The Arsonist in the Crowd
04/29/25 • 32 min
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
New episodes every Tuesday.
To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
New episodes every Tuesday.
To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Previous Episode
The Execution of Barbara Graham
The case of Barbara Graham, known in the 1950s as “Bloody Babs” after the murder of a Burbank widow. Former prosecutor Marcia Clark joins us to reexamine the questionable tactics that sent Graham to death row.
New episodes every Tuesday.
To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on
Next Episode
Featuring: Dirty John
Please enjoy a special featured episode of my show Dirty John. In this episode, Debra Newell, an interior designer in Southern California, meets John Meehan on an over-50 dating site. His profile looks exciting: Anesthesiologist, divorced, Christian. She falls in love fast. But her children dislike him and warn her that his stories don’t add up. A psychologist advises Debra to set firmer boundaries with her kids, saying she has a right to be happy.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Featured in these lists
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/crimes-of-the-times-11684/the-arsonist-in-the-crowd-90177157"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to the arsonist in the crowd on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy