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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.
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 thirty-year arson spree, most of them between 1984 and 1991, making him the most prolific ...
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 ...
WZZM-TV A landlord in western Michigan could spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced this week as a serial arsonist-for-profit. Gerald Singer, 74, was convicted of arson and ...
A suspected serial arsonist was arrested in connection with five recent fires in the Sierra Nevada foothills, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
Serial arson suspect knew his victims in Montco fires, police say. Here's the connection. Gannett. Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County Courier Times. May 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM.
A person who commits arson is referred to as an arsonist, or a serial arsonist if the person has committed arson several times. Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene) to ignite, propel, and direct fires, and the detection and identification of ignitable liquid residues is an important part of fire investigations. [5]
Peter Tredget (born Peter George Dinsdale; 31 July 1960), formerly Bruce George Peter Lee, is a British serial killer and arsonist. He confessed to a total of 11 acts of arson, pleading guilty to 26 counts of manslaughter. Fourteen of these were overturned in two separate appeals.