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Steve Powell, right, appears in a Pierce County Superior Court hearing with his attorney, Mark Quigley, left, Monday, April 23, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Quigley said Monday that investigators frustrated by their unsuccessful quest to find Powell's missing daughter-in-law pursued an "illegal" warrant that eventually led to voyeurism charges against Powell. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Powell attorney says search warrant was 'illegal'

Last updated Monday, April 23, 2012 - 2:26pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. — An attorney for Steve Powell said Monday that investigators frustrated by their unsuccessful quest to find his missing daughter-in-law pursued an "illegal" warrant that eventually led to voyeurism charges.

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Co-worker says Steve Powell spoke of Utah camping trip with Josh, kids

Gene Johnson, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 6, 2012 - 10:03am

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A co-worker of Steve Powell says the father-in-law of Susan Powell planned to travel to Utah for a camping trip shortly before she disappeared in 2009, an attorney said Thursday.

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Chuck and Judy Cox, in-laws of Josh Powell, speak during a news conference about how they say Washington's child protection system is flawed, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. The two said Thursday that they are hoping to see changes to better ensure safety of children involved in custody cases. The Cox family had cared for Powell's two young boys until he killed the children and himself in a fire earlier this month. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Powell in-laws say child protection system needs fixing

Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 10:33am

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Josh Powell's in-laws said Thursday that Washington's child protection system is flawed and could better ensure the safety of children with changes in policy.

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Josh Powell had collection of 400 cartoon porn images

Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:01am

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Josh Powell had hundreds of images of disturbing cartoon sex and graphic depictions of incest on his home computer, something Utah authorities investigating his wife’s disappearance kept private for about two years, according to files released Friday.

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Records show Josh Powell's father a 'person of interest'

Gene Johnson, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 5:27pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a folder on his work computer labeled "Personal Pics," Steve Powell maintained a peculiar collection of photos: 55 depicting his daughter-in-law Susan but few if any showing his son.

Thousands of images and emails on his Washington state government-issued laptop provide a small glimpse into his increasingly scrutinized world. Authorities said this week that he is a person of interest in her 2009 disappearance in Utah.

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Susan Powell case now called a murder

Brian Skoloff, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 5:37pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder for at least several months, while they publicly left open the possibility that the Utah mother might be found alive.

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Marla Cooper speaks during an interview in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Cooper believes that her late uncle Lynn Doyle Cooper was the man who hijacked a plane in 1971 and parachuted away with $200,000 ransom into a rainy night over the Pacific Northwest. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

FBI has chased hundreds of D.B. Cooper ghosts

Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 2:38pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- One suspect made a deathbed confession that he was the never-captured skyjacker D.B. Cooper. Another was a fugitive at the time of the hijacking. Still another was an airline worker and former paratrooper.

Each had a face that closely resembled Cooper's. None were him.

For nearly 40 years, the FBI has chased the ghost of the man responsible for the nation's only unsolved hijacking, with each exhausted lead growing his stature in American folklore.

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Jim and Carolyn McCullar, of Ephrata, Wash., who bought one of the two winning Mega Millions lottery jackpot tickets, talk to reporters, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, in Olympia, Wash. The McCullars will split the $380 million prize with another person who has not yet come forward, who purchased a ticket in Idaho.

Jackpot winner was 'shaking' when he won

Curt Woodward, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 6:44pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- No, Carolyn, it's not a heart attack. It's a fortune.

The man who bought one of two winning tickets in the $380 million Mega Millions lottery frightened his wife when he woke her Tuesday night to share the life-changing news.

"I was pale, shaking. She thought I was having a heart attack," retiree Jim McCullar recalled.

When his wife, Carolyn, asked if he was OK, he replied: "I'm perfect."

On Thursday, the couple and their adult children stepped forward to publicly claim one half of the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. Whoever is holding the other winning ticket, purchased in neighboring Idaho, remained a mystery.

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Lottery jackpot winner to claim winnings in Wash.

Curt Woodward, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:59am

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot planned to discuss his windfall Thursday, while officials in Idaho waited for another lucky ticket-holder to come forward and claim half of the $380 million prize.

Washington Lottery spokesman Scott Kinney said the Washington ticket, purchased at a supermarket in Ephrata, was sold to a retired man who planned to bring his family to claim the winnings Thursday.

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