Firebug

Chapter One | Point of Origin

In 1991, federal investigators arrest an arsonist in Los Angeles. In his home, they find a manuscript for a novel about a firebug burning down California. Is the book a work of fiction, or the confessions of a prolific arsonist turned murderer? Host Kary Antholis investigates to figure out where fiction meets reality.
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For ten years, a serial arsonist terrorized Southern California, burning down businesses in broad daylight. Four people were murdered.  Then, a manuscript for a novel led investigators to the last person they would have ever suspected.

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