A Murderer Got Caught . . . Because He Confessed During a Game of “Truth or Dare”
JAMUL, CA - OCTOBER 24: A home burns in Deerhorn Valley as the Harris Fire continues growing beyond 70,000 acres on October 24, 2007 near Jamul, California. Southern California is being ravaged by numerous record wildfires as Santa Ana Wind conditions push them into communities surrounded by native Chaparral habitat that has been dried by the driest rain season since records began 130 years ago. The fires are shaping up to be the worst wildfire event in San Diego County history. As many as 500,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Three years ago, a 94-year-old woman died in a house fire in England. At the time, it was thought to be an accident, because the woman was a heavy smoker who suffered from dementia.
But tragically, it turns out that the fire was set by her then-18-year-old step-grandson, and he was caught because he admitted to it . . . sort of.
He confessed to it during a game of “Truth or Dare”. He allegedly said, “I have a secret I haven’t told anyone. I may have killed someone.” He also told a counselor about it, and that’s when the case was re-opened.
It WAS intentional. He used a lighter to set the curtains on fire, and disabled a smoke alarm so that the blaze would go undetected. He later claimed that he did it because he didn’t want the woman to continue to suffer from dementia.
He was just found guilty in court this week. He’ll be sentenced today.
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