Police seek help in arson case, fire set on Southern California hospital property
Police are asking for the community’s help identifying a person of interest in an arson case where someone set a fire on a ...
East Bay Times8d
Attorney for arsonist of 2006 California wildfire, which killed 5 firefighters in 2006: He’s not the ‘actual killer’
Oyler was accused of setting 23 fires within several months and was convicted on the murder and most of the arson counts. He ...
LA Times on MSN9d
Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem
Authorities in L.A. County say the recent uptick in arson arrests was probably the result of increased public attention to ...
Courthouse News Service9d
Death penalty case of Esperanza Fire arsonist reaches California Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The appeal of an arsonist facing the death penalty in California reached the state’s highest court ...
Neighbors chase down accused arsonist, California cops say. ‘They all helped out’
A man accused of lighting a brush fire in wildfire-ravaged Southern California has been arrested after nearby neighbors ...
California man nabbed while setting blaze hit with felony arson charges — 27th bust tied to LA wildfires
Alejandro Martinez, 41, allegedly set one of the fires that destroyed large swaths of California in recent weeks, and faces ...
The San Bernardino Sun8d
Attorney for arsonist of Esperanza fire, which killed 5 firefighters in 2006: He’s not the ‘actual killer’
New law, attorney tells the state Supreme Court, demands that Raymond Oyler’s murder convictions, death penalty be overturned ...
Should arsonist get death penalty if people die in wildfire? California Supreme Court to decide
The Supreme Court of California met in Sacramento on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in the case of an arsonist sentenced to ...
Mercury News8d
Crashes and Disasters
Oyler was accused of setting 23 fires within several months and was convicted on the murder and most of the arson counts. He denied setting the Esperanza fire. California Deputy Attorney General ...
Opinion
Arson is not equal to murder: California Supreme Court should overturn death row verdict | Opinion
Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.
Suspected arsonist admits guilt in historic Bidwell Mansion fire in Chico, officials say
The man accused of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico in December has ...