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Controversy, intrigue and betrayal surround the author, john l. Chief arson investigator in california town was also the. Exfireman john leonard orrs book about serial arsonist. The book, a sequel to points of origin, focuses on a series of robberies in southern california. But he also wrote and tried to sell a novel called points of origin. Haunting questions continue to surround the parallels between orr s real life and the lives of his fictitious characters in this compelling novel. As can be understood from the joseph wambaugh book fire lover, this book is essentially a journal of the pyromaniac and murderer, john orr. Join the investigation as lead character, arson investigator phil l. Trial starts for former firefighter accused in blaze that. John orr, nicknamed the pillow pyro, was sentenced to life without parole for starting as many as 2,000 blazes. Buy points of origin by orr, john from amazons fiction books store.

Orr john orr, former fire captain and highly respected lead arson investigator of the. With ray liotta, john leguizamo, colm feore, cliff curtis. Playing with fire by professor john orr online at alibris. I wrote the first three chapters in a week, orr says. The films title is a reference to orrs novel, which tells the story of a fireman who is also a serial arsonist. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.

The proceeds of the sale go to remuneration of the damages his victims suffered, as is common on books by criminals. When cigarettes and a scrap of paper connected the southern california fires to several fires further north, the hunt. Most notably, a film titled point of origin starring ray liotta as john orr was released by hbo in 2002. He killed ada deal, 50, her 2yearold grandson, matthew troidl, carolyn kraus, 26, and jimmy cetina, 17 in a fire at a hardware store, and is suspected by the fbi of setting more than 2000 fires before he was caught. Prosecutors have argued that there are uncanny similarities between orr s book, points of origin, and the eight retail store fires orr is charged with setting, or trying to set, in. Points of originplaying with fire written by former fire captain john l. Points of origin by professor john orr, 9780741441911, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Point of origin official trailer though based real events, this madeforcable movie about a serial arsonist takes a drably matteroffact approach to its literally incendiary subject matter. Orr john orr, former fire captain and highly respected lead arson investigator of the glendale fire department, california, has written numerous articles and short stories on fire investigations.

The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. It includes a arsonist act of a large hardware store that killed a toddler and his grandmother. Orr theorized that an arsonist ignited the glendale brush fire with a lighter, cabral said, but no one in any position of authority saw the device that orr said he found at the point of origin. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.

John leonard orr born april 26, 1949 is an american former firefighter, novelist, and. Factbased drama about an arson investigator ray liotta searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s california. In 1984, california firefighters had battled ten arson fires in three weeks. Arson investigators believe the book chronicles real acts of arson due to similarities with fires they believe orr himself had set. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Buy points of origin by professor john orr online at alibris. John leonard orrs unpublished book, points of origin, detailed an arson spree that eerily mirrored his own and helped authorities close.