They were stupid... they drew attention to themselves with the “hate crime” ,, and they likely made everything “perfect” for themselves. perfect alibi , “lucky” that Fido was at the groomers , use of liquid accelerants... To get away with arson is simple ,, just do it in such a way that it’s an accident... left something on the stove and fell asleep for instance... sure you look like a fool and you won’t be keeping that insurance company but they will pay and you won’t go to jail.
What is the next step?
Will they be held accountable legally and financially?
They both need to be sent to prison.
Accidents can truly burn your house down. You reminded me of something that happened to me.
I have my home, and then I have work almost 30 miles away where I have lots of long hours and responsibilities. They provided my family and I away from the home with a second residence in this place.
Well, I decided to redo parts of the older home I own while mostly away, including the kitchen. I had put in a new range top and I somehow managed to leave a burner on and didn’t catch it for a LONG time.
Thank god it was meant to have a fire where I had the fire, but I never noticed the fire until I felt the microwave above felt hot. I then took a closer look below and could see I must have left the burner going for 3 weeks.
Not good, just saying. I tried the new burner, it made no noise and the light was so bright in the kitchen that I never could see the flame. OUCH! Nothing burned up though, but the potential could always be there.