“You might think that until you learn that he doused the cat with gas and oil”
I would like to find a source for that other than wikipedia.
I read somewhere else that he put olive oil on the cat, which makes me think it’s not true since I wouldn’t imagine a family like the Averys ever used olive oil.
I’m wondering if there was any accelerant used at all.
For example, the first episode briefly discusses an incident where 20-year-old Avery pleaded guilty to harming an animal. In the series, Avery is heard saying, "We were fooling around with the cat and I don't know, they were kind of negging it on and I tossed him over the fire and he lit up. I was young and stupid." In reality, Avery and another man pleaded no contest to pouring gasoline and oil on Avery's cat and throwing it into a fire.