History of Rape at Air Force Academy 1
Victim's Mom on Why Killer Needs to Die 2
Missing Model's Birthday Energizes Search 3
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:01 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Emergency personnel who responded to one blaze soon get a call about another one a block or so away. Suddenly, everything from buildings to cars are on fire, with Padgett watching each flicker of flame. Westword has the story.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 6:48 am
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The love story of Gary Noel -- the man who has admitted to lighting his wife's house on fire this weekend but claims, "The bitch deserved it," as he killed his estranged wife's cat in the process -- is currently playing out on local television. 3TV is really, really following the story of Noel, who explained that he lit up his estranged wife's house because she left him for a woman. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Friday, February 22, 2013 at 7:22 am
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Police arrested a Nimrod -- specifically, Cody Nimrod -- while he was in the middle of an arson spree in Tempe early Sunday morning. After lighting up five dumpsters, a car, and stuff in an alley around 3 a.m. Sunday, police found Nimrod in the act of setting another fire, according to the Tempe Police Department. Phoenix New Times has the story.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 4:51 am

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Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Why was a child reportedly playing with matches charged with arson? One reason has to do with the developmentally disabled adults he put at risk. But there's also psychology a nationally recognized expert understands all too well. Westword has the story.

Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 8:30 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: "I just lit a cigarette," claimed Texan Alfredo Leija as his ex-girlfriend's car, house and dog succumbed to the inferno. Houston Press has the story.


Friday, December 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: A San Antonio man faces an arson charge after a bizarre incident last month involving public nudity and the theft of an apartment complex community room refrigerator. Houston Press has the story.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 6:15 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Police say they arrived at the store to find smoke from a rack of clothes in flames, panicked customers fleeing the building and Maldonado-Tapia's knife at a six year old's throat. What caused his epic freak-out? Westword has the story.

Monday, August 20, 2012 at 11:40 am

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A man who said he was upset because his stepfather's "life was too perfect" took steps to rectify the situation -- crazy, cruel steps. He killed the family dog and then, as he was taunting the stepfather on the phone, set fire to his mother's home. Houston Press has the story.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 5:05 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Kramer and his wife were breaking up when he invited her new boyfriend to a nearby park, so he could murder him and then "probably" go to jail. But before then, he decided to have a little fashion barbecue. Westword has the story.

Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
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Joel Martos, 48, is a creepy ex-boyfriend and a pretty horrible dad. While his ex-girlfriend, a deaf woman who lives off her disability's check, was visiting family, he allegedly broke into the Hialeah, Fl home she shares with her mother and the 11-year-old daughter she had with Martos, and poured fire accelerant on his daughter's mattress and torched the house. Miami New Times has the story