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Steven Powell Convicted of Voyeurism
Originally posted 05/16/2012 03:15PM
The father-in-law of missing mom Susan Powell was convicted Wednesday of voyeurism in Tacoma, Wash. Police uncovered surreptitious images of Susan and of disrobing girls who lived next door while investigating Susan's December 2009 disappearance.
Steven Craig Powell, 62, was convicted of 14 counts of voyeurism after a weeklong trial that included testimony from the two girls, who were 8 and 9 when the incidents occurred in 2006, and are now 13 and 15.
He faces up to 70 years in prison.
Prosecutor Grant Blinn said in his closing arguments Tuesday that the girls were unaware that Powell was quietly photographing them through an open window. "They had no idea at the time that this defendant was lurking in the shadows of his own bedroom," Blinn said.
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Susan Powell Called Husband 'Crazy,' Considered Divorce
Originally posted 04/30/2012 03:10PM
More than a year before her disappearance, Susan Powell considered filing for divorce but worried that her "crazy" husband Josh would view it as "an act of war" and retaliate, according to newly released e-mails.
"It feels like a never-ending cycle, but I'm too afraid of the consequences: losing my kids, him kidnapping, divorce or actions worse on his part, if I take a stand on one of his ultimatums," she wrote on July 5, 2008, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Around the same time, she also shared that she'd "written a sort of will in my desk b/c at this point, I don't know what to think anymore," according to another e-mail reported by The Deseret News.
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Susan Powell Thought She'd Be Killed, New Documents Show
Originally posted 03/31/2012 03:15PM
Newly released documents in the Susan Powell disappearance show that her husband Josh Powell may have been responsible for her death – and that Susan had predicted her own tragic fate.
In the papers from the 2009 investigation, which were unsealed on Friday, it is revealed that authorities discovered her blood in the Powell's West Valley City, Utah, home as well as a note in which she said she feared for her life, the Seattle Times reports. Susan went missing from her home in December 2009, and her body has never been found.
Josh was considered a person of interest in Susan's disappearance, yet was never arrested. And the new documents raise further questions about why her husband, who killed himself and their two children in a house explosion in February, was never charged with her disappearance, according to the Times.
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Josh Powell Will Not Be Buried Near His Sons, Says His Mom
Originally posted 02/16/2012 04:10PM
Josh Powell will not be buried in the same cemetery where his two sons were laid to rest, according to his mother.
"We have tried so hard to be loving and considerate and respectful in making Josh's burial arrangements. We love our little Charlie and Braden and want their resting place to be a place of peace and comfort," Terri Powell said in a statement released Thursday.
"We have made the determination that Josh will not be buried at Woodbine Cemetery, but are in the process of making other arrangements."
Added Terri: "Thank you to all who have so lovingly supported us in this time of inexpressible anguish. Our hearts go out to all of you who – like us – are reeling with shock and grief."
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Cops Block Josh Powell from Being Buried Next to His Boys
Originally posted 02/15/2012 09:20PM
A Washington state sheriff and his sergeant purchased burial plots to prevent Josh Powell's family from having him buried next to his two sons.
"The bottom line is, Josh Powell will not be near those two boys," Pierce County Sheriff's Sgt. Ed Troyer said in an interview with Seattle radio's Ron and Don Show.
Powell's remaining relatives wanted him buried near sons Charlie and Braden, who died when Powell blew up his home on Feb. 5, according to MSNBC.
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Josh Powell Used His Rental House as a Ruse: Police
Originally posted 02/15/2012 11:35AM
Josh Powell was not actually living in the home he blew up earlier this month, killing himself and his two sons, according to police.
Detectives say Powell was residing at the home of his father, Steven Powell, in Puyallup, Wash., and only used the home in nearby Graham, Wash., for supervised visits with his sons, Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.
"There was hardly anything there," Pierce County Sheriff's Det. Ed Troyer told the Tribune of the rental house. "Just some pictures on the wall. The neighbors had not seen him in three months."
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Charlie and Braden Powell's Memorial Brings Outpouring of Grief
Originally posted 02/11/2012 05:00PM
More than 1,500 people attended a public memorial on Saturday to remember Charlie and Braden Powell, who died when their father, Josh Powell, intentionally blew up his house with the boys inside last Sunday.
The one-hour service, which began at 11 a.m. and was held at the Life Center Church in Tacoma, Wash., was a sad ending to the tragic, brief lives of Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, whose mother, Susan Powell, mysteriously disappeared in December 2009.
Friends and family gathered hours before the service began, standing in a light drizzle outside the church. The church lobby opened at 10, allowing guests to view photos of the boys. Balloons, teddy bears, floral wreaths and bouquets – several in Braden’s favorite color, orange – paid tribute to the boys’ memory.
Many in the crowd wore purple and blue ribbons in honor of Susan and her boys.
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Comforter in Josh Powell's Storage Unit Tests Positive for Blood
Originally posted 02/10/2012 07:00PM
A comforter found in Josh Powell's storage unit after he killed himself and his two boys contained a stain that tested positive for blood, court documents revealed Friday.
At the time of his death, Powell was considered a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance and presumed death of his wife Susan when they resided in Utah. Authorities now say his father, jailed on child pornography charges, is also a person of interest.
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Josh Powell Told Boys He Had a 'Surprise' for Them, Says Social Worker
Originally posted 02/09/2012 05:15PM
Social worker Elizabeth Griffin Hall, who was present when Josh Powell blew up his home with his two young sons inside, is now revealing chilling details of their final moments.
When Hall arrived at Powell's home for a supervised visited with Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, he managed to get the boys inside but immediately shut Hall out.
"He caught my eye, his shoulders were slumped. He had a sheepish look," Hall tells ABC's 20/20 in an interview set to air Friday. "He just shrugged his shoulders and slammed the door."
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Josh Powell 'Blew Up the House and the Kids': 911 Call
Originally posted 02/08/2012 02:30PM
After she dropped off the two young boys last Sunday for a supervised visit, and their father Josh Powell slammed the door in her face, the social worker knew something was horribly wrong – and immediately called 911.
For the next six minutes, Elizabeth Griffin-Hill tried to convince the emergency operator to send help for Braden, 7, and Charlie, 5, according to a recording of the call released Wednesday.
Finally, just moments after the dispatcher said the first available deputy would respond, flames engulfed the Tacoma, Wash.-area home.
"He blew up the house and the kids!" Griffin-Hall shouts.
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