Lit by Love: Serial Arson in Accomack County, VA - The Finale

About this episode

The episode explores the bizarre truth behind a series of arson cases in Accomack County, revealing a complex love story intertwined with crime.

Episode 107 They were looking for a serial arsonist.What they found… was a love story gone completely off the rails. After five months and more than 80 fires, investigators finally catch the person responsible—but the truth behind the Accomack County fires is far stranger than anyone expected. A former firefighter.A controlling relationship.A motive that makes less sense the deeper you look. And in the end?It wasn’t just one crime spree. It was two. This is the unhinged conclusion of Lit by Love: The Accomack County, Virginia Serial Arson Case. Buy Monica Hesse's amazing book on this case: American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land here: https://a.co/d/0609yUqG The Crime to Burn Patreon - The Cult of Steve - is LIVE NOW! Go join and get all the unhinged you can handle. Click here to be sanctified. Inner Sanctum Acknowledgments:Eternal gratitude to our Inner Sanctum patrons, Melanie Curtis, Jenny Mercer and Laura Pisciotta, for helping us bring light to the stories others would rather leave in the ashes. Listener discretion is advised. Background music by Not Notoriously Coordinated Get your Crime to Burn Merch! https://crimetoburn.myspreadshop.com Please follow us on…

People in this episode

Host: lilpyrogirl

Topics covered

• serial arson
• true crime
• love story
• investigation
• Accomack County

Keywords

• arson
• Accomack County
• firefighter
• investigation
• love story
• crime spree

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land

Places: Accomack County, VA

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