Police: Powell carefully planned murder-suicide

GRAHAM, Wash. (ABC 4 News) - Police say Josh Powell carefully planned to kill himself and his two young sons prior to Sunday's home explosion in Graham, Washington.

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AzFrank - 2/18/2012 4:46 AM
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IMPORTANT MEMO TO JOSH POWELL: MAY YOU NEVER REST IN PEACE, YOU SICK, EVIL, DECEIPTFUL DERANGED PSYCHO P.O.S. WIFE-MURDERING, BABY-KILLER. WE ONLY REGRET THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ROT IN PRISON FOR A FEW YEARS SO SOME OTHER SLIMY MURDERER COULD SLOWLY CUT YOU TO PIECES (the way you did your innocent victims) FOR BEING A CHILD-MURDERER (yes, there still is a little bit of honor left even among some slimy murderers, JP, just not you). OUR WISH IS THAT YOU ROT IN THE DARKEST PART OF HELL, JP, YOU NO-GOOD SCRAWNY SATANTIC LITTLE MOTHERLESS SON OF HITLER.

Sharon - 2/6/2012 11:02 PM
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He was obviously to shrewd to allow his boys to testify against him so he did what any career criminal would do. Eliminate the threat as well as himself I guess, or else it was just a terrible accident?!?

krazyken - 2/6/2012 10:28 PM
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@seriously - You are very quick to pass judgement. I am sad for you.

seriously - 2/6/2012 9:32 PM
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krazyken- seriously????? the media didn't destroy the two families josh did that all on his own. I don't believe the grandparents were trying to poison the kids that was already done when josh had them help dump their moms body somewhere and then when he moved them in with his child molesting father. regardless of what josh was feeling if he loved his kids he would have just killed himself. he has no sense of right and wrong and was an evil controlling possessive man who I hope is burning in hell. RIP to the children and their mother at long last they can be together and live in peace

concerned - 2/6/2012 8:27 PM
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The media had nothing to do with destroying two families. Josh is the one that destroied both families as well as many unknown to him. We are all very upset with what Josh did. And may he rot wherever he goes.

121611kmc - 2/6/2012 7:57 PM
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Screw Josh Powell. I pretty sure he killed Susan Powell, But to kill those two little boys was stupid. He is a murderer. Rest in Paradise boys. They get to see their mom in heaven and hope josh goes to HELL

krazyken - 2/6/2012 6:46 PM
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The events of Sunday afternoon were tragic. It should not have come to that. But I believe he snapped. I believe the Coxs were trying to poison the children against him, and, faced with the possibility of losing custody, he lost it. With tragic results.

krazyken - 2/6/2012 6:43 PM
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You call Powell mentally distrubed, yet you allege a lot of careful planning and organization on his part. You can't have it both ways. American citizens are guaranteed a right to a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Powell had neither. The media held the court of public opinion, and crucified him therein. Also, the police named Powell a person of interest. No one can debate that his actions weren't suspicious on the night of his wife's disappearance, but he was never arrested. Never charged. In my book, as a believer of basic rights, he is not guilty.

rowdy - 2/6/2012 6:11 PM
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Sorry krazyken, I don't always agree with the way the media reports things but how can you blame them for this horrific turn of events? Josh and his Dad Steven Powell were and are the bad guys here, Josh was mentally disturbed and I think his Dad is too,Josh is responsible for the death of his children, and if truth be told I think his Dad did some thing when Josh was younger,to Josh/family members also. Josh couldn't handle the pressure and knew his time was coming up with his wife missing, that the police were closing in and he wouldn't let anyone else have those children thats why I think he did that terrible thing to those little boys, he wanted everyone to be in pain. Those little boys are in a safer place now but the people that are left are hurting so badly that I can't even imagine their pain; bless the grandparents that are left!

krazyken - 2/6/2012 5:32 PM
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Congratulations, Media. You have destroyed two families. I hope the ratings were worth it.
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