8. Light My Fire: Pyromania & Arson

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This episode centers around the criminal behaviors of Arson and the psychological disorder of Pyromania. After being contacted by Frank Girardot, the true crime author, about his recently released book Burned: Pyromania, Murder and a Daughter's Nightmare, Dr. Shiloh and Dr. Scott decided that it was timely to cover the story of John Orr, the most notorious serial arsonist. In this red-hot episode, they also discuss the phenomenon of firefighters who commit arson and discuss Girardot's book & the made for TV movie, Point of Origin based on the murderer's own screenplay.


Episode Resources

  • Burned: Pyromania, Murder, and a Daughter's Nightmare, by Frank Girardot and Lori Kovach Orr

  • The Voyeur's Motel, by Gay Talese

  • No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators, by Steve Jackson

  • Fire Lover, by Joe Wambaugh

  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285917/

  • https://law.onecle.com/california/penal/451.html

  • Report on the Firefighter Arson Problem: Context, Considerations and Best Practices, National Volunteer Fire Council

  • Douglas et al’s (2006) Crime Classification Manual

  • https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-141.pdf

  • Special Report: Firefighter Arson, January 2003

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