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FEB 18, 2020
Trial begins over violent deaths of missing mom Susan Powell's sons
One of the final chapters in the December 2009 disappearance of former Puyallup resident Susan Cox Powell begins Tuesday, with opening arguments in a civil lawsuit over the brutal deaths of her two young sons.

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The wrongful death lawsuit was originally brought in 2012 by Susan Powell's parents, Judy and Chuck Cox of Puyallup, who allege that negligence by the state Department of Social and Health Services was a contributing factor that led to the deaths of their grandsons at the hands of their father.

The Coxes' lawsuit was thrown out in 2015 but was revived earlier last year by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

On the first day of trial, in Pierce County Superior Court, both sides will present opening statements, and attorneys for the Cox family will begin to call witnesses. The trial is expected to last four weeks. Judge Stanley J. Rumbaugh will preside.

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The Coxes' attorney, Anne Bremner, says there were "red flags" that should have warned DSHS that Josh Powell was dangerous to the young boys, in part because they were witnesses to what happened during the infamous midnight camping trip.

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"The most important thing we'd like to see is a change, really, in the actions and policy of DSHS in that - don't look at the reunification of the family at any cost. Rather, look at the best interests of the child," Bremner said.
 

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