Amy Gittler

The phone rang about 9 o'clock at night, and the cousin of one of my cousins lived around the corner from here, and she said, Amy, I hate to be an alarmist, but I think your house is on fire. I was in a women's organization, and it was a luncheon, and I believe it was at the Phoenix Country Club.

The phone rang about 9 o'clock at night, and the cousin of one of my cousins lived around the corner from here, and she said, Amy, I hate to be an alarmist, but I think your house is on fire. I was in a women's organization, and it was a luncheon, and I believe it was at the Phoenix Country Club.

She came up and she said, Amy, Amy, what about this arsonist who's burning down houses?

She came up and she said, Amy, Amy, what about this arsonist who's burning down houses?

Don't be silly, Karen. That's on the other side of the preserve.

Don't be silly, Karen. That's on the other side of the preserve.

And literally that night is the night that we got the phone call.

And literally that night is the night that we got the phone call.

I see crowds of people in front, and they wouldn't let anybody through. I see huge flames billowing out, and it's carved off, and nobody's allowed up. And I said, that's my house. I want up. And so they let us up.

I see crowds of people in front, and they wouldn't let anybody through. I see huge flames billowing out, and it's carved off, and nobody's allowed up. And I said, that's my house. I want up. And so they let us up.

The lot next to us was fully framed, and they had not been building for about a year. That house was like tinder. I mean, you lit a match to that, and that went down in about 15 minutes.

The lot next to us was fully framed, and they had not been building for about a year. That house was like tinder. I mean, you lit a match to that, and that went down in about 15 minutes.

I was barely functioning the next day. And I remember I had such a horrible headache. I took two codeine. I just remembered a sense of chaos. Law enforcement thought that likely he would return to our place.

I was barely functioning the next day. And I remember I had such a horrible headache. I took two codeine. I just remembered a sense of chaos. Law enforcement thought that likely he would return to our place.