arsonist

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The revelations — unveiled in a criminal complaint and attached affidavit Wednesday charging the alleged arsonist, Jonathan Rinderknecht — raise questions about what the Los Angeles Fire Department could have done to prevent the conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

He added: “The arsonist set the first fire, but the Fire Department proactively has a duty to do certain things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti