The parents of missing mom Susan Cox-Powell spoke out Wednesday for the first time since chilling 911 calls were released from the fire that killed their grandsons.
In a primetime exclusive interview with HLN’s Nancy Grace, Susan’s father said his first reaction when he heard from a friend that his daughter’s two young boys were killed in a fire apparently set by their own father was disbelief.
“It’s just so outlandish and hard to believe that somebody would actually set their house on fire or set off an explosion and kill two innocent children,” Chuck Cox recalled.
Timeline: The Powell family saga
Even after seeing what was left of Josh Powell’s home surrounded by police tape in the wake of the explosion, Cox did not want to accept it. “They can’t be gone. Because nobody would do that. It couldn’t happen. So I just couldn’t fathom it,” he said.
Josh Powell was a suspect in Susan's December 2009 disappearance, but was never charged. He told police that he took their two sons camping in the middle of the night and she was gone when they returned.
Chuck Cox said he now has no doubt that Powell killed his daughter. “I know he’s responsible,” Cox said.
For the full interview with Chuck and Judy Cox, watch “Nancy Grace” Wednesday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST on HLN.
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