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Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire


Josh- Powell Kills Self / SonsGRAHAM, Washington – An email apparently left by Josh Powell, to his attorney stating simply “I’m sorry, goodbye,” was received shortly after Powell’s home burned down, killing him and his two adolescent boys inside.

Powell’s email revealed that his life had become anything but private over the past two years, ever since his wife disappeared. As he was the only suspect in the disappearance of his wife, the police along with the media had put Powell’s life under such scrutiny that he couldn’t live a normal life. The email he sent to his lawyer was received just a short time before he had set his home ablaze, authorities said.

The reason Powell decided to commit suicide and to kill his two sons was no doubt triggered after he was required to submit himself to psycho-sexual evaluation tests, and then denied custody of his boys. Firefighters and sheriffs working around the debris that was once a home found three bodies, the bodies are believed to be those of Powell and the two adolescent boys.

On Feb.5, a case worker from Child Services delivered the two boys to their father’s home for a supervised home visit, but as soon as the boys got out of the car, they ran into the home. Josh Powell then closed the front door and locked it behind them, which prevented the case worker from entering.

The case worker had smelled gas coming from within the home and then an explosion had occurred causing the house to become engulfed in flames. The death of Josh Powell and that of his children has brought an unfortunate ending to an extremely public scandal, one that had begun with the disappearance of Susan Powell, in 2009, and ending in a horrific loss of innocent lives.

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Paroled Robber: Prime Suspect for Planting Bomb


On Sunday, the FBI identified a paroled bank robber as the suspect for a bomb scare in a shopping mall last week. The mall is near Columbine High School and the bomb was planted during the 12thanniversary of a school massacre.

The FBI with the Terrorism Task Force said in a press release that 65-year old Earl Albert Moore is still at large and he is considered to be armed and dangerous. The FBI also warned the public that he has a wide-ranging criminal background.

Moore was caught on a surveillance camera in the Southwest Plaza mall and he is now the prime suspect for planting a pipe bomb very near to two propane tanks on April 20th. The bombs were accidentally discovered by firefighters who responded to a fire inside the mall.

The mall was crowded at that time with at least 10,000 shoppers and employees. They were all evacuated as a precautionary measure. The bomb did not explode and no one was hurt in the incident. Moreover, the fire caused only minimal damage to the mall.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said that Moore was just recently paroled from prison after serving time for a West Virginia Bank robbery convicted on 2005. Originally, he was sentenced to prison for 18 years but the judge decided to cut his sentence short after his substantial assistance to the investigation of the crime.

Moore was originally referred to as a “person of interest” but on Sunday, the FBI already confirmed that he is the suspect for the failed mall bombing. Moreover, pictures from his prior arrests were already released.

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