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Don Easton, a special investigator with Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc., collects evidence, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the charred rubble of the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Frantic 911 call from social worker: Powell ’exploded the house’

Christine Clarridge, Lornet Turnbull The Seattle Times

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 10:14am

SEATTLE — After Josh Powell locked himself in his home with his two young sons, the caseworker assigned to supervise the visitation pleaded for several minutes with a 911 dispatcher to send help, at one point saying, "I’m afraid for their lives," newly disclosed 911 tapes reveal.

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Utah politicians want recognition for Ogden police

Mike McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 8:14am

OGDEN -- Utah politicians from here to Washington D.C., are using legislation to recognize the sacrifice of the officers involved in the Jan. 4 Jackson Avenue shooting.

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The charred rubble of the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire is shown, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Powell, the husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, died along with his children Sunday in Washington. An autopsy showed the children also suffered hatchet wounds to their necks. He was a person of interest in his wife's 2009 disappearance. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sister was 'terrified' of what Powell had done

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 9:27am

PUYALLAP, Wash. -- The sister of a man who set his house on fire, killing himself and his two sons, knew something horrible had happened when she received emails from her brother explaining what to do with his property and saying he couldn't live without his sons.

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Suspect charged with child abuse

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 10:06pm

OGDEN -- A 37-year-old Ogden man has been charged with attempted aggravated murder and child abuse after doctors said a 9-month-old boy suffered multiple skull fractures, both new and healing.

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(TED S. WARREN/The Associated Press) A makeshift memorial continues to grow behind the house where Braden and Charles Powell were killed.

Susan Powell investigation treated as murder case for some time

Brian Sokoloff, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:58am

PDF of warrant

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Utah authorities have for at least six months investigated the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder case. But without a body, they publicly held out hope that she would be found alive.

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Several suspected area gang members taken into custody

Nick Short, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 5:20pm

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Susan Powell case now called a murder

Brian Skoloff, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 4:37pm

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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Several suspected area gang members were taken into custody in or near 3091 Eccles Ave. in Ogden on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Ogden SWAT incident ends with arrests, no injuries

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 11:16pm

OGDEN — A SWAT incident ended with the arrest of several people Tuesday afternoon.

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Matthew David Stewart, 37, appeared in Utah's 2nd District Court in Ogden before Judge Noel Hyde Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Stewart has been charged with aggravated murder for the death of Ogden police Officer Jared Francom, who was a member of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force. He also has been charged with eight other felony counts. Weber County Attorney Dee Smith has filed notice that he intends to seek the death penalty. (Leah Hogsten/Pool Photo)

Dispute erupts over who will represent Stewart

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:39am

OGDEN — A judge appointed two public defenders to represent accused police-shooter Matthew David Stewart Tuesday as prosecutors asked his paid attorney to withdraw from the case.

But Randy Richards declined to step down as the contention between him and prosecutors became clear in the hearing before 2nd District Judge Noel Hyde.

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Second LA teacher charged with lewd acts on a child

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 5:42pm

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles County district attorney's office announced Tuesday that Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Bernard Springer will face charges after his arrest last week for allegedly fondling two girls at the school.

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S. Salt Lake man sentenced for rape of saleswoman

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:54pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A South Salt Lake man has been sentenced to five years to life in prison after pleading guilty to raping a traveling knife saleswoman.

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Prosecutor sees Josh Powell's final actions as confession to wife's murder

Christine Clarridge The Seattle Times

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 5:29pm

SEATTLE -- Josh Powell's final, horrific act -- killing his sons and himself in a fiery inferno -- was tantamount to a confession to his wife's disappearance and presumed death, according to the Pierce County, Wash., prosecuting attorney.

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Funeral for Powell boys to be Saturday in Wash.

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:39pm

PUYALLUP, Wash. -- The funeral for the two sons of missing Utah woman Susan Powell has been scheduled for Saturday in Washington state.

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Killings in child custody disputes

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:36pm

Incidents of a parent killing his or her child or children in a custody dispute include:

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This undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox shows Braden, left, and Charlie Powell. The boys were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on Sunday in what police said was an intentional fire set by Powell. The Coxes are the parents of Powell's wife, Susan, who has been missing since 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy Chuck and Judy Cox)

'Mommy's in the trunk': Evidence or nothing?

Chris Grygiel The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 1:32pm

SEATTLE -- The summer after Susan Powell disappeared, her father said, her young son Braden drew a picture at day care of a van with three people in it and told caregivers it showed his family going camping: "Mommy's in the trunk," the boy said.

That could strike some as a clue. But was young Braden's statement something that investigators could seize on, or just the ramblings of a toddler, who was then just 2?

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