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Most children in this group are between five and ten years of age and do not realize the dangers of playing with fire. [4] Pathological fire-setting manifests when the action is "a deliberate, planned, and persistent behavior". [4] Juveniles in this severe group set about 5.3 fires. [4]
Pyromania can occur in children as young as age three, though such cases are rare. Only a small percentage [quantify] of children and teenagers arrested for arson are child pyromaniacs. A preponderance of the individuals are male; [17] one source states that ninety percent of those diagnosed with pyromania are male. [5]
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 ]
American people convicted of arson (50 P) Pages in category "American arsonists" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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Cameron Todd Willingham (January 9, 1968 – February 17, 2004) was an American man who was convicted and executed for the murder of his three young children by arson at the family home in Corsicana, Texas, on December 23, 1991.
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