Just days after killing his sons in a vicious hellfire explosion, Josh Powell’s sister is still denying that he had anything to do with his wife’s disappearance, and said he was trying to “protect” the little boys.

In a shocking interview, Alina Powell defends her brother’s murderous actions, during which he took a hatchet and chopped at both Charles, 7, and Braden, 5, before setting the house on fire and killing them all.

Authorities are going door to door searching for clues into the disappearance of missing mom and beloved teacher Sherry Arnold.

The 43-year-old mother of five went for a run on Saturday, January 7 and hasn’t been seen since.  Police found a single running shoe in a ditch along her route in Sidney, Montana.

The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating the possibility that she was abducted from the town, which borders North Dakota, according to HelenAir.com/Independent Record.

Federal Agent Deborah Bertrand said tips were coming in about Arnold, but did not reveal any details.

Before Gary Giordano was targeted in the mysterious disappearance of Robyn Gardner in Aruba last month, he had another brush with the law, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Back in 2003, the 50-year-old was convicted for his involvement in an organized retail theft operation in Maryland after going on stealing sprees in Target stores.

The detective in the case spoke to ABC2 News in Baltimore, MD and said that for some reason he kept hold of Giordano’s file all of these years.