Josh Powell -- 'Person Of Interest' In Wife's Disappearance -- Kills Himself And Two Sons
Posted on Feb 06, 2012 @ 02:00AM
Josh Powell killed himself and his two sons at his Tacoma, Washington home Sunday by blowing up his home.
Powell has been law enforcement's only "person of interest" in the December, 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. He claimed she'd gone missing from their home in Utah while he was off on a middle-of-the night camping trip with their sons.
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Those boys, Charlie 7, and Braden, 5, had been placed in the custody of Susan's parents last September, and just days ago a family court judge told Powell that he was not likely to regain custody anytime soon, and that he needed to undergo a psychological review.
They were being delivered by a social worker for a visit with him at his home today when the tragedy occurred.
The case worker ”was forced out, and an explosion happened shortly thereafter,” said Ed Troyer, spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office told The Seattle Times.
The Sheriff's Office is treating the explosion as being "intentionally set" Troyer added.
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Powell always denied he had anything to do with his wife's disappearance.
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Feb 22, 2012 @ 10:30
The father is a MONSTER. I read the boys had told someone mommy was in the trunk of the car and daddy put her in a cave. I think he killed his sons to hurt his wife's parents.
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:22pm
They were his kids. He just decided to take his toys and go home!
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:50pm
I live not too far from where it happened. Got a breaking news text during game, pretty much ruined the day. WHAT A HORRIBLE thing for everyone, I'm especailly concerned for the poor social worker. Just cannot predict what a person may do.
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:24pm
Also the boys were getting older and able to verbally express themselves better. This killer father was afraid that more and more info would come out and he would be cornered. What a despicable person. Both he and his own father.
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:28pm
God Bless Susan's parents they seem like very nice people and I cannot imagine the horrible heartbreak they must be feeling right now. Its beyond horrific that they should have to experience tragically losing their daughter now their grandsons..
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:26pm
He kills their mother, then he kills them. When the judge ordered him to be psychologically evaluated, the kids should not have been able to visit during this time. Unstable people act unstable. Don't act surprised when this happens.
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:26pm
Supervised visits are always done with the worker there. The story goes that the kids were ahead of the worker going to the house and Josh pulled them in and shut and locked the door on the worker.
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:38am
He could have killed her too. She was very lucky she did not go in the house. I feel so badly for her, I cannot imagine the trauma this has caused her. She should be treated for PTSD I am sure she will need it..
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:25pm
He chose to do this after learning the court wanted a psych evaluation before considering giving custody of his boys back to him cops were also closing the noose on him over his wife's killing so he chose to kill those innocent boys
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:24pm
they should throw this cowardly POS in an unmarked grave somewhere - nobody's going to visit this inbred freak
Posted Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:56am