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Thomas Anthony Sweatt is a convicted serial arsonist. He has set over 350 fires in and around Washington, D.C. most of which occurred in 2003 and 2004, making him one of the most prolific serial arsonists in American history. Following his arrest in April 2005, Sweatt admitted to setting fires for more than 30 years.
Paul Kenneth Keller (born January 6, 1966) is a serial arsonist and convicted murderer [1] from Lynnwood, Washington. [2] He is serving 107 years in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2079. He was convicted of setting over 107 fires and admitted to setting over 76 of them [3] making him one of the most prolific serial arsonists in ...
John Leonard Orr (born April 26, 1949) [1] is an American convicted serial arsonist, mass murderer and former firefighter.A fire captain and arson investigator in Glendale, California, Orr was convicted of serial arson and four counts of murder; [2] he is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires in a 30 year arson spree, most of them between 1984 and 1991, making him the most prolific serial ...
The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of ...
An alleged serial arsonist who lit numerous fires during a roughly hour-long blaze of destruction — including next to a sleeping subway rider last month — was nabbed Monday, authorities said ...
Charles "Carl" Panzram (June 28, 1891 – September 5, 1930) was an American serial killer, spree killer, mass murderer, rapist, child molester, arsonist, robber, thief and burglar.
A former police chief in Maryland, who was labeled a serial arsonist by law enforcement officials and convicted of setting several fires over a span of nine years targeting his enemies, was ...
The first arrest of a serial arsonist in the District of Columbia took place in 1911. Thomas Collins was identified when firefighters recognized him from several fire scenes, where he often volunteered his help, and he later admitted to having set a total of 18 fires while drunk. He was confined to St. Elizabeths Hospital following a hearing. [5]