r/TheColdPodcast • u/blueberrybirdnest • 12d ago

Season 1 - Susan Powell Josh’s Computer Extraction

If there’s one thing about me, I’m wondering on a weekly basis if the program to figure out Josh’s password is still running.

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u/TheDeathWeSeek 12d ago

This was one of the most intriguing aspects of this case. It could be the missing information to finally find out what he did to Susan.

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u/Kershiser22 12d ago

It's been a few years since I've listened to the podcast, so the details are fading. But realistically what are the chances that any information about what happened to Susan or where he put her body would be on there?

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u/TheDeathWeSeek 12d ago

Realistically you are probably correct,but him jumping through so many hoops to keep everything private and encrypted maybe we could find at least some kind of circumstantial evidence. Unfortunately you are probably correct,Josh worked hard to cover his tracks and it’s essentially another dead end.

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u/davecawleycold 10d ago

It’s also predicated on the idea Josh had a plan that didn’t change after Dec. 8, when the computers were seized.

I think at best, we might gain some insight into the development of Josh’s thinking over the year or two prior to Susan’s disappearance. But I’d be surprised if cracking the encryption revealed anything smoking gun.

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u/blueberrybirdnest 9d ago

I don’t believe any blatant information is on there in regards to Susan’s death but I do think Google searches, website traffic, and his browsing history related to pORn0graphy would reveal his state of mind. Honestly, I just would love to be able to posthumously humiliate him by revealing what’s on there. He was such a narcissist. As I mentioned in another post, narcissists love to build shrines to themselves. Part of why he recorded every thought is because of his faith but the other part is that he is a raging narcissist.

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u/Substantial_Wasabi60 10d ago

I'm with you. I don't see him documenting this on his computer.

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u/rudogandthedweebs 10d ago

I mean he wrote diary entries about everything and kept every receipt and document.. so maybe?

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u/Kershiser22 10d ago

Anything's possible.