Mizpah Hotel fire

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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.

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Fire

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

47-year-old Valerie Moore was immediately 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 pled guilty. [8] [9] On March 17, 2007, she was sentenced to twelve life terms without parole. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hotel Fire in Downtown Reno Kills Six". The New York Times. November 1, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "3 more bodies pulled from burned Reno hotel". NBC News. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Reno Hotel Fire Toll Rises To 11". CBS News. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "12th body recovered at Reno fire". East Bay Times. November 9, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Neighbor: Reno Fire Suspect 'Just Flipped'". CBS News. November 2, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2004.
  7. ↑ "Nevada: Fire Suspect Has Criminal Past". The New York Times. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Woman pleads guilty in deadly Reno hotel fire". NBC News. January 19, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nevada: Arsonist Avoids the Death Penalty". The New York Times. January 20, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Woman to serve 12 life terms for setting Reno fire". Tampa Bay Times. March 17, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Arsonist gets 12 life terms in hotel blaze". Chicago Tribune. March 18, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

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