Defense expert at murder retrial: Deadly fire likely caused by smoldering cigarette
The witness, called by the defense at the retrial of
"It's the most scientifically reliable conclusion you can come to," said
Amor, 62, is being retried for the arson murder of Miceli, who was killed in the fire in her condo on
Carpenter testified for Amor in the hearings in 2017 that led
Amor's lawyers from the
At the time, Amor was 39 and had been married for about five months to Miceli's daughter, Tina, then 18. The three lived together in the condo, and Tina, now divorced from Amor, testified last week that all three were smokers.
Carpenter testified Monday that he did not believe the fire was caused by an open flame because that type of incendiary fire did not comport with the evidence in case, mainly
According to testimony from Amor's ex-wife, the couple left the condo around
Carpenter said in his analysis that a chair set on fire by open flame would have produced the effects Miceli described in just a few minutes -- far more quickly than the 20-minute time frame between the couple leaving and
Prosecutors will cross-examine Carpenter on Tuesday when the bench trial before Brennan continues.
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