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Bay Area man accused of starting a deadly 2020 wildfire to cover up a murder FacebookTwitterEmail Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burn across the hills behind homes near the Paradise Valley Estates in Fairfield, Calif. on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The 2020 Markley Fire in Solano County that killed two people and eventually became part of the deadly LNU Lightning Complex was allegedly started by a man covering up a murder, authorities said.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The Chron...

California wildfire that killed 2 was started to cover up murder, officials say

One Wildfire In 2020s LNU Complex Believed to Have Been Arson to Cover Up Murder One of last Augusts wildfires that merged with others to become the LNU Lightning Complex fires is now believed to have been the result of arson — and the culprit, according to the Solano County Sheriffs Office, is a 29-year-old man who likely set the blaze to cover up an earlier murder. The Markley Fire, which broke out on August 17 near Monticello Dam, had an origin point very close to where authorities later d...

Man accused of killing person, starting deadly 2020 Markley Fire to cover it up After an 8-month long investigation the Solano County Sheriffs Office says the Markley Fire was started by arson. Author: Alanea Cremen Updated: 5:29 PM PDT April 28, 2021 SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — The Markley Fire, which left two people dead in August 2020, was started by arson, according to the Solano County Sheriffs Office.  At a press conference Wednesday, the sheriffs office rev...

Serriteno pleaded not guilty to her murder. Castro vanished on Aug. 16 after failing to return home from a planned date with Serriteno in Vacaville, authorities said. The two had met online. Two days later, a blaze dubbed the Markley Fire erupted in the area where Castros body was found and merged with other blazes to become the LNU Lightning Complex, which caused six deaths and destroyed about 1,500 homes and other buildings. Two of the fire victims — 82-year old Douglas Mai and 64-year old ...

Man accused of starting deadly Northern California wildfire to cover up alleged killing KGTV and last updated 2021-04-29 14:49:43-04 VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California has been arrested on suspicion of setting a fire to cover up the crime that spread and killed two other people. Solano County authorities say Victor Serriteno was booked Wednesday after an eight-month-long criminal investigation. He is expected to face new charges of arson and murd...

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...

Markley Fire started to cover up murder, police say (CNN) — A 2020 wildfire that killed two people in Northern California and eventually became part of one of the largest fires in the state’s history was set intentionally in an attempt to cover up a woman’s murder, authorities announced Wednesday. Douglas Mai, 82 and Leon “James” Bone, 64, died in the Markley Fire, which started on August 18 in the Stebbins-Cold Canyon area, near Lake Berryessa, according to the Solano County Sheriff�...

Updated: 9:18 AM CDT Apr 29, 2021 Jonathan Ayestas A 2020 wildfire in California where two people were found dead was deemed as arson and a cover-up for murder, investigators said Wednesday during a briefing. That suspect is now in custody."The source of the 2020 Markley fire was arson and the two resulting deaths from that fire are now considered homicides," said Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara. "Two fire victims were discovered deceased in their homes as a result of ...