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Police at the time concluded that the fire must have been started by an intentional act. [5] However the inquest returned open verdicts as the coroner said there was insufficient evidence to rule the victims were unlawfully killed. A link has been suggested between the fire and Karen Pedley, a serial arsonist at large in Cornwall at the time. [6]
Riner's trial began on June 2, 1992. The authorities had insufficient physical evidence to show that Riner had caused the fire. Brevetti stated that the police had botched the investigation: The crime scene was not secured, and was quickly returned to the home owners.
After the fire, the police investigation determined that the fire had been started using some form of a liquid accelerant. This evidence included a finding of char patterns in the floor in the shape of "puddles," a finding of multiple starting points of the fire, and a finding that the fire had burned "fast and hot," all considered to indicate a fire that had been ignited with the help of a ...
The fire destroyed the building, which held the mayor’s office, the city clerk’s office, the city council meeting room and the police department, including a room to store evidence.
The timeline for the Palisades Fire investigation is difficult to predict, Jones said, but noted the agency’s final report on the 2023 Maui wildfire did not come out until more than a year after ...
Smoke billows from the Kenneth Fire in West Hills, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. On Jan. 9, 2025, police announced one person was in custody after someone heard a suspect "was attempting to light a ...
Anderson's trial for the Hobbs' murders began on October 22, 2008. Testimony lasted two days. His attorney, a public defender, argued during closing arguments that there was no physical evidence linking Anderson to the murders, nor was any evidence presented of the fire being started with an accelerant. After two hours of deliberation, the jury ...
A judge on Tuesday ordered Southern California Edison to preserve data, equipment and evidence related to the deadly Eaton fire, a decision praised by attorneys who sued the giant utility company ...