Mizpah Hotel fire
On October 31, 2006, a fire broke out at the Mizpah Hotel in Reno, Nevada killing twelve people. A woman was arrested for starting the fire, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Fire
[edit]The fire started at 10:00 PM, when the perpetrator put a mattress against a door, and then set it up in flames.[1] The death toll rose to nine by November 3.[2] Two more bodies were located by November 6, bringing the death toll to eleven.[3][4] The final body was recovered by November 9.[5]
Perpetrator
[edit]47-year-old Valerie Moore was immeditately arrested and charged with arson and multiple counts of first-degree murder.[6] Moore had a criminal history in which she was convicted of second-degree murder in 1987, and released on parole in 2005.[7]
On January 19, 2007, Moore plead guilty.[8][9] On March 17, 2007, she was sentenced to twelve life terms without parole.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hotel Fire in Downtown Reno Kills Six". The New York Times. November 1, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "3 more bodies pulled from burned Reno hotel". NBC News. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "2 More Bodies Found at Reno Hotel; Toll in City's Deadliest Fire Is Now 11". The New York Times. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Reno Hotel Fire Toll Rises To 11". CBS News. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "12th body recovered at Reno fire". East Bay Times. November 9, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Neighbor: Reno Fire Suspect 'Just Flipped'". CBS News. November 2, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2004.
- ^ "Nevada: Fire Suspect Has Criminal Past". The New York Times. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Woman pleads guilty in deadly Reno hotel fire". NBC News. January 19, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nevada: Arsonist Avoids the Death Penalty". The New York Times. January 20, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Woman to serve 12 life terms for setting Reno fire". Tampa Bay Times. March 17, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Arsonist gets 12 life terms in hotel blaze". Chicago Tribune. March 18, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.