Josh Powell :
In February 2012, Josh Powell, the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Susan Cox Powell, murdered his two children and took his own life in Washington state, according to police. Susan Powell was reported missing by her family on Dec. 7, 2009, when she failed to show up for her job as a stockbroker at Wells Fargo Financial. Josh Powell told police he had been camping with their two young children and had last seen his wife around midnight. Suspicious of his story, investigators named Powell a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance.
Not long after, Powell and his two children moved back to his hometown of Puyallup, Wash. While the change in scenery may have been welcomed, Josh Powell was unable to avoid the media and unfettered speculation by the public that he was responsible for his wife's disappearance. It was perhaps these inescapable problems that drove Powell. on Feb 5, 2012 to attack his two boys, Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, with a hatchet and then ignite his home, killing the three of them in a gas-fueled explosion.
Since that time, a mountain of evidence has emerged, which supports law enforcement's decision to name Josh Powell the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance.
Authorities are also being more vocal in their suspicion that he may have had an accomplice. If Susan Powell's husband is ultimately found responsible for her disappearance, it is too little too late for him to be brought to justice, but any accomplices he may have had could still see their day in court.
Joran van der Sloot :
As the old saying goes, "What goes around comes around." Some refer to it as karma. Joran van der Sloot likely calls it bad luck. Whatever the case may be, justice was served, in part, against the Dutchman on Jan. 13, 2012.
On that day, a haggard and beaten-looking van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2010 slaying of Peruvian business student Stephany Flores. The then 23-year-old, who is equally infamous for his longtime association with the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, hung his head low as the Peruvian court clerk went over the case. Credited with time served, van der Sloot's release date was set as June 10, 2038.
Following his release, he will be expelled from the country, the court ordered. Van der Sloot avoided trial by pleading guilty to killing Flores.
"I am truly regretful for what I have done. I feel very bad," he said. That confession apparently had little impact on the three-judge panel, who sentenced him to only two years less than the 30-year max they could have imposed.
Van der Sloot was charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the May 30, 2010, slaying of Flores -- exactly five years after Holloway vanished. Flores was found dead in van der Sloot's hotel room in Lima on June 2, 2010. Holloway's body has never been found, and van der Sloot has never been charged in her disappearance.
Van der Sloot will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of his sentence and could be paroled in nine years.
In February 2012, Josh Powell, the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Susan Cox Powell, murdered his two children and took his own life in Washington state, according to police. Susan Powell was reported missing by her family on Dec. 7, 2009, when she failed to show up for her job as a stockbroker at Wells Fargo Financial. Josh Powell told police he had been camping with their two young children and had last seen his wife around midnight. Suspicious of his story, investigators named Powell a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance.
Not long after, Powell and his two children moved back to his hometown of Puyallup, Wash. While the change in scenery may have been welcomed, Josh Powell was unable to avoid the media and unfettered speculation by the public that he was responsible for his wife's disappearance. It was perhaps these inescapable problems that drove Powell. on Feb 5, 2012 to attack his two boys, Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, with a hatchet and then ignite his home, killing the three of them in a gas-fueled explosion.
Since that time, a mountain of evidence has emerged, which supports law enforcement's decision to name Josh Powell the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance.
Authorities are also being more vocal in their suspicion that he may have had an accomplice. If Susan Powell's husband is ultimately found responsible for her disappearance, it is too little too late for him to be brought to justice, but any accomplices he may have had could still see their day in court.
Joran van der Sloot :
As the old saying goes, "What goes around comes around." Some refer to it as karma. Joran van der Sloot likely calls it bad luck. Whatever the case may be, justice was served, in part, against the Dutchman on Jan. 13, 2012.
On that day, a haggard and beaten-looking van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2010 slaying of Peruvian business student Stephany Flores. The then 23-year-old, who is equally infamous for his longtime association with the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, hung his head low as the Peruvian court clerk went over the case. Credited with time served, van der Sloot's release date was set as June 10, 2038.
Following his release, he will be expelled from the country, the court ordered. Van der Sloot avoided trial by pleading guilty to killing Flores.
"I am truly regretful for what I have done. I feel very bad," he said. That confession apparently had little impact on the three-judge panel, who sentenced him to only two years less than the 30-year max they could have imposed.
Van der Sloot was charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the May 30, 2010, slaying of Flores -- exactly five years after Holloway vanished. Flores was found dead in van der Sloot's hotel room in Lima on June 2, 2010. Holloway's body has never been found, and van der Sloot has never been charged in her disappearance.
Van der Sloot will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of his sentence and could be paroled in nine years.
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