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Ted S. Warren / AP
The smoldering remains of a house, left, where an explosion killed Josh Powell and his two sons, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, is shown from the air in Graham, Wash. The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit. Powell's wife Susan went reportedly missing from their West Valley City, Utah, home in December 2009.
John Froschauer / AP
Eliana and her mother Jennifer Bakley hug while Melissa Phillips look over the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's spokesman, three bodies were were found. The bodies are believed to be Josh Powell and his two sons. The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit.
John Froschauer / AP
Pierce County Sheriff's deputies and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's spokesman, three bodies were were found. The bodies are believed to be Josh Powell and his two sons. The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit.
msnbc.com staff and news services:
Authorities say the husband of a missing Utah woman intentionally set his Washington home on fire Sunday, killing him and his two young sons shortly after the boys were brought to the home by a social worker for a supervised visit.
Neighbors had reported hearing an explosion, but Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said Josh Powell's home was destroyed by a fast-moving fire that blew out several windows and was aided by some sort of accelerant. Read the full story.
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So sad - the father was a very sick man - that he would kill his 2 small innocent boys just because he hated his wife or didn't want her to have permanent custody.
his wife is dead ...he killed her PAT
Pat-320, nothing about he didnt wanted her to have permanent custody, maybe to his grandparents on this case. She vanished 2 years ago when the family just go few days to camp somewhere. (Coinsidence?, bah), for sure he killed her too. Sick people. R.I.P.
So this happened in Washington state ...... or Utah? Can't someone do some investigating and determine which?
Uh...Graham,Pierce county, Washington, Don't go by the pictures. They obviously don't know where they are either.
the fire was in Washington, his wife disappeared in Utah in 2009
I feel so sad for those two young boys, and their grandparents. Their father was a coward who could have ended his own life and let the grandparents raise his children. He likely killed their mother, and was afraid the kids would let the cat out of the bag. Too bad he didn't survive to suffer.
Unbelievable Coward of a Sub Human Being. Can't help but feel for these kids and their mother's parents.
This article is confusing regarding location. Titled "Fire at Utah Home..." yet the pictures state the location as either Graham or Fredrickson, Washington. Journalism 101 anyone?
No proof-readers, editors, or J101. How and why do they hire these people?
Geez, why do these morons have to kill the kids too?
We have been watching this story closely here in Utah. The fact that he had any access to these children after what happened with his wife, and his father, is in itself a crime! They knew this would happen. Susan's family stated it, and now it has happened. Too many times this @!$%#e happens. WAY TOO many times. R.I.P. Susan, and your two little ones. Burn in hell Josh.
Such a tragedy that could had been avoided...RIP
This was prophesied...the G-parents new it was coming. Why then did a judge grant such a visit with merely a "sub-contracted" visit supervisor? Fault, for the deed(s), lies with powell...although it seems that the ruling judge "delivered" those boys to their fate. Sleep well your honor!!
The rights of criminals trumps citizen rights...again. FU Gov. agencies!
Sad thing is you don't know for sure it's going to happen. I have serious doubts about wht my ex will do to our children, but since he hasn't yet, they can't do anything.
My husband's ex has done lots of illegal things, but since she hasn't harmed his children, yet, there isn't anything anyone can do, and she has primary custoty!! (And a history of kidnapping, to boot!)
Unfortunatly you can't just assume it will happen, and not let the kids see the parent from a hunch.
Threw the years there has been alot of husbands killing their wifes in Utah...don't have to remind me not to move there.Many still missing...go ahead....take a search...
If the Police would have done more in the beginning maybe the 2 sweeties would still be alive.What were they waiting for...Josh to say okay ya got me...!!
Through the years...whatever....the news today is the church's report card. All these false beliefs in the world, created by the love of money, which they label with cristianity are made up of witchcraft(antichrist) and the demons are really beginning to show up more then ever and I wonder why?
If you didn't believe he did what he did to his wife before, this just proved he did do it.