Sam Anderson

The confession is the rock-solid evidence Rob and his team have been chasing this whole time. Mark Sands did set the fires. He lied to his family, to Warren, to his whole community, pretending to be a concerned neighbor while, all along, he was the arsonist. And not only that, the confession tape confirms what the task force had begun to suspect. Mark acted alone.

The confession is the rock-solid evidence Rob and his team have been chasing this whole time. Mark Sands did set the fires. He lied to his family, to Warren, to his whole community, pretending to be a concerned neighbor while, all along, he was the arsonist. And not only that, the confession tape confirms what the task force had begun to suspect. Mark acted alone.

There was no coalition to save the preserves. All those hundreds of hours spent hunting for a connection to a national eco-terror network, and Mark turns out to be a lone wolf. One question remains. Why did he do it? Next time, in the final episode of The Arsonist Next Door, I go looking for the real Mark Sands.

There was no coalition to save the preserves. All those hundreds of hours spent hunting for a connection to a national eco-terror network, and Mark turns out to be a lone wolf. One question remains. Why did he do it? Next time, in the final episode of The Arsonist Next Door, I go looking for the real Mark Sands.

And I find something I never expected. Mark Sands was not just lighting fires.

And I find something I never expected. Mark Sands was not just lighting fires.

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That's all episodes all at once. Search for The Binge on Apple Podcasts and hit subscribe at the top of the page. Not on Apple? Head to getthebinge.com to get access wherever you listen. The Arsonist Next Door is an original production of Sony Music Entertainment and Novel. This series was written and reported by me, Sam Anderson. It was produced and reported by Leona Hamid.

Our assistant producer is Madeline Parr. Research by Zayana Youssef. Additional production from Tom Wright and G. Stiles. Our editor is Dave Anderson. Additional story editing from Max O'Brien. From Novel, our executive producers are Max O'Brien and Craig Strachan. From Sony Music Entertainment, our executive producers are Catherine St. Louis and Jonathan Hirsch.

Our assistant producer is Madeline Parr. Research by Zayana Youssef. Additional production from Tom Wright and G. Stiles. Our editor is Dave Anderson. Additional story editing from Max O'Brien. From Novel, our executive producers are Max O'Brien and Craig Strachan. From Sony Music Entertainment, our executive producers are Catherine St. Louis and Jonathan Hirsch.

Sound design, mixing, and scoring by Nicholas Alexander and Daniel Kempson. Our original theme song was composed and performed by Nicholas Alexander. Production management from Cherie Houston, Joe Savage, Sarah Tobin, and Charlotte Wolfe. Fact Checking by Dania Suleiman. Story Development by Nell Gray Andrews. Novels Director of Development is Selena Mehta.

Sound design, mixing, and scoring by Nicholas Alexander and Daniel Kempson. Our original theme song was composed and performed by Nicholas Alexander. Production management from Cherie Houston, Joe Savage, Sarah Tobin, and Charlotte Wolfe. Fact Checking by Dania Suleiman. Story Development by Nell Gray Andrews. Novels Director of Development is Selena Mehta.

And Willard Foxton is Novels Creative Director of Development. Special thanks to Jen Fifield, Libby Goff, Bob Kahn, Xander Adams, Anthony Wallace, Steve Ackerman, Carolyn Sher-Levin and the team at Reviewed and Cleared, Mario Cacciatolo, Isaac Fisher, Kevin Lee Carras, Jess Swinburne, Sonny Marr, Carly Frankel, and the team at WME.

And Willard Foxton is Novels Creative Director of Development. Special thanks to Jen Fifield, Libby Goff, Bob Kahn, Xander Adams, Anthony Wallace, Steve Ackerman, Carolyn Sher-Levin and the team at Reviewed and Cleared, Mario Cacciatolo, Isaac Fisher, Kevin Lee Carras, Jess Swinburne, Sonny Marr, Carly Frankel, and the team at WME.

The Bench.

The Bench.

He wasn't born in Phoenix. He moved here as a young man from the beautiful state of New Jersey, same place I'm from.

He wasn't born in Phoenix. He moved here as a young man from the beautiful state of New Jersey, same place I'm from.