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Arsonist in Fatal '06 Ca. Wildfire Sentenced to Death
GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
(AP) RIVERSIDE, Calif.
A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for setting a 2006 wildfire that killed five federal firefighters.
Raymond Lee Oyler was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder in March for setting the Oct. 26, 2006, blaze in Riverside County, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Riverside County Judge W. Charles Morgan imposed the penalty Friday after relatives of the victims made emotional statements to the court.
The victims were San Bernardino National Forest firefighters who were overrun by flames while defending a rural home.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
(AP) RIVERSIDE, Calif.
A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for setting a 2006 wildfire that killed five federal firefighters.
Raymond Lee Oyler was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder in March for setting the Oct. 26, 2006, blaze in Riverside County, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Riverside County Judge W. Charles Morgan imposed the penalty Friday after relatives of the victims made emotional statements to the court.
The victims were San Bernardino National Forest firefighters who were overrun by flames while defending a rural home.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Mick Shelley on
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Now that's not nice, Let every firefighter
have just two minutes each with him in
a back room, and if he is still alive after
that, then , O'well you know where i'm
going with this.............
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