Mizpah Hotel fire explained

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

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 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]

External links

Technical Report 164: Twelve-Fatality Hotel Arson, Reno, Nevada U.S. Fire Administration May 2008 FEMA

Notes and References

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

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