Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5 (AP) — 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. Some legal experts previously said the jury's death recommendation for a crime tangential to the arson appeared to be unprecedented. Fowler became a suspect after witnesses reported seeing a passenger in a white van tossing burning objects into dry brush. Defense attorneys said Fowler never acknowledged starting the fire and suffered a horrific ... Read More