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I have been out of touch and I have not heard whether it was finally determined if the fire at CHIEF's house was arson or accident. I know arson was rumored. Also how is his wife doing?

This just in from Alwayswatching, Brenda's sister. Hi Joe, Noticed the interest this morning and I'm not sure how to post properly so I thought I'd pass on to you the state of things as I know today.The fire dept. has stated conclusively that it was arson but will not elaborate to anyone. Belinda is in the hospital again.This has just been too much for her in addition to her physical problems.She was eager to post a "thank you" to all Freepers;she has just been overwhelmed.Could you post a general expression of her gratitude to all those and explain that ...

Lobbyist found shot to death in burned home spoke of fear By PEGGY O'HARE Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle On his last night, influential City Hall lobbyist Ross Allyn attended a political fund-raiser and had a late dinner with a friend, during which he confided fears that his phones were tapped. When they parted, the friend said, all seemed well. Within hours, Allyn was found dead inside his home in the 900 block of Worthshire after a suspicious fire swept through it, Houston homicide investigators said. An autopsy Friday revealed he was killed by a gunshot to the neck, the Harris...

Our friend, Herb Meadows, AKA CHIEF Negotiator, died in a house fire on October 4, of last year. IT'S BEEN A YEAR, AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH!THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Folks, I know the wheels of justice turn slowly, but sometimes they get stuck!Let's get those wheels turning again! I'm asking for an all out freep by e-mail and telephone to find out why he died and how he died!Let's don't let the bureaucrats push this under the rug! The name is Herbert Paul Meadows. The date of birth is 08-28-48. The case number is 011612-F.Below...

About three months ago, under the advice of the Texas Attorney General's office, I wrote a registered letter to Joyce M. Carter of the Medical Examiner's Office of Harris County in Houston, Texas, requesting the coroner's report on Herbert Paul Meadows, known to us as CHIEF Negotiator, who died in a fire at his house on October 4, 2001. That report along with the Houston Fire Department's report on the investigation of that fire has finally arrived. Without going into the technical aspects of the autopsy report, CHIEF Negotiator's death was ruled as accidental due to smoke inhalation.NOW FOR...