23/07/2025
Deceitful Dads Part.2
“We told them Josh was capable of killing the children,” Cox said. “We had warned them of that very possibility. We told them of our concern that if Josh Powell was cornered and was going to lose the children or be arrested, he would be capable of k!lling the children and himself. And that is exactly what happened.”
On the morning of February 5, 2012 in Tacoma WA, a social worker took brothers Charlie Powell, 7, and Braden Powell, 5, to see their father. It was supposed to be a supervised visit with Josh Powell, the dad in question who remained a “person of interest” in the 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell, the boys’ mother. Instead, Josh reportedly rushed the kids inside and pushed the social worker out of the house.
While the social worker called 911 for backup, Josh supposedly struck Charlie and Braden with an axe, and then set off an explosion that blew up the entire residence. All three Powells died in the detonation.
Searchers have never turned up Susan Powell’s body, and Josh was never charged with any foul play. The missing mom’s family, however, believes entirely that he k!lled her, and investigators continually eyeballed him. Susan’s parents, as a result, obtained custody of Charlie and Braden.
Powell also sent long emails detailing what to do with his money, house utilities, and other aspects of his life to cousins, his pastor, and friends just minutes before he ignited the explosion that k!lled himself and his children and left his house a charred ruin.
In the emails, Powell said he could not live without his boys. He lost custody of his children after his father, Steven Powell was arrested on child p**n charges last fall. Josh Powell and his sons were living with Steven Powell. At the hearing Wednesday, a letter from police said that images found on Josh's computer were concerning for the welfare of the children.