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|fullname = John Leonard Orr | |fullname = John Leonard Orr | ||
|alias = The Pillow Pyro<br>The Coin Tosser<br>The Frito Bandito | |alias = The Pillow Pyro<br>The Coin Tosser<br>The Frito Bandito<ref>[Firebug at TruthMedia https://truth.media/firebug]</br> | ||
|origin = Glendale, California, United States | |origin = Glendale, California, United States | ||
|occupation = Firefighter (formerly) | |occupation = Firefighter (formerly) | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 21 August 2022
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|fullname = John Leonard Orr
|alias = The Pillow Pyro
The Coin Tosser
The Frito BanditoCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag 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 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 although he maintains his innocence. After his arrest, the number of brushfires in Southern California declined dramatically.
Trivia
- Crime author and former Los Angeles Police Department officer Joseph Wambaugh published a book about John Orr titled Fire Lover named after a quote from the book where a fictional firefighter arsonist named Aaron Stiles (which is an anagram for I set LA arson) in a book John was writing titled Points of Origin (mentioned earlier) where the character of Aaron Stiles referred to fire as a mistress and lover.
- Years after the fires he set broke out, HBO made a made for television film titled Point of Origin based on his true story starring Ray Liotta as John Orr. There have also been various documentaries about him featured on Nova in the episode Hunt for the Serial Arsonist (aired in November 1995), Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, Unusual Suspects, Deadly Secrets and most recently on Very Scary People.
Gallery
Videos
External links
Quotes
| “ | Typically, arson is more difficult to investigate, because the majority of your evidence is destroyed. | „ |
| ~ John Orr |
| “ | I have never set an arson fire except in my training exercises. | „ |
| ~ John Orr |