Latest Arson Headlines
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Tenn. Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Mar 2 2007 // Tennessee authorities filed arson charges this week against four volunteer firefighters in connection with two house fires in Bell Buckle. Bedford County Sheriff Randall Boyce said all suspects have confessed to parts of...
La. Ex-Club Employee Gets Almost Six Years for Arson, Burglary
Feb 19 2007 // A former employee of Covington Country Club in Covington, La., who burned down its temporary clubhouse has been sentenced to just under six years in federal prison. In addition to the 70-month term, William A. Tarpein, 28,...
N.J. Man Indicted on Arson Again, Officials Say
Feb 8 2007 // An Atlantic County man previously convicted of insurance fraud has been named in a new state grand jury indictment charging him with arson, according to New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice...
Quitman, La., Woman Booked on Arson-for-Insurance Charge
Feb 2 2007 // A Quitman, La., woman has been arrested, accused of setting her mother’s house on fire in order to collect insurance money. Investigators with the state Fire Marshal’s Office on Jan. 30 arrested Pamela Dukes,...
Former Saginaw Mayor Charged with Arson, Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2007 // Former Sagnaw Mayor Wilmer Jones Ham was recently charged with arson and insurance fraud in the burning of her 1986 Mercedes-Benz. Ham, 56, is the mother of ex-Detroit Pistons player Darvin Ham, who was part of the 2004...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Jan 8 2007 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned church camp cabin in East Stroudsburg, Pa., while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The...
Arson convictions now being questioned
Jan 8 2007 // A handful of arson convictions that relied largely on expert testimony are being re-examined because of changes in the scientific understanding of fire. Some cases are in court, while in others defense teams are making...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Jan 8 2007 // Studies have chipped away at old fire science for years but many prosecutions are still based on discredited methods The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg,...
Arson convictions now being questioned
Jan 8 2007 // A handful of arson convictions that relied largely on expert testimony are being re-examined because of changes in the scientific understanding of fire. Some are already in court, while in others, defense teams are putting...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Jan 7 2007 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg, Pa., while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Jan 7 2007 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned church camp cabin in East Stroudsburg, Pa., while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The...
Arson convictions now being questioned
Dec 25 2006 // A handful of arson convictions that relied largely on expert testimony are being re-examined because of changes in the scientific understanding of fire. Some are already in court, while in others, defense teams are putting...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 25 2006 // Studies have chipped away at old fire science for years but many prosecutions are still based on discredited methods The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg,...
Arson convictions now being re-examined
Dec 25 2006 // A handful of arson convictions that relied largely on expert testimony are being re-examined because of changes in the scientific understanding of fire. Some are already in court, while in others, defense teams are putting...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 25 2006 // Studies have chipped away at old fire science for years but many prosecutions are still based on discredited methods The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg,...
Arson convictions now being questioned
Dec 25 2006 // A handful of arson convictions that relied largely on expert testimony are being re-examined because of changes in the scientific understanding of fire. Some are already in court, while in others, defense teams are putting...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 25 2006 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 24 2006 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 24 2006 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg, Pa., while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The...
New fire science could overturn arson convictions across the nation
Dec 24 2006 // The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp in East Stroudsburg, Pa., while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The...
