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First Posted: Apr 29, 2021 08:43 PM EDT Photo : David McNew/Getty Images A California wildfire in 2020 that ravaged Northern California was intentionally set, according to officials. Officials believed that the California wildfire was started to cover up a murder. The fire additionally killed two people. Solano County sheriffs office and Vacaville police said that the burned body of Priscilla Castro was found near a dam in Solano County, according to an NBC News report. Meanwhile, two more pe...

5 hrs ago The suspect is accused of starting the Markley Fire in Vacaville last August that merged with fires in five other counties, including Napa, to become the LNU Lightning Complex. 

Josef Federman Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. — A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire to cover up the crime that spread and killed two other people, authorities said. Victor Serriteno, 29, of Vacaville was booked after an eight-month-long criminal investigation, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office said. County District Attorney Krishna Abrams said he will be charged with additional counts of murder and arson and wa...

This should have never happened | Fire survivors learn their homes were lost due to suspected arson 8 months later Lena Howland © Provided by KXTV-TV Sacramento The Markley Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire last August is now being investigated as arson.  The Solano County Sheriff’s Office believes 29-year-old Victor Serriteno out of Vacaville started the fire while trying to cover up the death of 32-year-old Priscilla Castro of Vallejo. Serriteno was already cha...

It was a first date out of a horror movie. Priscilla Castro, a 32-year-old from Vallejo, was headed to Vacaville on a Wednesday evening in August to meet Victor Serriteno, a 28-year-old shed met through an online dating app. But instead of romance, the interlude ended in multiple deaths and hundreds of thousands of fire-scorched acres, prosecutors say. The suspect is accused of starting the Markley Fire in Vacaville last August that merged with fires in five other counties, including Napa, to b...

Woman killed in head-on crash with semi on Hwy. 108 in Stanislaus County Matthew Nuttle Replay Video UP NEXT A woman was killed in a head-on crash with a semi-truck on Highway 108 in Stanislaus County early Friday morning. The crash happened between Oakdale and Knights Ferry just after 6 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). When first responders arrived on the scene, they found a red 2006 Volkswagen sedan with its front end crunched beneath the front end of t...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Victor Serriteno allegedly killed Priscilla Castro and started the Markley Fire. • 6 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Vacaville Police Department On Aug. 16, 2020, Priscilla Castro, a 32-year-old from Vallejo, California, headed to nearby Vacaville for a first date with a man she met on a dating app, according to police. She was never seen again, Vacaville police said. Now her date, ...

Gavin Evans20:50, Apr 30 2021 Getty/Malorny Image: Complex According to a claim made by officials on Wednesday (local time), a 2020 Northern California wildfire was intentionally set to try and cover up a murder. That blaze, dubbed the Markley Fire, ended up killing two other people – 64-year-old Leon Bone and 82-year-old Douglas Mai. As a result the man who is alleged to have started it, Victor Serriteno, will have two new murder charges filed against him. He’ll also be facing an arson ch...

This should have never happened | Fire survivors learn their homes were lost due to suspected arson 8 months later The Solano County Sheriff’s Office believes 29-year-old Victor Serriteno out of Vacaville started the fire intentionally while trying to cover up a homicide. Author: Lena Howland (ABC10) Updated: 10:44 PM PDT April 29, 2021 SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — The Markley Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire last August is now being investigated as ar...

Deadly California Wildfire Was Ignited To Cover Up A Murder, Sheriff Says A Vacaville man will be charged with felony arson and two additional murder charges, authorities announced. A Northern California blaze in 2020 that became part of one of the biggest and deadliest wildfires in state history was deliberately set to cover up the murder of a woman, officials have revealed. Now the suspect in that killing is also facing charges in the deaths of two fire victims. Victor Serriteno, 29, of Vacav...