Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
At least 17 months before he killed his children and his staff, Josh Powell was the subject of an FBI investigation in which agents found child porn, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
At the time of the deaths, the FBI was actively investigating the disappearance of Powell’s wife and the discovery of child porn.
An attorney for parents of the wife, Susan Powell, expressed frustration that the investigation was not shared with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, which could have stopped the dad’s visits with the children.
Instead, Josh Powell lit a fire at his rented home in Graham, Wash., in February 2012 and killed himself and his two sons. Powell’s wife has been missing since 2009.
The FBI declined to comment on the case.
