Posted on 02/08/2006 7:39:09 AM PST by commish
The ATF now says all nine fires appear to be related. At each crime scene, the fire starter used things that were easy to catch fire in the church such as flowers or flags near the alter. "this is ugly criminal behavior," says ATF Agent Jim Cavanaugh.
Investigators say they have new evidence and maybe even some witnesses. Cavanaugh says, "The things that we seem to consistently hear and seem to make sense to us is that we have two white males. We have had multiple reports of that and we have had multiple reports of SUVs."
An ATF agent on the scene says whoever did this was up all night and may have signs of burns on the hands. Cavanaugh adds "We have got a lot of good evidence in there and this fire is clearly and obviously an arson fire."
The fire Marshall is asking to sheriff's in West Alabama to increase patrols.
Authorities are asking for the public's help in this case. The FBI has launched a special tip line. The number is 1-877-628-2533. And Alfa Insurance is offering up to a $37,500 dollar reward for information leading to a conviction.
I'll keep my eye out for white guys in a white van.
Interesting that this story is not at the top of the hysterical MSM hate crimes stories.
A coffee says it's a Preachers Kid.
JMO, the perp is someone who has been reading and taking to heart the rantings of the DUmpster.
It would be if it had been 9 mosques. Baptist? Feh. Dime a dozen. Not news.
You know, if these were black churches, by now the news media would be screaming and Jesse Jackson would be down in AL talking yelling about racism to hundreds of easy to stir up people.
Christians are low on the totem pole of importance.
Or someone that wants it to look like that.
I should check that; it fell off the news scene once they found out it wasn't a race crime. Unfortunately the churches are not "black" churches.
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Fires reported at 4 more Ala. churches
About 1/2 of them ARE black churches.
There's probably not even 9 mosques in Alabama, so I'm sure a rash of mosque fires in the south, would generate a lot of news.
Yep
"These fires do not seem to be the work of a piro. They would stick around for the fire works. Has to be hate against Baptist.
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Either that or stupidity. But the recurrence of the torchings seems to lead towards someone with some sort of grudge against Baptists in general.
Since both black and white Baptist churches have been torched, it's unlikely that there's any racial component to this.
I'm betting it's some guy who has been somehow wronged (he thinks) by some Baptist minister at some time. If it's two guys, it could be a father and son.
Maybe some Baptist pastor was foolin' around where shouldn't ought to have been foolin'. It happens.
Either that, or it's some sort of nutcase who hates all Christians and he's hitting Baptist churches because they are the most common in that area.
This perp is going to get caught, though...I'm sure of that.
Somebody out there's got a real grudge out for Baptists.
Have they all been Baptist? With the word Baptist in their names?
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