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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 ...
One “person of interest” was arrested after being caught on video holding a blowtorch ne ... at least one alleged California arsonist has been confirmed to be in the U.S. illegally with an ...
LAPD officials confirmed the arrested suspect is a homeless man in his 30s. While the blaze is “being investigated as a crime,” the motive behind starting the fire is still unclear.
Stockton and Oakland police are working alongside several other law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California Highway Patrol, local sheriff's departments, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A reward of $125,000 was issued for information leading to an arrest. A tipline was also set up.
Murder of pregnant woman by her husband, Scott Peterson [136] [7] 51: Murder of Lana Clarkson: Alhambra: 2003-02-03: Murder of actress by record producer Phil Spector [10] [7] [165] 52: Murder of Yetunde Price: Compton: 2003-09-14: Half-sister and personal assistant to Venus and Serena Williams killed in gang shooting in Compton [205] [206] 53 ...
At a press conference on Friday morning, LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi gave an update and confirmed there was not enough probable cause to arrest the man on suspicion of arson. He was arrested ...
The Esperanza Fire was a large, wind-driven, arson-caused wildfire that started on October 26, 2006, in a river wash near Cabazon, California, United States, west of Palm Springs. By October 29, 2006, it had burned over 41,173 acres (166.62 km 2) (or 61 square miles (160 km 2)) and was 85% contained. On October 30, 2006, the fire was fully ...
A convicted arsonist who in 2004 was sentenced to 17 years in prison for starting wildland fires pleaded not guilty this week to charges of igniting two more, said officials with the California ...