The father of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said that the more he learns about human remains found in a rural desert, the more worried he is that they could be his daughter.
Investigators found human remains Wednesday in the rugged area near Topaz Mountain, a popular campsite 30 miles from the campsite to where Josh Powell says he took his children Dec. 6, 2009, when his wife mysteriously disappeared.
"It does bother me that it's in the same general area, and the more I learn about the location, the more it bothers me," Susan Powell's father, Chuck Cox, said.
Still, Cox holds out hope that his daughter, who was 28 when she disappeared, is still alive.
"They have not identified these as her remains yet. She could still be out there, maybe alive," Cox said. Susan Powell's husband has not been charged in his wife's disappearance but remains the only person of interest. Police said that Josh Powell has been uncooperative with investigators.
"We have a lot of things that need to be resolved and, unfortunately, he's just not complying," West Valley City Police Lt. Bill Merritt said.
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Watch Video Josh Powell, 35, released a statement after the discovery of the remains that read, "With very little information available to the public, we can only hope that additional information is released quickly to minimize heartache to those of us who love Susan. In the meantime, we continue to hope for Susan's safe return."
Powell says he has never been to the area where the remains were found. The area is a popular place where people go to hunt for gems and stones.
Throughout the nearly two-year ordeal, Josh Powell has continued to proclaim his innocence. This summer, investigators stepped up their efforts to find Susan Powell. They searched abandoned mines in the Nevada desert and executed a search warrant on the Washington state home Josh Powell shares with his father, Steven Powell. "I believe the police are doing a good job of the investigation and they're going to get to the truth with or without his help," Cox said.
Cox has been in a war of words with Steven and Josh Powell. Steven Powell said in August that he had a "flirtatious" relationship with his daughter-in-law. Susan Powell's father has refuted those claims. While Cox wants closure in his daughter's disappearance, he is trying to stay calm.
"It doesn't get our hopes up a lot," he said. "At the same time, it could be the break. We live that every day. Every phone call we get could be the one that tells us we've found Susan."
Investigators are working to identify the gender and age of the remains.
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