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Judge Ronald Culpepper speaks during a Pierce County Superior Court hearing, Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Culpepper cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, after he dismissed Steve Powell's motion Tuesday to suppress evidence collected during a search of his home last year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Judge blocks move to suppress key Powell evidence

Last updated Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 2:44pm

TACOMA, Wash. — A state judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of missing Utah mother Susan Powell’s father-in-law, dismissing his request to suppress key evidence in the case.

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Judge Ronald Culpepper, right, listens to arguments in a Pierce County Superior Court hearing, Monday, April 23, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. regarding the status of evidence in the upcoming voyeurism trial of Steve Powell. An attorney for 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. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Judge to decide on handling of key Powell evidence

Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 10:05am

TACOMA, Wash. -- A Washington judge is preparing to decide whether prosecutors can use evidence gathered in Steve Powell's voyeurism case.

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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'

Mike Baker The Associated Press

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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Steve Powell seeks to suppress voyeurism evidence

Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 23, 2012 - 6:21am

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The father-in-law of Susan Powell is seeking to suppress evidence used to charge him with voyeurism and possession of child pornography.

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(TED S. WARREN/The Associated Press) In a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 file photo, Josh Powell, the husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, listens during a court hearing regarding the custody of his two sons, in Tacoma, Wash. Josh Powell had said that he took a late-night camping trip in Utah with his two boys on the night Susan Powell disappeared. While authorities never named a suspect in the case, they had consistently called Josh Powell a “person of interest.” Josh Powell killed himself and the couple’s two young children in a fiery home inferno in Feb. 2012.

Co-worker says Powell described snowy camping trip

Gene Johnson, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 5:27pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A former co-worker of Steve Powell’s in Washington state says she contacted authorities about a snowy camping trip he says he took with his son and grandchildren in Utah around the time his daughter-in-law disappeared in 2009.

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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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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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This undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox shows them with their grandsons, Charlie (left) and Braden. Charlie and Braden 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. (The Associated Press)

Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'

Gene Johnson, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 11:05am

GRAHAM, Wash. — Josh Powell’s boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.

He boxed up their books and toys and brought them to a charity. He carried heavy cans of gasoline inside his house.

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A Pierce County sheriff's deputy and Graham firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., on Sunday. A sheriff's spokesman says three bodies were were found in the home. The bodies are believed to be Josh Powell and his two young sons. The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit. Josh Powell was a person of interest in the case of his missing wife, of West Valley City, Utah.(PETER HALEY/The News Tribune)

Husband of missing Utah woman suspected of killing himself, 2 sons in explosion

Gene Johnson, Mike Baker The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 12:52pm

GRAHAM, Wash. — Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father and his two young sons were killed Sunday when police said he appeared to intentionally blow up a house with all three inside — a tragic ending to a bizarre case that began more than two years ago when the man’s wife went mysteriously missing in Utah.

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Trial delayed for father-in-law of Susan Powell

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 5:26pm

TACOMA, Wash. -- The child pornography and voyeurism trial for the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell has been delayed until next March.

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Porn was part of Steve Powell divorce

Mike Baker, Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 4:01pm

SPOKANE, Wash. — The father-in-law of a missing Utah woman was once accused of inappropriately discussing sex with children and keeping pornography in his home against the wishes of his wife, according to court documents.

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