2019 Goodfield arson

On April 6, 2019, nine-year-old Kyle Alwood killed five family members after starting a fire in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois.[1][2] The nine-year-old boy was charged with the deaths on October 8.[3]

2019 Goodfield arson
LocationGoodfield, Illinois
DateApril 6, 2019
Attack type
Arson
Deaths5

Incident

At around 11:00 pm, a fire was reported in the central area of Peoria near the village of Goodfield, Illinois. Firefighters came a few minutes after the call. Five bodies, three children, all under three years old, Kathryn Murray, aged 69, and Jason Wall, aged 34, were all found dead from smoke inhalation.[4] Katrina Alwood, aged 27, and her son Kyle both survived the fire.[5]

Charges

Nine-year-old Kyle Alwood was taken into custody and charged with murder six months after the incident. The child was charged with five counts of murder, two counts of arson, and one count of aggravated arson. Due to his young age, Alwood could face five years of probation if convicted.[6][7]

References
  1. "9-year-old boy accused of setting deadly fire appears in court on murder charges". CBS News.
  2. "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". Yahoo News. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. Hauck, Grace. "'Extremely uncommon': 9-year-old charged with murder after 5 die in Illinois fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. Gearty, Robert (October 9, 2019). "Child faces 5 murder charges for starting Illinois mobile home fire". New York Post. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. "9-year-old accused of causing mobile home fire that killed 5". AOL. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. "9-year-old boy accused of setting deadly fire appears in court on murder charges". CBS News.
  7. "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". AP NEWS. October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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