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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 ...
Arson investigators have yet to present a case to Ventura County prosecutors. Residents similarly detained a man suspected of starting a brush fire Monday afternoon near the Chatsworth Reservoir ...
After firefighters extinguish a fire, an investigation is launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire or explosion. [1] These investigations can occur in two stages. The first stage is an investigation of the scene of the fire to establish its origin and cause. The second step is to conduct laboratory examination on the retrieved ...
The case was discussed again in a 2009 investigative report in The New Yorker. [2] This coverage suggested that the arson evidence was misinterpreted. According to an August 2009 investigative report by an expert hired by the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the original claims of arson were doubtful. [3]
Around 15% of wildfires are caused by arson. Depending on the intent, punishments range from fines to an 8 year prison sentence Park Fire is California’s largest ever blaze caused by arson, say ...
An Ohio doctor is being charged with arson after authorities said he set another local doctor’s house on fire, according to reports. Dr. Andrew Campbell, 33, was charged in connection to a Dec ...
Gerald "Jerry" Hurst (June 16, 1937 – March 11, 2015) was an American chemist and fire investigator. Before becoming noted for arson investigations, Hurst designed explosives for warfare, invented a binary explosive device known as Kinepak and developed an improved chemical compound to create Liquid Paper.
The local department maintains original jurisdiction over these cases. The SBI has original jurisdiction in cases involving drug investigations, lynching, arson investigations, election law violations, child sexual abuse in day care centers, theft and misuse of state property, and computer crime investigations that involve crimes against children.