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In this case, however, Brewer and Dinsdale did have a connection. Prior to the fire, Dinsdale, who was just 13 at the time, he had put himself in the middle of an argument between Brewer and a neighborhood boy who kept pet pigeons. For some reason, Peter offered to kill the boy's pigeons by supposed to end the argument.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. But for this comment, Brewer threatened to punch Dinsdale if he did so. A couple of days later, Dinsdale set the fire that killed Brewer, then strangled the boy's pigeons to death a couple of weeks after that.

Yeah. But for this comment, Brewer threatened to punch Dinsdale if he did so. A couple of days later, Dinsdale set the fire that killed Brewer, then strangled the boy's pigeons to death a couple of weeks after that.

Yeah. But for this comment, Brewer threatened to punch Dinsdale if he did so. A couple of days later, Dinsdale set the fire that killed Brewer, then strangled the boy's pigeons to death a couple of weeks after that.

Yeah, just killing a bunch of pigeons, strangling the pigeons, yeah. No, it's gonna be a rough afternoon.

Yeah, just killing a bunch of pigeons, strangling the pigeons, yeah. No, it's gonna be a rough afternoon.

Yeah, just killing a bunch of pigeons, strangling the pigeons, yeah. No, it's gonna be a rough afternoon.

Now, Peter Dinsdale settled down on killing people with fire for a while after the Brewer murder. But after staying quiet for a year, Dinsdale's fingers began tingling as he walked by the home of an 82-year-old widow named Elizabeth Rocar.

Now, Peter Dinsdale settled down on killing people with fire for a while after the Brewer murder. But after staying quiet for a year, Dinsdale's fingers began tingling as he walked by the home of an 82-year-old widow named Elizabeth Rocar.

Now, Peter Dinsdale settled down on killing people with fire for a while after the Brewer murder. But after staying quiet for a year, Dinsdale's fingers began tingling as he walked by the home of an 82-year-old widow named Elizabeth Rocar.

Peter later admitted that he'd snuck into the widow's house through the cat door and set the old lady's bed on fire while she was sleeping, causing eventual death by smoke inhalation.

Peter later admitted that he'd snuck into the widow's house through the cat door and set the old lady's bed on fire while she was sleeping, causing eventual death by smoke inhalation.

Peter later admitted that he'd snuck into the widow's house through the cat door and set the old lady's bed on fire while she was sleeping, causing eventual death by smoke inhalation.

Upon discovering that the fire started in the bed, though, investigators chalked up the incident to the widow falling asleep while smoking, despite the fact that the widow's family told them that the widow did not smoke. Smoke.

Upon discovering that the fire started in the bed, though, investigators chalked up the incident to the widow falling asleep while smoking, despite the fact that the widow's family told them that the widow did not smoke. Smoke.

Upon discovering that the fire started in the bed, though, investigators chalked up the incident to the widow falling asleep while smoking, despite the fact that the widow's family told them that the widow did not smoke. Smoke.

But since the widow wasn't important enough, no further investigation was done, and Peter was free to continue killing. Like a lot of killers, Dinsdale started off strong, but tried to tamp down his urges after the initial spree. Two and a half years went by without a fatal house fire started by Dinsdale, but eventually the desire won out.