Missing woman’s spouse moves
Utah police say they can’t make him stay
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The husband of a missing Utah woman was moving out of the couple’s home in a Salt Lake City suburb to Washington state Saturday, and police said they couldn’t prevent the move.
West Valley City Police have named Josh Powell the only person of interest in the Dec. 7 disappearance of Susan Powell, but he has not been named a suspect.
“We cannot and are not limiting his ability to move freely,” police Capt. Tom McLachlan told the Associated Press on Saturday.
Susan Powell has been missing since Dec. 7. She was last seen by her husband, who said he left on a winter camping trip with the couple’s children at about 12:30 a.m. that day.
McLachlan declined to comment on whether his department has been in contact with Washington state authorities.
Asked by reporters if he wanted to say anything before he briefly left his home around noon Saturday, Josh Powell replied “no.” Powell has not said specifically where he is moving. His father and Susan Powell’s parents live in Puyallup, a city south of Seattle where the couple met.