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Not sure if anyone was following this case, but Josh Powell's wife disappeared a couple of years ago. His alibi was that he had taken his two young sons camping, and when he got home, she was gone. The alibi was a bit strange because he didn't leave until late at night, and the temperature was in the teens, not usual weather to take two pre-schoolers out for camping.

The case took some strange turns, such as his father confessing to having a relationship with his daughter-in-law, and a search of his computer had pictures of her, as well as kiddie porn. Since he was living with his father, his wife's parents got custody of the kids. The wife has never been found.

Well, yesterday, on what was supposed to be a supervised visit, Powell grabbed his kids and locked the social worker outside. The social worker smelled gas, and while they were on the phone with the authorities to report the incident, the house exploded. Powell and his two sons, aged 7 and 5 were killed. Heartbreakingly the autopsy today showed that the boys suffered axe chops to the head and neck, but the cause of death was smoke inhalation.

May the pain of the fires burn you for all time, Josh Powell.