Grand jury indicts Fairbanks fire victim for murder, arson
By Dermot Cole, Anchorage Daily News | |
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Police charged that fire victim Conar Lee Groppel was responsible for the blaze as well as the deaths of two residents. Groppel suffered burns severe enough that he was flown to
Groppel has been jailed since early this week after he was charged with criminal trespass and assault in connection with an unrelated incident in Eagle.
According to city police and information on the state court system website, a grand jury indicted Groppel on 12 charges in connection with the apartment fire, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, two counts of burglary and two counts of arson, as well as criminal mischief and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.
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As she testified, she mentioned that she had spoken with detectives about the investigation.
"Somebody did this on purpose and they're investigating as to why they did it," said Carney. "I am still waiting to find out what exactly happened that night."
She said she was dealing with a person who had an option to buy the building and that she found out only three days before the fire about the lack of insurance coverage. She said she didn't have time "to do anything to protect my property and I've had the place since 1990." Most of the loss was not covered by insurance.
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