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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. [ 6 ]
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 ...
Firefighter arson is a persistent phenomenon involving a very small minority of firefighters who are also active arsonists. [1] Fire-fighting organizations are aware of this problem. Some of the offenders seem to be motivated by boredom, or by the prospect of receiving attention for responding to the fires they have set.
A person who commits arson might be a “marginal person, a person who’s on the edge of society, who feels unconnected to society in some way,” Weinberg said. “Maybe they’re homeless ...
Advocates expressed concern that news of the arson charges against homeless people in the wake of the devastating fires will add to stigmatization of some of L.A. County's most vulnerable residents.
The troubling case of the blowtorch-wielding homeless man eyed for arson during the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked new ... “To be clear — anybody who commits arson will be prosecuted to the ...
On Thursday, August 4, 2005, two fatal arson cases in the District of Columbia were closed with the arrest of 50-year-old Thomas Sweatt of the 500 blocks in Lebaum Street SE. He was formally charged in both cases with second-degree murder while armed. The first offense occurred at approximately 4:05 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2002.
Of the state’s 20 largest wildfires, according to Cal Fire, most are caused by lightning and non-arson human activity. Power lines are also a major factor, and some causes are unknown. Only one ...