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2011 2012 The Los Angeles fire volunteers were a series of fires began December 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California It was the worst case of arson reported in the region since the 1992 riots in Los Angeles 1 2 Harry Burkhart, then 24, who wanted in Germany on suspicion of burning his house, was charged in Los Angeles in January 2012 with 28 counts of criminal prosecution fire property and nine counts of arson charge an inhabited structure 3 prosecutors said that Burkhart was motivated by anger against the Americans and sought to terrorize many people as possible when he torched dozens of cars, houses and garages late at night, while most residents were sleeping, to terrorize and maximum damage 4.
Burkhart was convicted September 1, 2016 the 49 counts 5 6 7.
The arsonist usually targeted cars, many of them parked in apartment building garages or carports police reports indicate that an accelerant was used and that the attacks took place at night No injuries were reported, and the total damage was estimated at up to 2 million 8 Among the damaged buildings is a home where the singer Jim Morrison lived 9.
On the morning of December 29, twenty fire were put in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles All initial fires were set within five hours of each other, the authorities making suspect arson 10 The next day there was thirty-five fires spanning the Los Angeles County there were twenty-one in Hollywood and West Hollywood again, there were eight in North Hollywood three in the foothills of the San Fernando valley, three Wilshire plus one on the Westside and the other in Lennox.
By 31 December 2011, the total light from the frenzy of arson reached 39 and the Department of the City of Los Angeles Fire LAFD held a press conference the next day where the force has indicated its willingness to to attacks in January 11 the number of fires has finally reached 55 January 2, the day the suspect Harry Burkhart was arrested 12 LAFD According to the 45 held in the Los Angeles area, nine were in West Hollywood, and one was Burbank 8.
Harry Burkhart was born in Grozny in Chechnya, but traveled on German documents, as a German citizen 13 14 The German Embassy in Ottawa said Harry's mother, Dorothee Burkhart, was wanted by the authorities in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf since 2005. While being detained in Germany, Dorothee claimed heart problems and an appointment was made for her to visit a cardiology clinic, she was allowed to wear civilian clothes and everything at the clinic asked for use the toilet removed his handcuffs while in the bathroom, she escaped through a window, she called Harry tell him to bring money and documents to his after which they fled in Frankfurt, travels through France to Amsterdam where they bought airline tickets to Canada 15.
The Burkharts filed for asylum in Canada, saying that we are persecuted in Germany because of our Chechen origin, nationality, disability of my son of the Nazis and their sympathizers, but the requests were denied 16 Minister of Citizenship and immigration personally intervened in the case Burkharts and requested that they be excluded from the protection of refugees the asylum application was rejected in 2009 and again rejected by federal courts of Canada in 2010 17.
Immigration officers believed Harry Burkhart was the US visa due to expire in two weeks after his arrest, but they could not find a visa file for Dorothee Burkhart The government later said he believed that Dorothee had illegally entered 18 Court documents identified it as a German citizen and although it describes itself as Canadian German audience, she spoke German and broken during a previous was granted a Russian interpreter 19.
On January 4, 2012 German prosecutors told the Associated Press that Harry Burkhart was a suspect in a fire in October 2011 in Germany that burned a house belonging to his family, and Burkhart had filed an insurance claim on the 20 house.
State Department Special Agent Jonathan Lamb and US Deputy Marshal Louis Flores partner were assigned the fugitive cold case locate Dorothee Burkhart, who was wanted by Germany on 19 counts of fraud and committed on a commercial basis and as a member of a gang, 19 including failing to pay for breast surgery in 2004 to increase and pilfering $ 45 000 of tenants deposits While working on the case of Lamb and Dorothee Flores learned about After his son Harry Dorothee was found and appeared in the extradition proceedings December 29, 2011, Harry has also called attention to him shouting F in the US in the courtroom when he realized his mother was about to be deported to Germany 14 21 22 prosecutors filed the documents to be extradited Dorothee in February and scheduled another extradition hearing for May 9, 2012 23.
Flores was sitting at home watching TV at 10 am on 1 January when a video Garage security camera was played on Flores news found Harry in the video and called the LAPD hotline and its chain of command 24 on January 2 Los Angeles County Sheriff's reserve deputy Shervin Lalezary 25 Burkhart stopped near a drugstore at Sunset corner Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue who spotted him driving a blue minivan consistent with the description provided by Lamb and Flores 26 .
On January 4, 2012 prosecutors Los Angeles County Harry Burkhart charged with 28 counts of criminal prosecution Fire property and nine counts of criminal prosecution of fire of a structure inhabited related fires the Los Angeles 3 his bail was set at 2 85 million if convicted on 37 counts, Burkhart could face a sentence of 341 years 13 the office of the district attorney said his risk to file new charges Burkhart against 27 the same day, an anonymous official of the law enforcement says Burkhart had been on a 28 suicide watch.
On January 23, 2012, prosecutors added 63 new counts and the judge delivered his bail 7 5000000 29 30 Harry Burkhart pleaded not guilty to 100 counts of criminal prosecution 29 fire.
Burkhart has been in custody for over two years without trial 31 March 11, 2015, he was indicted by a grand jury on 49 counts of arson charge, fire inhabited buildings and possession of flammable materials 32.
Burkhart's trial began August 15, 2016 33 34 35 He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and not guilty 36 He was convicted September 1, 2016 the 49 counts 5 6 7.
After his conviction, the trial was declared during the insanity phase where jurors are supposed to decide whether Burkhart was sane or crimes September 16, 2016 37 38 39 Eight members of the 12-member jury thought Burkhart was crazy 38 the next court date is October 13, 2016 40.
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