Mom Allegedly Hid Fire Alarms in Yard, Then Set House on Fire to Kill 3 Kids as They Screamed for Help: Police
Singleton allegedly removed seven fire alarms from the home before setting it on fire on Saturday morning, the AP, FOX 17 and WOOD TV reported, citing Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom and unspecified court documents, respectively. The fire alarms were found ringing inside a pillowcase in the backyard, per authorities, FOX 17 reported.
Mom allegedly confesses to removing smoke detectors before setting deadly fire with sleeping children inside
The mom is accused of timing the blaze for when her three daughters — ages 7, 10 and 12 — would all be asleep, removing the fire alarms, which were later found stuffed in a pillowcase in the backyard, officials told the outlet.
Mother Confesses to Setting House on Fire, Watching It Burn with Her Children Inside: Police
Roconda Singleton allegedly told police how she planned to set the house on fire while her three daughters were inside early on a Saturday morning, removing all the smoke alarms in the house first so they would sleep longer while the fire spread.
US: Woman sets house on fire after removing smoke detectors; 12-year-old daughter killed
A Michigan mother, Roconda Singleton, has been charged with arson and child abuse for allegedly setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daugh
Mom removes smoke detectors before starting fire that killed daughter, Michigan cops say
The mother poured lighter fluid both upstairs and downstairs in the home, according to authorities, who called the case “unimaginably horrific.”
Mom charged with arson in house fire that killed one of her daughters
A woman has been charged with arson and child abuse for a house fire she allegedly set that killed one of her three daughters. Roconda Singleton, 46, appeared for a virtual arraignment Tuesday, Jan. 28,
Police accuse mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids,
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DOCS: Michigan mother admits to setting house on fire, intended to die with daughters
A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her ...
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Mom was ordered to undergo mental health treatment months before deadly house fire
Doctors were concerned the woman could harm herself or others, according to probate court records. Months later, she ...
'I DID IT' | Michigan mom admits to setting fire to home with 3 daughters still inside
Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free." ...
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Neighbors remember 12-year-old killed in Grand Rapids fire as mother faces murder charge
A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an ...
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Mom charged with felony murder in daughter’s fire death, prosecutor says
Roconda Singleton, who allegedly set fire to her house while her three girls slept, has been charged with felony murder in ...
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Mother accused of deadly arson now facing murder charge
Kent County Prosecutor's Office announced a new charge against the woman who told police she'd intentionally set the fire ...
Bodycam video shows firefighters pulling 12-year-old girl from burning home, mother charged with arson
Firefighters can be seen pulling a 12-year-old girl out from the second-floor window and then performing CPR on her outside.
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Dad’s cries after daughter’s death ‘pierced your heart’
The father of a 12-year-old girl who died in a house fire is devastated. Her mother allegedly set the fire while she and two ...
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Grand Rapids mother accused of intentionally setting deadly fire that hurt her children
A 46-year-old mother faces criminal charges after investigators say she set fire to her home, harming three of her own ...