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United States: At the origin of one of the biggest fires in California, a house fire was used to disguise a murder

2021-05-02T14:48:35.085Z


The “LNU Lightning Complex”, one of the largest fires in California history that devastated thousands of hectares in August 202


It had combined with other surrounding fires to form a huge blaze called the "LNU Lightning Complex", one of the largest fires in California.

According to recent findings from an investigation, the so-called “Markley” fire, which killed two people and devoured thousands of acres in this western American state last year, was in fact intentional and aimed at concealing a murder.

Investigators found the charred body of Priscilla Castro, a 32-year-old woman who had been declared missing, near the source of the incident, initially referred to by firefighters as "the Markley fire" from the name of the site where it started. on August 18, 2020 in Solano County, California.

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At first, the authorities declared her missing after a meeting with her brother Victor Serriteno, two days before the fire.

She hadn't been seen since.

But the discovery of the body reshuffles the cards.

"After eight months of a comprehensive investigation, we believe Serriteno deliberately started the Markley fire in an attempt to cover up his crime," Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara said at a press conference on Wednesday. .

A suspected triple murder

Victor Serriteno, arrested in September and charged with the murder of Priscilla Castro, now faces arson and murder charges against the two men, Douglas Mai, 82, and Leon "James" Bone, 64, who died in their homes. because of the fire.

UPDATE: Victor Serriteno, already in custody for allegedly killing Priscilla Castro, set the Markley Fire to cover it up, and the blaze killed Douglas Mai, 82, and Leon Bone, 64, whose deaths are also being considered homicides, per @SolanoSheriff # SolanoDA @VacavillePolice pic.twitter.com/dz07dj5d3L

- Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) April 29, 2021

The other fires that had generated the "LNU Lightning Complex" were probably started by lightning when northern California was experiencing world records for heat.

The blaze, which raged for two months north of San Francisco and affected the famous vineyards of Napa Valley, killed six people and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands more, covering a total of some 147,000 hectares and approximately 1,500 buildings.

Source: leparis

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