Mass. woman charged in fatal ’99 fire faces trial
Date: 1/12/2009 By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) — For nearly a decade, Kathleen Hilton has been in jail, though she’s been convicted of nothing. Prosecutors say the grandmother set a fire that killed five people, including three young girls, because she was allegedly angry her son’s ex-girlfriend wouldn’t let him see his two […]
Trial begins for man accused in deadly Calif. fire
Date: 1/23/2009 By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press Writer RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor said Thursday that an auto mechanic was “a man bent on destruction” who ignited a wildfire that killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters in 2006. In opening statements for Raymond Lee Oyler’s murder trial, Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin told […]