Victor Serriteno, 29, was\u00a0arrested on Wednesday following an eight-month-long investigation<\/strong>\u00a0by the Solano County Sheriff\u2019s Office into the fire.<\/p>\n Douglas Mai, 82, and Leon Bone, 64, were killed in the Markley Fire which began on August 18 near Lake Berryessa.<\/p>\n Serriteno was arrested a month later and was\u00a0held in jail without bail for the death of Priscilla Castro, 32, whose burned body was found on Sept. 2 near the same lake.<\/strong><\/p>\n Serriteno pleaded not guilty to her murder.<\/p>\n Castro disappeared on Aug. 16 after she failed to return home following a date with Serriteno in Vacaville, according to authorities.<\/p>\n The two met through an online dating app.<\/p>\n An investigation by the Sheriff\u2019s Office and CalFire officials has concluded that the fire was an arson and the deaths are now officially considered homicides.<\/strong><\/p>\n [ZH: So not ‘global warming’ then?]<\/em><\/p>\n Within days, the Markley Fire merged with the Hennessey Fire and became a part of the\u00a0LNU Lightning Complex Fire, the fifth-largest fire in state history.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on an extensive 8-month long investigation, we believe Serriteno deliberately set the Markley Fire in an attempt to conceal this crime,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>said Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara at a news conference Wednesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Serriteno will now face two additional counts of murder with special circumstances and arson charges, including committing arson during an official state of emergency.<\/p>\n ___ Huge California Fire Last Year Was Arson Meant To Conceal Woman’s Murder, Officials Say by Elias Marat TheMindUnleashed.com A deadly 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed two people and was one of the largest fires in state history was\u00a0actually … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/markley.jpg?itok=p1o9j_9Q\")
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