Police: Missing mom's husband kills self, two sons

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Aren't good morning everybody we start up with this something evil that is what police in Washington State are calling the apparent murder.

Of the two young boys whose mother disappeared about two years ago investigators say that Josh Powell.

Intentionally.

Blew up his own home yesterday all thirty inside.

Killing himself.

And those two beautiful young boys in the morning I plan would always check this week off I'm Martha -- here in America's -- -- -- very -- -- and Richard and for Bill Hemmer.

Their deaths adding to the family tragedy that began two years ago with -- disappearance of his wife Susan and she vanished December of 2009.

When the family was living and you -- Josh Powell considered the only person of interest.

In that case -- charges though were ever filed against Josh -- and Susan was never found summary action today.

The explosion.

And it was huge black dark smoke and there was like.

Just white stuff all over the place knowing -- this was something -- This was something people.

This is a horrible murder of two little kids.

We knew he was a dangerous person who knew that he probably had murdered Susan or help with -- What -- story Dan -- streaming live on this.

From -- Washington this morning said Dan what are folks on the scene they're telling you this morning.

Well one day of bizarre and tragic turn it all happened very quickly yesterday mark let me give -- -- time line at 1230 yesterday afternoon hearing -- Washington a caseworker pulls up and Josh -- -- with those two boys ages five and seven inside the boys get out of -- car.

And one inside their dad's house Jennifer.

When she gets up and up front door the door is locked off all -- -- for outside she smelled gas fumes she called the supervisor.

And within minutes there's an explosion all three people inside dead.

And police are calling it a murder suicide thirty minutes before that Paul had sent his attorney and email with three words goodbye I'm sorry his attorney didn't see that.

Until it was too late Paul is upset.

Over a judge's ruling Wednesday it would said before he can get his kids back -- have to pass a Psycho sexual evaluation and a polygraph test.

Polled lost custody in September when his father was charged with but child pornography and tourism Susan Powell's family is devastated.

I think they're came on the two things he knew that the police were really really close.

And -- part of that I was figures -- for the polygraph.

I don't think the polygraph was gonna ask him the persons -- was afraid of but he was afraid of them.

And I think he saw an opportunity to -- the whole -- people.

At the time that he ended it for himself so it took the boys were from.

And those two boys have been given to chuck and Judy Cox Susan's parents who always believed that.

Josh -- on the deal with Susan's disappearance Martha tragedies and assists and this missing persons investigation Dan.

It does not -- police are on the way to Washington State to see if they can you know find the truth but the truth may have -- with Josh Paul meantime Washington State officials will be doing an investigation looking into.

What happened with that the case you know could they case -- -- done something different.

Of course things they're saying that that he had to supervise visits a week.

This was forced to be supervise the caseworker was supposed to be inside the house of course you could not get inside the house so they'll be investigation.

Into doubt but that they officials said yesterday there was no indication the children in any danger.

-- you think about the Cox family and all they have gone through with their daughter.

Missing in this case and now -- of -- -- two grandchildren as well is so tragic -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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