John Orr: Difference between revisions

=== Arrest ===

In April of 1991, prosecutors put a tracking device under his car in order to find his whereabouts and arrest him. However, the first attempt failed when John found the device under his car after he noticed the wires of the tracker dropped out. Prosecutors tried again in late 1991 and on December 4^th, 1991, John was finally arrested on multiple counts of arson <ref>[http://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-05-mn-608-story.html Glendale Fire Investigator Charged in 3 Store Blazes : Crime: Head of arson unit wrote novel about a firefighter who sets blazes. Other fires are under review.]</ref> During his arrest, ATF agents found a manuscript for a book he was writing titled ''Points of Origin'' which is based somewhat on the real fires he had started including the fire that he started in 1984. John even shot videos of the fires he started and took photos at the 1984 fire in order to relive the events in the same way serial killers relive the events by photographing their crime victims or activities. In 1994, John received additional charges including charges for the deadly 1984 fire that killed four people in South Pasadena. John was sentenced to life in California State Prison with no chance of parole in 1998 after being presented with evidence by Deputy District Attorney Michael Cabral. <ref>[https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/john-leonard-orr/ John Leonard Orr]</ref> Despite all of the crimes he committed, John continues to maintain his innocence. After his arrest, the number of brushfires in Southern California declined dramatically. According to former District Attorney Michael Cabral, John set about 2,000 fires.

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