Utah Husband 'Person of Interest' in Wife's Case

He's clamming up as search goes on

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 16, 2009 5:05 PM CST

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Utah Husband 'Person of Interest' in Wife's Case — This undated picture made available by Hardman Photography shows Susan Powell. The 28-year-old mother from the Salt Lake City area was reported missing on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Hardman Photography, Amber Hardman)

Police named the husband of Susan Powell a "person of interest" in the Utah mom's disappearance today. Joshua Powell has become increasingly uncooperative with investigators in their week-long search for his 28-year-old wife. Police used a court order to demand a blood sample from Powell yesterday, and they have been unable to confirm his alibi—that he took his two young sons to a remote winter camp the night of her disappearance, reports ABC News.
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