Police Officer

Upon arrival, we found a vehicle that had a wick in its gas tank and had been set on fire.

No, I had not seen anything like that.

No, I had not seen anything like that.

The fumes did not ignite, fortunately.

The fumes did not ignite, fortunately.

So during the interviews with officers, Alan and Miriam had mentioned that Miriam was would not hurt Alan or harm him because Alan was worth more to her alive than if he were dead.

So during the interviews with officers, Alan and Miriam had mentioned that Miriam was would not hurt Alan or harm him because Alan was worth more to her alive than if he were dead.

There were drawers pulled out evenly. There was a trash can knocked over. There were drawers that were open that wouldn't hold valuables anyway. And most of the drawers were open in the kitchen, right?

There were drawers pulled out evenly. There was a trash can knocked over. There were drawers that were open that wouldn't hold valuables anyway. And most of the drawers were open in the kitchen, right?

They realized fairly quickly that this was a staged attempt to hide what really happened.

They realized fairly quickly that this was a staged attempt to hide what really happened.

This area is where I was dispatched to a car fire. We saw that somebody had placed a wick in the gas tank of a vehicle. We contacted the driver. We were speaking with him. We were speaking with his wife. As I started questioning both of them, I noticed she became a bit nervous and she'd said that she wasn't feeling well and needed to run to the restroom.

This area is where I was dispatched to a car fire. We saw that somebody had placed a wick in the gas tank of a vehicle. We contacted the driver. We were speaking with him. We were speaking with his wife. As I started questioning both of them, I noticed she became a bit nervous and she'd said that she wasn't feeling well and needed to run to the restroom.

I watched her leave the back of the vehicle, not go into the restroom she just came out of. Not right here. Not right here where she just went to the restroom. She actually went across four lanes of traffic. That's strange. Very strange. Did she ever come back? Not while I was on scene. She stayed over there. She stayed over there. When you were still here, you went into the ladies room. We did.

I watched her leave the back of the vehicle, not go into the restroom she just came out of. Not right here. Not right here where she just went to the restroom. She actually went across four lanes of traffic. That's strange. Very strange. Did she ever come back? Not while I was on scene. She stayed over there. She stayed over there. When you were still here, you went into the ladies room. We did.

What did you find there? We smelled the odor of gasoline. It was fairly strong.

What did you find there? We smelled the odor of gasoline. It was fairly strong.

We bluffed Alan, and he said he didn't believe it.

We bluffed Alan, and he said he didn't believe it.

It definitely was part of the investigation. Miriam was not charged with the arson in Delta because of the roadblock put up when Alan demanded the investigation be closed. He did not want to pursue it if we were looking at Miriam and that he would not cooperate with the investigation.