SAN FRANCISCO — A California fire that killed two people last year was intentionally set to cover up a murder, investigators revealed in a press briefing.
The Markley Fire was started in Northern California’s Solano County on August 18, 2020 near where police found the burned body of 32-year-old missing person Priscilla Castro.
Authorities had previously said Castro was reported missing after she went on a date with Victor Serriteno two days before the fire. She was not seen again.
“Based on an extensive, eight-month investigation, we believe Serriteno deliberately set the Markley Fire in an attempt to conceal his crime,” Tom Ferrara, the Solano C…
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