Tagged: Josh Powell

Susan Powell's Family Suing DSHS
5:27 pm
Fri August 3, 2012

Susan Powell's Family Plans To Sue DSHS Over Boys' Deaths

Credit Azusa Uchikura
Susan Powell's parents Judy and Chuck Cox at a press conference in Olympia in February.

The family of Susan Powell plans to sue the state of Washington for negligence. They blame state workers for the fact that Josh Powell was able to kill himself and his two sons in Pierce County last February.

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Washington Murder Review
4:42 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

Powell Murder Review Urges More Communication and Vigilance

Credit Asuza Uchikura
A Pierce County Sheriff's deputy stands guard outside the house where Josh Powell killed himself and his two young sons in February.

A new report on a high profile Pierce County, Wash., murder-suicide concludes that cops and social workers should communicate better. Washington state's social service agency says the child fatality review, released Thursday, supports its belief that no one could have anticipated Josh Powell would kill his two young sons and himself.

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