Man Suspected in Disappearance of His Wife Kills Sons in Murder-Suicide

The case of missing Utah woman took a dramatic and horrific turn on Sunday in Tacoma Washington State.

Josh Powell, a long suspected person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, Susan Powell, blew up his Tacoma home which is being characterized as a double murder suicide. Josh Powell killed himself and his two children.

Powell reportedly sent his attorney an email about ten minutes before the fire started that read, “I’m sorry. Goodbye.” Then, just minutes after his children were dropped off by a social worker for a supervised visit, the explosion occurred.

Powell was involved in a nasty custody battle with the children’s grandparents. Last week, a Washington judge denied Josh Powell custody of his two boys and ordered him to undergo a psycho-evaluation after child pornography was founded on his father’s computer.

Powell’s judgement as a father had been questioned since the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Susan Cox Powell, from their home in December 2009. Powell told investigators the night his wife went missing, him and his sons went on a camping trip in a blizzard to a remote part of the state.

In a CBS interview, Powell denied any involvement in the disappearance of his wife. However, an attorney for the Cox family stated the two sons started to open up about what happened the night when their mother disappeared.

“They had gone camping. Their mother had been in the trunk and later, their mom and dad walked out into the desert and mommy got lost.” Reports CBS

The investigation continues in the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell.

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