That 911 operator is an a$$ hat!
Hey ladies, if your husband or boyfriend ever decides to buy a chop saw for no real reason. Run for the hills. Run fast. Unless he is a genuine woodworker. Get out of there.
My ex just bought one I still see him occasionally
Those kids should have never got supervised visits with their dad if he is a suspect of killing their mother.
so many things went wrong in this case.
Especially at his house it should have been in a controlled environment
The 911 dispatcher was SO FRUSTRATING. He needs to be fired
She told the dispatcher she smelled gas. She heard the kids crying. He did nothing! Completely ignored the gas comment. That's ridiculous. You think that's not an emergency dude? Come on! Unbelievable.
Yeah. He was asking about clothes on children 's "father". 🤦🏻🤯👺
@pixi2209 some people either need more training to spot the important things or to just leave the job completely
This is absolutely 1000% worse than the Chris Watts case. This woman & her kids suffered for YEARS.
I’m just not sure we should be comparing one tragedy to another. The watts case was tragic and so is this one. But I do know what you mean.
As for Josh n Chris..they were both monsters..selfish n pathetic...evil beyond words!!!
Yes. Horrible story. This is so sad. The 911 caller should live in guilty for the rest of his life
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If children weren't forced to see a family member they do not want to, then these children would still be alive.
I AM SO MAD AT THE 911 DISPATCHER. I am absolutely disgusted. Wasted so much time
And the award to the worst dispatcher goes to...
This dispatcher delayed assistance by not listening to the urgency of this call. He had no right to delay calling the cops. I hope he was fired.
I hope there’s a way for him to get charged for intentionally delaying emergency assistance on a 911 call.
@@Driftchick626 From what I gathered, he was simply reprimanded. What a shame.
Sadly, he was not fired. He received a "Letter of Reprimand," and that was it. His statement after the fact was something along the lines of, "I wish I had known who Josh Powell was." It tells me the dispatcher does NOT get it. It doesn't matter who Josh Powell was because you had a LCSW on a supervised visit telling you the parent took the children inside, slammed the door, and she can smell gas. What's so complicated about that? Nothing.
Used tampons........WHAT??? Yea, ok, that's beyond sick and twisted. That's actually one of the most disgusting things of heard of someone doing. My goodness. 🤢
Omg .....so depraved and sick 🤢
Sick as f*ck!!!!
how did he get a hold of them don't you flush them down the toilet. I'm to old to remember but i thought only pads were warped and thrown in garbage🤔
The sickest jerk ever. personally, I think she never let him touch her, I think it was all in his sick twisted pea brain head.
@@elizabethjeffery3193You’re not supposed to flush tampons down the toilet, it can clog up the pipes and damage them. You’re only supposed to flush toilet paper
Children in situations like this should only be allowed to have visitation in a neutral environment. Never in the home of the parent. Should be a law.
"Somebody is probably dying in that house. I'm going to debate this lady about her supervised visit status as the supervisor for ten minutes." Top-notch work, bud.
This father in law is mentally unwell. The fact that he recorded his obsessive behavior is incriminating.🙄🤮
What a complete pervert!!!!
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The amount of trauma and guilt the social worker must have by allowing the children to go inside the house ahead of her. I hope she’s well.
Absolutely..... it has now doubt ruined her life, these monsters cause such an enormous ripple effect of trauma, heartbreak, life changing emotional turmoil!!! RIP to those beautiful boys and their mama!! 💔💔💔💔
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It would not have made a difference. I hope she understands that. She'd be dead, too. He had this planned and nothing was stopping him. If only they'd had the visit in an open, public space, maybe then? Unknown variables... He was a selfish, deranged, pos.
She would've been killed if she had gotten inside. He was determined to kill his sons and himself. She was saved by the few seconds she was behind the kids. The ones at fault are the father in law for being a sick fuck that raised a psycho, the stupid judge that allowed visitation, and the 911 operator that didn't take her call seriously. Idk why tf they'd send a woman alone to do that knowing the possible pending case. There should've been a police officer with her or visits at the police station.
I hope it haunts the judge that ordered supervised custody. With all the info he had, how could you allow them within 500 feet of him? Wtf!!!
Utahan here. 90% of campgrounds close after Sept. The remaining ones are remote dispersed (you're not driving to after a snowstorm) or rv parks where most people are living through winter. You won't have space to stay overnight. That's a huge red flag.
