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The Jar in the Ash: How a Timestamp Convicted an Arsonist

The Jar in the Ash: How a Timestamp Convicted an ArsonistSmoke, a sealed jar with dry paper inside, and a single timestamp that reordered guilt and innocence: the amended policy clause entered at 11:17 AM on November 1, 2011 turned a fire marshal’s accelerant finding into an automatic denial of a $212,000 homeowner’s claim-and the employee whose credentials made the change had badged out of the building at 10:50 AM. Who actually typed that amendment, and how did a badge log become the central piece of evidence?In this episode, we follow the timeline from the October 29, 2011 fire at 44…

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