Braden Powell
Susan's younger son; child victim in the separate 2012 Washington case
Susan Powell
Who They Are
Braden was the younger of Susan and Josh Powell’s two sons. He was two when Susan disappeared in December 2009. He and his older brother Charlie shared family outings recorded in photographs and in their parents’ messages. Those records preserve small parts of a childhood that should not be described only through the investigation that followed. COLD’s guide to the family records; COLD: the boys’ ages when Susan disappeared.
In Washington, Braden and Charlie lived with Chuck and Judy Cox under child-protection arrangements. They were killed by their father during a supervised visit on February 5, 2012. Braden was five. The public court record identifies the two children by initials, C.J.P. and B.T.P. Ninth Circuit: placement history; Washington Court of Appeals: related civil case.
Why This Face Matters
Braden’s life is part of the family’s history, not a device for filling gaps in the missing-person case. His brief biography is kept separate from Charlie’s, and the two children are treated with the same care. This page does not add private childhood details or reproduce sensitive interviews.
Portrait pending
Role
Child victim in the Washington case
Connection
Susan's younger son and Charlie's brother
Key event
Died February 5, 2012, aged five
