1/28/13, "Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5," AP via SeattlePI.com
"An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped through the hills east of Los Angeles.
Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, was convicted in August of five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of arson. A jury later recommended the death sentence.
Prosecutors said Fowler lit the fire in October 2003 out of rage after he was thrown out of a house where his family was staying.
"Today, after nearly 10 years, justice has now been secured for the victims and their families, and those whose lives were affected by the actions of Rickie Lee Fowler," San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos said."
Below, "Rickie Lee Fowler leaves courtroom after being sentenced to death on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 in San Bernardino, Calif. Fowler, 31, was sentenced to death Monday by Superior Court Judge Michael Smith for murdering five men who died of heart attacks during a Southern California wildfire in 2003. He was convicted in August 2012 of five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of arson. The Old Fire scorched 91,000 acres in October 2003 and destroyed 1,000 buildings while burning for nine days in the foothills above San Bernardino. The men died after their homes burned or as they tried to evacuate. ; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT Photo: The Press-Enterprise, Stan Lim"
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