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117:(LAFD) held a press conference the next day where the force indicated its resolve to deal with the attacks. The number of fires eventually reached 55 on January 2, the day suspect Harry Burkhart was arrested. According to the LAFD "45 occurred in the Los Angeles area, another nine were in West Hollywood, and one was in
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since 2005. While detained in
Germany, Dorothee claimed heart problems and an appointment was made for her to visit a cardiology clinic. She was allowed to wear civilian clothes and while at the clinic asked to use the washroom. Her handcuffs were removed and while in the washroom she escaped through
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on suspicion of burning down his home, was charged in Los
Angeles in January 2012 with 28 counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure. Prosecutors said that Burkhart was "motivated by rage against Americans" and sought to terrorize as many people as possible when he
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from renters. While working on
Dorothee's case Lamb and Flores learned about her son Harry. After Dorothee was found and appeared at her extradition proceeding on December 29, 2011, Harry called further attention to himself by screaming "F*** the United States!" in the courtroom when he realized his
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January 4, 2012, Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Harry Burkhart with 28 felony counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure in connection with the Los Angeles-area fires. His bail was set at $ 2.85 million. If convicted on all 37 counts, Burkhart could be
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and their sympathizers," however the claims were denied. The minister of citizenship and immigration personally intervened in the
Burkharts' case and requested that they be barred from refugee protection. The refugee claim was denied in 2009 and denied again by Canada's federal courts in 2010.
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Immigration officials believed Harry
Burkhart was in the United States on a visa that was due to expire within two weeks of his arrest, but they could not find a visa file for Dorothee Burkhart. The government later said that it believed that Dorothee had entered illegally. Court documents
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was declared during the insanity phase (where jurors are supposed to decide if
Burkhart was sane or insane during the crimes) on September 16, 2016. Eight members of the 12-member jury thought Burkhart was insane. The next court date is October 13, 2016.
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facing up to a 341-year sentence. The district attorney's office has noted that its likely to file further charges against
Burkhart. That same day, an anonymous law enforcement official said that Burkhart had been put on a suicide watch.
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Dorothee Burkhart, who was wanted by Germany on 19 counts of fraud "committed on a commercial basis and as a member of a gang", including failing to pay for a 2004 breast-augmentation surgery and pilfering $ 45,000 worth of
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Burkhart has been in custody for more than two years without trial. On March 11, 2015, he was indicted by a grand jury on 49 counts of arson, arson of inhabited buildings and possession of flammable materials.
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was used and that the attacks were occurring at night. No injuries were reported, and the total amount of damage was estimated at up to $ 2 million. Among the buildings damaged was a home in which singer
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Flores was sitting at home watching TV at about 10 p.m. on
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Blankstein, Andrew; Winton, Richard; Bloomekatz, Ari (January 2, 2012).
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State Department Special Agent Jonathan Lamb and his partner Deputy
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451:"Man found guilty in notorious series of arson attacks across L.A."
883:"L.A. arsons: Federal agent tips helped lead to suspect's capture"
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Burkhart was found guilty on September 1, 2016, of all 49 counts.
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592:"L.A. Arson Fires Now Top 55; 'Person of Interest' Held"
505:"Hollywood arsonist damages Jim Morrison's former house"
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959:"Los Angeles Arson Suspect Is Charged With 37 Counts"
910:"L.A. arson suspect's captor patrols for $ 1 a year"
865:"Extradition papers filed for arsonist suspect mom"
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816:"LA arson suspect cursed US days before fires"
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354:"German man charged with arson spree in L.A"
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1460:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2011
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571:. Associated Press. January 1, 2012
539:. December 31, 2011. Archived from
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1296:. The Two-Way: Breaking News From
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90:. In addition there were eight in
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1066:Richard Winton (March 23, 2015).
590:Quinones, Sam (January 2, 2012).
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1410:2012 fires in the United States
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1037:Duke, Alan (January 25, 2012).
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82:. There were the twenty-one in
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1430:Crimes in Los Angeles
1475:Trials in California
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125:Suspect's background
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1415:2011 in Los Angeles
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511:. December 30, 2011
456:. September 2, 2016
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