Here is the timeline:
4:45 AM victim leaves house
4:50 AM neighbor calls 911, seeing “terrific flames”
Shortly BEFORE 5:00 AM they find the victim dead
Body is burnt beyond recognition. Can't identify on scene.
Now they are saying the victim was “stricken and unconscious” before she was burned.
In 5 MINUTES we have flames three stories tall. Ask yourself - what can cause three story flames in 5 minutes?
In LESS THAN 15 MINUTES we have a victim that has been 1) rendered stricken and unconscious, 2) burnt beyond recognition by flames 3 stories tall, and 3) found dead by firemen.
All indications are the fire was put out within 15 minutes from start to finish, reaching three stories in height.
Antifreeze?
Let's see if Mythbusters can build an antifreeze fire three stories in height.
We are to believe that cold anti-freeze and a cold car headlight did this?
NealAugenstein@ I have been, and will be interviewing a lot of people involved in investigation. Take a look at yesterday's story for Previous
(Just catching up for the evening on FR)...she was ‘burned beyond recognition’ by ‘flames that shot three stories high’ yet the headrest (that we have noted) looks untouched by flame; as does the entire back end of a smallish, mid size SUV.
It doesn’t make sense.
I’ve not seen the report of how high the flames were, just that the car/SUV was engulfed in flames. It is very odd that a car thats “engulfed” or where flames were very high would not cause more damage to that vehicle. What would cause a flash fire that wouldn’t damage the headrests (as seen from the rear) and leave the rest of the vehicle looking relatively unscathed (from the rear). Even the paving bricks underneath the car, outside the garage, are blackened. If the “anti-freeze” or some other “accelerant” had leaked under the car and outside, again, why isn’t the vehicle more damaged?
I have not seen a report that she was burnt beyond recognition.....only ones where the coroner/autopsy person wouldn’t absolutely identify the body as hers (maybe dental records weren’t provided yet or for privacy reasons?) Have you seen something more specific?