He Liked Attractive Men — and Burning Down Their Homes

One of America’s most prolific arsonists, 50-year-old Thomas Sweatt liked to follow attractive men he saw to their homes. Once there he would often use a device of his own creation to set fire to the house. His preferred method of starting a fire — a milk jug filled with gasoline and a piece of clothing stuffed in the mouth to act as a wick.

Liam Hall

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Mar 17, 2022

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