On October 31, 2006, a fire broke out at the Mizpah Hotel in Reno, Nevada killing twelve people. A woman was arrested for starting the fire, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Fire
The fire started at 10:00 PM, when the perpetrator put a mattress against a door, and then set it up in flames. The death toll rose to nine by November 3. Two more bodies were located by November 6, bringing the death toll to eleven. The final body was recovered by November 9.
Perpetrator
47-year-old Valerie Moore was immediately arrested and charged with arson and multiple counts of first-degree murder. Moore had a criminal history in which she was convicted of second-degree murder in 1987, and released on parole in 2005.
On January 19, 2007, Moore plead guilty. On March 17, 2007, she was sentenced to twelve life terms without parole.
References
- "Hotel Fire in Downtown Reno Kills Six". The New York Times. November 1, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "3 more bodies pulled from burned Reno hotel". NBC News. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "2 More Bodies Found at Reno Hotel; Toll in City's Deadliest Fire Is Now 11". The New York Times. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Reno Hotel Fire Toll Rises To 11". CBS News. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "12th body recovered at Reno fire". East Bay Times. November 9, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Neighbor: Reno Fire Suspect 'Just Flipped'". CBS News. November 2, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2004.
- "Nevada: Fire Suspect Has Criminal Past". The New York Times. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Woman pleads guilty in deadly Reno hotel fire". NBC News. January 19, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Nevada: Arsonist Avoids the Death Penalty". The New York Times. January 20, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Woman to serve 12 life terms for setting Reno fire". Tampa Bay Times. March 17, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- "Arsonist gets 12 life terms in hotel blaze". Chicago Tribune. March 18, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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