Criminal

On Fire

Jun 4, 2021

48:37

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Episode guests

Monica Hesse

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Episode notes

Akkamak Arson Story

03:37

The Queen of Her Own Little World

01:25

Acama County, Virginia - The History of the Fires

04:41

Introduction

2min

The Fire Departments of Tassley, Virginia - Firefighting 101

4min

Acama County, Virginia - The History of the Fires

5min

The Arsonist Is a Woman

6min

The Queen of Her Own Little World

1min

A New Relationship With Charlie Bundick

4min

Article Offers $50 Off First Purchase of $100 or More

3min

The Vow, Part Two - HBO Original Documentary

2min

What the Hell Does He Want?

3min

10.

Charlie and Tanya - A Strange Love Story

6min

11.

Charlie and Tanya Communicated by Letters

6min

12.

Akkamak Arson Story

4min

13.

Criminalists - The New Firehouse in Whispering Pines

3min

On November 12th, 2012, the Accomack County volunteer fire departments got a call. An abandoned house had suddenly gone up in flames. And then, just hours later, a second fire was reported. Then a third. Over the next few months, there would be a lot more fires—nearly 90 in all. It was all anyone could talk about in Accomack. Someone was burning down the entire county.

Monica Hesse's book is American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land.

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