Police said a Louisana man with a history of mental illness was spotted purchasing gasoline minutes before he set his elderly mother on fire, killing her. Per The Times-Picayune, Erik Beasley, 39, was filmed filling up a gasoline jug and purchasing two gallons of water at a gas station located a half-mile away from the New Orleans …
An Ohio woman reportedly told loved ones about a male neighbor stalking her before he allegedly stabbed her to death and set her house ablaze—killing her 8-year-old daughter. Police temporarily detained Dominique C. Swopes, 27, in connection with the November 20 incident that left Rebecca Pletnewski, 41, and Olivia Schneider dead. He was arrested for their deaths on …
A New Jersey man and his family died Tuesday as a fiery fire engulfed their $1.5 million mansion. NBC New York reports that two adults and two children died after the fire consumed their Colts Neck, New Jersey, home. Authorities identified the victims as Keith Caneiro, 50, his wife Jennifer Caneiro, 45, and their two young …
A Maryland woman reportedly caused millions of dollars in damage and displaced more than 130 people when she allegedly set an apartment building on fire to get back at her now-ex-boyfriend. WUSA reported that Prince George’s County firefighters responded to Hilltop Apartments on September 17 following reports of a fire. It took firefighters more than two …
An Iowa father who sexually abused his 12-year-old daughter months before she died in a suspected arson fire learned his fate this week. Per the Des Moines Register, James Hubert Exline Jr, 47, was sentenced to 50 years for second-degree sexual abuse and 25 years for third-degree sexual abuse. Exline was convicted in June of sexually …
An upstate New York man allegedly set his girlfriend on fire and the apartment they were living in while children were inside, WHEC-TV reports. Plush Dozier, 22, is now facing charges of first-degree arson and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the incident. Around 12:45 a.m. Friday, emergency crews responded to the couple’s apartment in Batavia, New …
After a Georgia woman ended a relationship with her former boyfriend, police say he killed her before setting her house on fire and fleeing. Authorities are now offering a $10,000 for information that leads to his capture. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Sandy Springs police are currently offering a $10,000 reward for credible information that leads …
A 71-year-old Massachusetts woman was found dead Saturday night after reportedly falling into her backyard fire pit. MassLive.com identified the deceased woman as Worchester resident Jacqueline Cardinal. The woman’s daughter, Michelle Gay, told the newspaper that Cardinal was fine 10 minutes before she and her husband came upon the horrifying scene. Fire officials said they believe Cardinal …
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to light sex offenders on fire at a Kissimmee motel. Osceola County detectives reportedly said Jorge Porto-Sierra, 50, admitted following his March 7 arrest that he went to Friendly Village Inn to “barbecue all the child molesters on fire and kill them.” WESH has since …
A Texas mother allegedly set her home on fire with her 2-month-old daughter inside because she was angry with the child’s father. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Israel Reyes, 18, got into an argument with her boyfriend Tuesday. The boyfriend reportedly left the home at around 1 p.m. to get formula and returned an hour later …
Their mother is also seriously injured, and does not yet know what happened to her children
A Florida man is under arrest for trying to set his girlfriend’s house on fire Saturday. Jose Bernando Rosa Madrigal, 19, of Auburndale, is accused of starting the fire on Saturday while his girlfriend and her parents were still inside the house, Fox News reports. Police found flammable fluid sprayed on the girlfriend’s bedroom in the …
