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2007 Index of Cases

from Fire Investigators Law Bulletin  

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Aggravated Arson
  Burns on Carpet February pg 7  
Inspector Makes Arrest February pg 3
  Elderly Widow Victimized August pg 6  
  Former Employee April pg 5  
  Husband Murders Wife June pg 8  
Apartments
  Former Boyfriend May pg 6  
  Boarding House Tenant February pg 3  
  Impulsive Act? June pg 7  
  Landlord Blames Tenant September pg 7  
  Duplex August pg 4  
  Deadbeat Tenant October pg 2  
Arson
  Burn a Business January pg 2  
  Circumstantial Evidence January pg 6  
  Racially Motivated July pg 4  
  Conviction reversed January pg 4  
  Firefighter Fatality May pg 2  
  Circumstantial Evidence February pg 4  
  Circumstantial Evidence September pg 3  
  Arson of Business May pg 3  
  Multiple Cases July pg 4  
  Canine Investigation July pg 3  
  Hearsay Evidence April pg 6  
  Evidence Destroyed June pg 4  
  Pastor Murders Wife September pg 8  
  Relationship Sours May pg 7  
  Forensic Evidence November pg 6  
  Deadbeat Tenant October pg 2  
  Multiple Candles August pg 4  
  Business Owner August pg 5  
  Church Fire October pg 5  
  Mentally- Ill Suspect September pg 4  
  Domestic Dispute August pg 2  
  Previous Convictions December pg 7  
  Hotel Fire - Insurance Fraud January pg 5  
  Impulsive Act June pg 7  
  Insurance Fraud June pg 6  
  Conviction of Mother June pg 5  
  Suspect Signs Consent Form June pg 3  
  Search of Suspect's Home June pg 3  
Attempted Arson
  Family Squabble May pg 8  
  Videotape Evidence March pg 3  
  Resentment August pg 6  
Business
  Circumstantial Evidence May pg 3  
  Shopping Center November pg 2  
  Fire Starts in Storage August pg 7  
  Owner Increases Insurance August pg 5  
  Owner Hires Accomplice January pg 2  
  Sprinkler Malfunction Damage December pg 6  
  Revenge by Employee April pg 5  
  Revenge by Employee March pg 4  
Cause and Origin Investigations
  Inadequate Investigation April pg 2  
  Pour and Burn Patterns April pg 3  
  Sufficient Support? September  pg 3  
  Marshal vs. Hired Expert October pg 7  
  Warrant needed? September pg 2  
  Cell Phone Records August pg 3  
  "No intelligent explanation" September pg 7  
  Expert Deposed December pg 4  
  Electrical Fire October pg 4  
  Accelerant October pg 2  
  Insurance Company July pg 2  
  Spoliation July pg 6  
  Electrical Fire - Shopping Center November pg 2  
  Electrical Fire - Defective Cord November pg 3  
  House Destroyed December pg 2  
  Source of Fire April pg 7  
  Insulation Ignites Spontaneously November pg 4  
  Arson of a Business May pg 3  
  No workable evidence December pg 2  
  Canine Investigation July pg 3  
  Cell phone records August pg 2  
Family Dispute May pg 8
  Possession of Property February pg 5  
  Sufficient Support? September pg 3  
  Eyewitness February pg 5  
  Conflicting Accounts February pg 4  
  Arson Inference March pg 2  
  Arson of a Mobile Home Jan pg 2  
Domestic Dispute
  Attempted Arson May pg 8  
  Hearsay Evidence - Gasoline April pg 6  
  Former Boyfriend August pg 2  
  Former Boyfriend May pg 7  
  Former Boyfriend May pg 6  
  Family Dispute May pg 8  
  Separated Couple April pg 2  
  Troubled Marriage - Fatal Fire June pg 8  
Evidence
  Circumstantial Evidence March pg 2  
  Criminal Behavior September pg 2  
  Excessive Insurance October pg 2  
  Prior Convictions Dec  pg 7  
  Detector Battery May pg 7  
  Too speculative July pg 5  
  Pastor Murders Wife September pg 8  
  Spoliation October pg 4  
  Investigation Challenged October pg 7  
Circumstantial Evidence February pg 4
  Circumstantial Evidence September pg 3  
  Accelerants - Patterns June pg 5  
  Electrical Cord Defective November pg 3  
  Forensics November pg 6  
  Spoliation - Mobile Home Moved July pg 6  
  Canine Investigation July pg 3  
  Statements Challenged March pg 5  
  Spoliation - Safety Violations December pg 5  
  Cell Phone Records August pg 2  
  Altered Receipts September pg 6  
  Cell Phone Records - Toilet Paper Trail August pg 3  
Scientific Analysis October pg 5
  Coercive Interview October pg 3  
  Circumstantial Evidence February pg 5  
  Testimony Key June pg 7  
  Eyewitness July pg 4  
  Fire Scene Bulldozed June pg 4  
  Two Points of Origin May pg 4  
  Hearsay Evidence April pg 6  
  No Workable Evidence December pg 2  
  Insurance Fraud February pg 8  
  Prior Loss History April pg 4  
  Prior Behavior February pg 2  
  Surveillance Camera February pg 2  
  Videotape March pg 3  
  Appliance Fire December pg 4  
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