The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell

This documentary brought back memories of this case. So many years have passed and I had forgotten how truly disgusting Steve Powell was. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw he had saved Susan's used tampons!!!!! This man is truly depraved. His kids really stood no chance at life. Especially the males who tend to identify with their fathers.

I also want to mention the 911 operator when the social worker called. His behaviour and responses really didn't age well. It felt like he was very dismissive while talking to her. She was clearly in fear for the children's lives and the operator simply said they will get there when they get there like the children's lives were not a priority. Disgusting response!!!

I have to mention Detective Ellis Maxwell as well. It felt like he was very invested in this case. I think he really did try to do right by the Cox family. There will always be blame but I think his heart was in the right place.

The older sister is the only sensible one of the bunch. I'm sure she did the happy dance when she found out her father died. Alina is brain washed for sure. Poor girl. It would have been good if either Josh or his pyscho dad left a note stating where she is but that would have been too decent for either when of them.....

All in all I thought this documentary was decent.

I literally never write reviews but this was such a terrible documentary. They did a terrible job with this story and showed the same clips over and over again. The podcast "Cold" does a much better job and would be a better use of your time!!!

Once again Stephanie Bauer did an excellent job, but the editing is so bad at times I was considering turning it off. I understand trying to build tension and excitement, but the editing was so bad, it gives the story away before the ending. Why? The story was very sad and the family was creepy so there was no need to edit that way. For the Editors: Justin Barclay, Addison McCoubrey, Dave Rehm, and Dan Fouts... Someone should have reviewed the show and fixed it before it's release! It's almost as bad as the editing of The Curse of Oak Island.

A 3hr long mess that could've easily been cut in half by these filmmakers, or doubled in length by competent storytellers. The story is dense, yet this documentary fails to dig past the surface, instead repeating the same 5 second clips over and over, and focussing way too much on the female journalist who clearly loves her own airtime.

On top of that, it covers parts of the timeline more than once - for no reason - and reveals way too much too early, eradicating any sense of tension or surprise and making it impossible for any respectable armchair detective to really get into it.

Utter, utter garbage.

This could have been much more effectively and intelligently told in a quarter of the time to make a stronger statement in support of abuse victims. Countless unnecessary recaps, terrible editing and numerous jumps around the timeline in the name of unachieved suspense are presented by a director and production team who will hopefully find different careers now. Jenn Oxborrow's contributions are the highlight that gain it some stars.