Josh Powell’s Sister: Josh Was Protecting His Sons When He Murdered Them
Posted on Feb 09, 2012 @ 08:00AM
By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter
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.
“I think he must have just felt that there was only one way left to protect his sons from the pain from all the emotional and physical pain that they’ve been experiencing,” Alina told Good Morning America on Thursday.
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The reporter pushed Alina, and said “But he didn’t protect them, he killed them,” and Alina responded, “I wish it had been differently.”
Powell left his sister a voicemail before killing his sons where he apologized for hurting anyone and said goodbye. She frantically called 9-1-1 to warn the police about her brother.
Prior to his death, Josh had been the only person of interest in the disappearance of his wife Susan Cox Powell, who vanished in December, 2009. In the interview, Alina is adamant that her brother had nothing to do with her disappearance from their town of Graham, Washington.
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“No. I’ve never received any indication from him or the boys that he had anything to do with it,” she said in the interview. “And trust me I looked for it hard. I studied every word he said, every action he made.”
The reporter asked her if an innocent man would do what Josh did to his young sons and Alina justified his actions.
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“I can’t put myself in his mind. But I think he must have been more heartbroken than I realized than any of us realized.”
Josh Powell’s father, Steven Powell, who is in jail on porn related charges, has been named a person of interest in the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell.
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The Daily Juice
How can you protect your kids by attacking them with a hatchet???? There is NOTHING gentle and protective about that! Father and son and maybe sister are all nuts!
Posted Sat, 02/11/2012 - 2:46pm
This slimeball pig is dead. The children are in Heaven with their mother and he is burning in HELL. Case closed! Put it to REST!!
Posted Fri, 02/10/2012 - 7:33pm
I just read on a different website that Josh Powell previously tried to kill his mother when he was a teenager. He attacked his mother with a butcher knife. This is one sick family.
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:51pm
She like her father and brother Michael are sickening. They all participated in the smear campaign on Susan
and created the website and were included in the lawsuit the cox's filed against them
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:42pm
I hope at some point they all go to jail for what they have done. I am sure Michael and Steven have helped in the cover up and disposal of Susan. . Michaels military background has helped in this cover up. It is such a sick family!
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:39pm
His sister is NUTS!!!
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:17pm
I want to protect Pigface, going to get my hatchet.
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:17pm
That entire family is either crazy, evil and/or criminal.
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:46pm
This fat pig needs to shut up. It's now come out that Josh Powell threatened his mother with a knife more than once. And that Josh said to the boys, as they ran into the house for the very last time that he had a "suprise" for them.
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:38pm
Another psycho from the perverted Powell family. You'd think these creatures would go into hiding but no doubt the networks and tabloids are PAYING them to tell their crap. Disgusting.
Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:28pm