Blood-stained comforter found in Powell storage unit | Crime

TACOMA, Wash. - Police have found a blood-stained comforter in a storage unit belonging to Josh Powell, according to documents obtained Friday by KOMO News.

The discovery of the stained comforter was the latest development in the investigation after Powell killed himself and his two young sons in a deliberately set house fire on Sunday.

According to a search warrant document obtained by KOMO News, the green-blue-and-pink comforter was found in a storage unit that Josh Powell had rented in the Tacoma area.

A stain was found on the comforter that tested positive for blood. Further tests will be conducted to see if it can be determined whose blood it is.

Also found in the storage unit were several plastic bins filled with miscellaneous items, a box full of blocks, a white garbage bag containing children's clothing and linen, a garbage bag full of toys and some framed photos.

The searches were conducted after Josh Powell attacked his sons with a hatchet then torched his home in a gas-fueled inferno after they arrived for a supervised visit on Sunday.

Before the deaths, Josh Powell was the only publicly named person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, Susan Powell, who vanished in December 2009 when the family lived in Utah.

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