Paul keller was convicted of arson and murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. he won t be eligible for parole until he is 113 years old. again, a word to the victims. all our life we will have sorrow. through your pain and your loss, we shall never forget and pray for your healing, restoration and peace. may god and his help and in his grace help all of us. paul keller s arson spree was the biggest in u.s. history. it s very hard to rationally explain why i did that because there is no rational reason. i was not angry. i was not but i was very empty. and perhaps i thought that others needed to be as empty as i was.
Arson spree began. that time he was going through a divorce. he was filing for bankruptcy. his wife was falling apart. he was drinking heavily. and the first three numbers of his license plate were exactly what the hypnotized witness remembered. the task force put paul keller under surveillance for ten days they followed him hoping they could catch him in the act. the task force people were trying to keep paul under surveillance which was real challenging. and they would lose him periodically. and everybody would panic. eventually they decided to take him into custody. hi. paul keller? yes. you re under arrest. we have a warrant for your arrest.
If she s going to be forced to go back to germany to face fraud charges there. her son harry is sitting in a nearby jail cell, his bail set at 7 1/2 million dollars, the 24-year-old facing multiple charges, accused of setting almost 50 fires around the l.a. area. the new year s arson spree sent investigators stram bling, they thought for a little while there could be multiple suspects out there. his alleged crimes and antiamerican outbursts in a courtroom are believed to be over his anger about how his mother orioo or how he feels his mother has been treated in the states. he doesn t want her sent back to germany to face prosecutors there. many of the fires you probably remember involved incendiary devices planted under the engine of parked cars but in a lot of cases the fires spread to buildings nearby. people were evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night. a little side note, one of the damaged homes once belonged to the former doors lead singer.