Arsonists do it for many different reasons: Revenge, Money, Cover-up a Crime, Pyrophilia.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss arson and how the crime is investigated, the evidence left behind, and why burning up the scene of a crime to get rid of evidence often creates the evidence needed to catch the perp.
Transcript Highlights
.00 Introduction - Fire
.55 Getting hurt at fire scenes
.88 Four sources
.98 Watching fire
.78 Arsonists use fire to make money, cover up a crime, render down a body
.86 Somebody laying on their back, clothing on back many time is intact
.15 Using fire for revenge
.22 Memory of first time faced with a burned body in morgue
.89 Linear surgical incisions to prevent body from splitting open
.58 Most people die from smoke inhalation
.55 Being short of breath, sad way to die
.50 Treating the body with respect
.19 Personal story, conclusion
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