"... and I am working diligently to get them back in spite of the lies people are saying about me."

That's from a December court filing by Josh Powell, who yesterday killed himself and his two little boys in Pierce County. Powell was suspected -- but never charged -- in the disappearance of his wife Susan in 2009 in Utah. As police there compiled evidence and searched the mountains, Powell was denied custody of his two little boys but not denied his weekly visitation. It was on one of those visits yesterday that he burned his home to the ground, after locking out the social worker.

In that December court filing, Powell wrote: "Everyone who knows me understands that my children have always come first."

This morning, we talked with a detective, a prosecutor and an attorney about the case. They have questions:

* Should Utah police have put Powell behind bars?

* Could visitation rights have been handled differently?

* Did Powell say or write anything that tells us where his wife's remains are?

* Could anything have been done to prevent this?

We can also ask: "How could someone take his innocent children with him?" But who believes we'll get real answers?

Here's the Salt Lake Tribune's take on the story: Josh Powell’s lasting identity: murderer