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Firebug

Chapter Two | The Coin Tosser

Firebug

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Arson investigator John Orr and his new partner Doug Staubs face off against a serial arsonist lighting up Glendale, California. Orr is one of the most renowned arson investigators in the state, but this arsonist always seems one step ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.7

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0:17.2

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0:22.2

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0:26.1

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0:31.2

The novel points of origin is a journey into the mind of a fictional arsonist,

0:35.7

Aaron Stiles. Aaron sets his deadliest fire at a hardware store called Cal's.

0:41.4

But that's just the beginning.

0:48.7

The hot Santa Ana wins race down through the canyons of the San Gabriel mountains from the Mojave Desert.

0:56.5

Getting off the freeway in Burbank, Aaron spotted a discarded mattress and box spring

1:03.0

leaning against a wooden garage. He looked around and saw that there was no one in the alley.

1:12.3

He lit the cigarette and slowly drove up to the mattress.

1:17.4

He was already excited by the Santa Ana wins and this fire would start off his day perfectly.

1:26.4

Within minutes, he saw smoke being blown up the alley by the gusting winds.

1:33.6

Aaron felt a chill go through his body, enjoying the ecstasy of his successful fire.

1:42.8

He found the alley lined with apartment buildings.

1:46.6

Each two-story building had car ports off the alley open for his easy access.

1:53.2

He decided to stay in the Burbank area a little longer.

2:06.8

So I'm Shela Bell and I owned Bell Cottage as the gift store in the city of Burbank.

2:16.0

Early one morning, Shela Bell pulled into the alley behind her store in a brand new Lexus

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