305) on that March morning in 2005 to investigate the fire at Whitley’s house. ADTwo witnesses placed Lively and his friend and co-defendant, Tommy Owens, at Whitley’s house on the morning of the fire. Beyler concluded that the fire in Whitley’s house was not set intentionally and was electrical in origin, starting below the subfloor. The prosecutors agreed to hire chemist Glen Jackson, a professor of forensic science at West Virginia University, to review the case. Then get out of West Virginia, marry Blankenship and begin a new life.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2020 11:02 UTC