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Case 98: The Pillow Pyro

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Marvin Casey's Investigation of John Orr's Incendiary Device

Marvin Casey revealed that John Orr had not entered the Bakersfield scene in any official capacity. This ruled out the possibility that John touched the incendiary device during the initial investigation process. In another twist, John Orr's name was featured on a list of ten potential suspects. He attended both the 1987 California Conference of Arson Investigators in Fresno and to the 1989 conference held in Pacific Grove. Both locations stemmed from Highways 101 and 99. It was likely John would have driven these Highways to and from both conferences. His partial fingerprint on the incendiary device had actually been tested against his employee print sheet back in 1989. The technician failed to make the connection due to limitations in fingerprint technology

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