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Over half a century ago, a quiet Florida flat became the backdrop to one of the most scrutinised and bizarre deaths ever documented. The mysterious demise of Mary Hardy Reeser has been the subject of ...

A quiet Florida apartment became the centre of one of the most studied and strangest deaths ever recorded more than 50 years ago, in a case that drew attention from all over the world. The death of ...

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INVOLVED IN THIS. YEAH, THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF SAID THE ONLY THING THAT BURNED WAS DEBRIS AND BRUSH. BUT THIS WAS STILL A VERY CHALLENGING FIRE TO FIGHT. IT WAS STARTED AT A STORAGE AREA AT RESOURCE ...

Two unrelated fires in Fort Collins on May 12 were likely caused by spontaneous combustion, according to Poudre Fire Authority. One fire ignited juniper bushes outside a business. The other fire ...