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Eventually, Brendan did take credit for starting the fire, but he maintained that the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding. He said that he'd been smoking a cigarette while driving down a gravel road, and the bumpiness was causing his car to shake.

Eventually, Brendan did take credit for starting the fire, but he maintained that the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding. He said that he'd been smoking a cigarette while driving down a gravel road, and the bumpiness was causing his car to shake.

The ember of his cigarette popped off amidst the bumps, so Brendan, still driving, used a piece of paper to gather up the ember, which he then threw out the window. The paper then ignited, and when Brendan looked in his rear view, he saw the massive bushfire and called emergency services.

The ember of his cigarette popped off amidst the bumps, so Brendan, still driving, used a piece of paper to gather up the ember, which he then threw out the window. The paper then ignited, and when Brendan looked in his rear view, he saw the massive bushfire and called emergency services.

The ember of his cigarette popped off amidst the bumps, so Brendan, still driving, used a piece of paper to gather up the ember, which he then threw out the window. The paper then ignited, and when Brendan looked in his rear view, he saw the massive bushfire and called emergency services.

Turns out, no, it was just some dickhead with an open fire pit. Yep.

Turns out, no, it was just some dickhead with an open fire pit. Yep.

Turns out, no, it was just some dickhead with an open fire pit. Yep.

That's the thing. Life's full of near misses until it's not.

That's the thing. Life's full of near misses until it's not.

That's the thing. Life's full of near misses until it's not.

Yeah. Now, to me, Brendan's excuse sounds like utter horseshit. But Brendan's lawyer, a woman with the incredibly Australian name of Selina McCrickard, thought differently.

Yeah. Now, to me, Brendan's excuse sounds like utter horseshit. But Brendan's lawyer, a woman with the incredibly Australian name of Selina McCrickard, thought differently.

Yeah. Now, to me, Brendan's excuse sounds like utter horseshit. But Brendan's lawyer, a woman with the incredibly Australian name of Selina McCrickard, thought differently.

A tanny at law. See, we know that the intellectually disabled and people with mental disorders, they get framed for crimes they didn't commit quite frequently. And they often confess to those crimes because they think if they just admit to it, the cops will leave them alone and they'll be sent home. And the cops actually lie to people and tell them this.

A tanny at law. See, we know that the intellectually disabled and people with mental disorders, they get framed for crimes they didn't commit quite frequently. And they often confess to those crimes because they think if they just admit to it, the cops will leave them alone and they'll be sent home. And the cops actually lie to people and tell them this.

A tanny at law. See, we know that the intellectually disabled and people with mental disorders, they get framed for crimes they didn't commit quite frequently. And they often confess to those crimes because they think if they just admit to it, the cops will leave them alone and they'll be sent home. And the cops actually lie to people and tell them this.

That's what happened with Jesse Miskelly in West Memphis 3. You just tell us what you did and you can go home. And we'll get you out of here. Now, I could be wrong here, but in the many false confession stories I've read, people who falsely confess to crimes usually confess to the crimes instead of trying to make up an excuse like Brendan did.

That's what happened with Jesse Miskelly in West Memphis 3. You just tell us what you did and you can go home. And we'll get you out of here. Now, I could be wrong here, but in the many false confession stories I've read, people who falsely confess to crimes usually confess to the crimes instead of trying to make up an excuse like Brendan did.

That's what happened with Jesse Miskelly in West Memphis 3. You just tell us what you did and you can go home. And we'll get you out of here. Now, I could be wrong here, but in the many false confession stories I've read, people who falsely confess to crimes usually confess to the crimes instead of trying to make up an excuse like Brendan did.