When the younger boy, Braden Powell, drew a picture of 3 people in the minivan (himself, Charlie Powell, and Josh Powell), and told the maternal grandparents that mommy was in the trunk that should have set off a major alarm. At this point the boys should have had absolutely NO contact with Josh or Steve Powell. But since the judge pretends like he or she still cannot see the writing on the wall, the arrest of Steve for child pornography, and then later the pornographic cartoons depicting incest on Josh’s computer should have been the smoking gun the judge needed to prevent the boys from all contact with Josh. Someone said in the initial case plan the reunification of the children is with their parents. I would like to know when the initial case plan will be the safety of innocent children. Just because a sperm or egg contributed to the creation of a human being does not mean the adults have the right to treat the child like a piece of property they own. Judges and attorneys in the family court systems need to get their head out of their asses and start doing what is in the best interest of the child or children and not the adults. If a parent is dead and there is at least circumstantial evidence the other parent may have done it DON’T GIVE THE CHILD or CHILDREN TO THAT PARENT!!! Duuuh!!!

Nigel, there is something wrong with you. Do you know how many people you just hurt by comparing Josh Powell to the men and women in the military? How evil does someone have to be to swing a hatchet at their own innocent children? Mentally ill or not, this guy was evil presonified. He knew he was caught and took the cowards way out..then, in one last effort to hurt his in laws, he took the children with him. No one, NO ONE who loved their children could ever do that.

Now, I want to see another 20/20 production called "Sins of the Mother." When will that air? Well, its probably not in the works because they never like to shed light on those sins as they are committed by women. I'm writing about the women who drown their children in the tub because God told them to do it, or the women who drive their children into the lake, or the ones who, like Sante Kimes, have corrupted their children into a life of crime. For Chris Cuomo to use the words "literal hell fire," is very buzz like in suggesting that this man went right to hell when he died with the children. That isn't for ABC, a cop, a social worker, or anyone to decide. Yes, what the Mr. Powell did to his children and himself was bad, but he was already remorseful in messages and texts, so he couldn't be all "evil." Evil would suggest no remorse. Maybe he was mentally ill, and/or the sins of his father made him what he became, a narcissistic man bent to have it his way or no way. No mention is made of the thousands of children men, and maybe a handful of women, in the military have been forced to kill in the middle east. Their evil sins were never mentioned in this programme.