Especially since he's saying it was through the Tooele and Lehi area, I assume in the west desert (I'm from SLC). Those roads are usually closed off or at least completely impassable that time of year. Even if it wasn't an official campground, like blm/public land, it still wouldn't have been open or even accessable.
Same in Colorado. And during blizzards the state closes roads & freeways making access to camping impossible
This was the WORST dispatcher EVER. The most infuriating phone call I have ever heard. How dare he? “I need you TO CALM DOWN and listen to my questions” ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! She told you his name alone 10 times!! “How are you supervising your own visit?” He wasn’t even listening!! I have never been so infuriated. I pray that social worker was able to heal from this traumatic experience. She did everything she could. That poor woman, my gosh I wish I could give her a hug. IM SO FRUSTRATED, what a heartbreaking case. Thank you for bringing these victims horrible tragedy to light Annie. What you do is so heart wrenching, I don’t know how you do it. You dive so deep in information and you cover stories so well. Thank you for all you do!
💯 % felt all of this it was horrible how rude he was to this poor lady! If he'd had cops come lights in sirens those poor children would probably still be alive.
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Bless the social worker!!!! I can’t even imagine what she felt how she was treated to the actual tragedy of it all!
@@lindawest172 I couldn’t agree more! It’s heartbreaking 💔
If it were me, all it would have taken was hearing how the father wouldn’t let her in the house and the house smelled like gasoline, to immediately dispatch the police and fire department!!! 😡
Wtf possessed this man to record himself recapping his weirdness… I can’t wrap my head around it
THIS it’s like he’s making a reality show or something like he’s interviewing himself… it’s so crazy to me
It’s blowing my mind
Right? I was like, what the hell is this sick freak doing?!
Probably w@nks to his recordings of himself too! He's that f@cked up!!!🤢
This right here 😳
How is a suspected killer allowed to sit in a classroom?
Good point!! 👏
This is unbelievable, I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard such a sinister case. Those boys, his wife deserve none of what happened to them.
The social worker told the operator that the house smelled like gasoline, and the operator didn’t think it was a life threatening situation?!
And then had the nerve to gaslight her about calling like she was being dramatic or a nuisance or something 🤬 I see a few comments blaming the social worker, but the key words of children, having the father close the door in her face, and the smell of gasoline alone should be enough to send help ASAP!
Is it me or was anyone else ready to yell at the 911 dispatcher when the foster supervisor tried getting help???
I HATE when these dispatchers treat this as some silly call "I'm just waiting for you to tell me where you are." WTF is that sh*t, the kids are locked inside and she smells gas... LIKE WTF DISPATCHER THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!!!!!
Same. Omg it was agonizing to listen to
@@versaceboi4762I get his being a bit exasperated that she didn’t even know where she was. Although I understand she was completely unprepared for anything like this to happen and had to go back to her car for the paperwork. Everything after that though was completely unforgivable, he had basically written her off already and was refusing to listen to her.
Infuriating 😡😡😡
Like yes get that info but send the cops as soon as you have the address. I was ready to scream at him. Like who cares about the hair colour?! 911 means emergency good Lord! 😳
The worst 911 operator ever
What is so sad about this story is that Susan basically knew that her life was in danger, and was trying to have evidence so that if something did happen to her, people would know who to look at!! The legal system and laws are so screwed up! 😡 If a woman is threatened or abused, you have to go through this lengthy court system, and usually the father still has some kind of custody! Meanwhile, that is putting the mother and children in danger! And things like this happen! 😡 How many more times do we have to hear about stories like this before the system changes?! It’s disgusting! If a woman is feeling threatened, even if she isn’t being abused, but knows deep in her heart that her husband or boyfriend is going to do something to her, and possibly her children, there should be laws lined up to protect her! I’m not quite sure what they should be, but something needs to be done. This story is so sad, words can’t even describe just how disgusting this whole thing is! And all the money that her poor parents won does not bring her and her beautiful children back! I’m just thinking about when the police officers were interrogating the husband and he showed no emotions and couldn’t even answer questions. Why wasn’t he sent to a psych hospital to be evaluated? Especially when his son said that Susan had come with them! Children do speak the truth especially when they’re that young! The system totally let down this poor woman and her beautiful children! something has to change!! At least now this poor woman and her beautiful babies will be at peace in Gods hands!!! God bless her family and friends!🙏🙏🙏🙏
I have been WAITING for you to cover this case for the longest time. Sadly Susan's remains have not been found and her family will never get closure as the people responsible are now all dead. And those poor boys... oh it breaks my heart.
