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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. [5]
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 1948 or 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 serial ...
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 ...
The suspected arsonist accused of setting a 34,000-acre wildfire east of Los Angeles may have started other fires, authorities say. Justin Wayne Halstenberg was charged Tuesday following a San ...
The Park Fire devastating Butte County became California’s largest wildfire in recorded history caused solely by arson, state officials said, after police arrested 42-year-old Ronnie Stout on ...
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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 ...