Against all odds, Susan Powell’s father holds out hope

Chuck and Judy Cox, the parents of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, talk to reporters at their home in Puyallup, Wash. Their two young grandsons, Charles and Braden, were killed a day earlier by their father, Josh Powell, who then killed himself in a fire. Susan Powell went missing from her West Valley City, Utah, home in December 2009. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press)

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Aug. 14, 2013 6:23 PM PT

Josh Powell, the only “person of interest” in the disappearance of his wife, Susan, is dead and police have stopped looking. But Chuck Cox is still searching for his daughter.

Susan Powell's father still searching for her

Chuck Cox at home in Puyallup. He holds a flier asking for help in his daughter’s disappearance. (John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times)

A close-up of Chuck Cox’s flier. In May, Utah police announced they had run out of promising leads in the case. (John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times)

Josh Powell is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a Pierce County courtroom in Tacoma, Wash. Lacking sufficient evidence, police said, they couldn¿t detain Powell, their only ¿person of interest¿ in the case. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press)

Chuck Cox touches the casket holding his grandsons, Charles and Braden, as he walks with his wife, Judy, during a funeral service in Tacoma, Wash. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press)

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Against all odds, Susan Powell’s father holds out hope

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