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Podcast: Housewives of True Crime
Episode: The Pillow Pyro: Arson in Southern California
Description: Wildfires in California have long been a devastating part of life—but between 1984 and 1991, the flames weren’t just fueled by nature. A serial arsonist known as the Pillow Pyro was secretly igniting terror across Southern California, setting nearly 2,000 fires.For years, authorities were baffled by the growing number of suspicious blazes. The fires were expertly set—many with time-delayed incendiary devices, often using everyday objects like cigarettes, rubber bands, and matches. But this wasn’t just a firebug getting his kicks. One of the blazes turned deadly, claiming the lives of four innocent people.The most...