@Kwildcat13, never read the comments first if you don't like spoilers
Utah resident here. I got married shortly after her disappearance and my now ex husband was also abusive to me. I related a lot to this story and it breaks my heart that she’s still never been found. I believe that he dumped her body first by her work then he later picked it back up and moved it to somewhere completely off the beaten path where they wouldn’t look which is why he “disappeared” and didn’t show up for his 3rd interview. It was all over the news here and the cold podcast that Dave Cawley created did a fabulous job if you haven’t listened please do. I hate how much hate that the detectives have received on this case. They were worried about blowing their one chance at getting him behind bars which is why they waited to arrest. They were close to getting it when he blew him and the boys up. Those boys shouldn’t have been put in danger like that. CPS fails so many kids it’s sickening. Great coverage as always, Annie.
Someone should look into that judge who thinks those pics of the little girls weren’t explicit. Look into his hard drive.
Exactly!!!! 🤮
THEY RARELY DO!!!
The dispatcher omg!!!!! Absolutely infuriating!! Hope he was fired
I know it’s been said over and over but that 911 dispatcher needs to be thrown in jail.
So many people failed this case. Josh should have been immediately arrested when he said he went camping during a snowstorm with his 2 young kids and came back without his wife. I mean come tf on!! How he basically got away with murder from the start is beyond me. They allowed him access to those boys when he should have never been able to see them again! This case has haunted me for YEARS!!! 💔😭
I'm from the local area. This was so absolutely horrible and haunts the community. I didn't hear you mention that Susan's father worked with investigators by protesting where they knew Steve Powell went regularly, and successfully got him to come yell at them and accidentally reveal that he had Susan's journals at his home, which is part of how they got the search warrant for his home.
Great presentation of this case, as usual! I appreciate how you thoughtfully put the story together and you do it in such a kind way.
This 911 call is driving me nuts! That 911 operator is dense AF and a terrible listener. It’s ridiculous and those kids might’ve been saved if it wasn’t for that jackass…
I know! He didn't take it serious at all, and she repeated herself soooooo many times.
Right and how he said they were busy with high priority calls like wtf it is high priority!!!
Oh god i know. “So you’re the visitation supervisor, how can you supervise yourself?” Like maaan, waste more time by all means!
As a former dispatcher and a current LE officer, that 911 call was the most frustrating thing I have ever heard. Those poor kids. Heartbreaking.
If my father-in-law was filming me like that all the time and then said that he was in love with me, I would NEVER allow him to touch me!
That’s what I was thinking. They were breaking down the boundaries and blurring the lines of what is acceptable and what isn’t. So they could get away with being perverted. She wasn’t the first one they’ve done this too successfully
And to massage her and massage her feet it was weird
She loved the attention she was getting from that creep. Otherwise, she would have stopped it right from the start...
@@lejlav5173Maybe or maybe in their community (church) it's considered rebellion to buck authority. In a lot of LDS communities it seems that men can pretty much do anything and get away with it because the woman can't say anything OR they are scared to say anything
@lejlav5173 or it could have something to do with the patriarchal religion he family practiced.
Those fake sniffles Josh was putting on in the police interview were ridiculous. That officer knew exactly who he has looking at and what he’d done.
That dispatcher was so INNEPT AND ANNOYING! I LITERALLY SCREAMED, "POWELL!!!" at my phone!
LOL so did I. SO freaking frustrating to hear.
He showed more concern about the broken window than his missing wife 😮
That 911 dispatcher should be out of a job and in jail for life.
absolutely agree 100%
Yup!!
I hope that dispatcher reads every single comment about him......his insistence on STUPID questions cost lives. ...
I can't imagine being SA or something and this guy asking stupid idiot questions....
I am so angry at that dispatcher not taking this seriously. This poor woman initially started out telling exactly what was going on and apparently the dispatcher wasn't listening. She had to repeat herself over and over again. I am so effing angry right now!!! That dispatcher needs to be fired! It's his fault for not listening to the woman initially and not sending deputies out ASAP. I remember this case years ago but never heard that 911 call. Oohhhh I'm so pissed right now