The Piggy Bank That Exposed an Arsonist - Innocence on Fire
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The Piggy Bank That Exposed an Arsonist - Innocence on Fire
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A pale pink ceramic piggy bank, smelling of accelerant, sat undamaged on a concrete pad inside a cleared crime scene six days after a house burned to its foundation - how did it get there and what did its survival mean? That single intact object eventually helped undo a wrongful conviction and point to an arsonist; but who placed it, and why did it outlast the fire?
In this episode, we tell the story of the July 2014 fire at 414 Orchard Trace Road, the evidence found and the investigation that followed, and how one small object shifted the course of a case. What threads in the original inquiry were missed, and how did the piggy bank become the key that reopened everything?
Person: Brenda Zeller
Date: July 14, 2014
Location: 414 Orchard Trace Road, Teller County
Occupation: Billing coordinator at Meridian Logistics
Insurance coverage: $142,000
- The piggy bank was found on July 14, 2014 by gas meter reader Scott Hansen beneath a warped lattice slat on the concrete pad.
- The house behind the lattice had burned to its foundation six days earlier.
- Brenda Zeller was 30 years old in spring 2012 when she signed the mortgage for 414 Orchard Trace Road and paid $612 per month.
- The homeowner’s policy covered $142,000 while the replacement value of the structure was closer to $160,000, leaving an $18,000 shortfall.
- Fire investigator Paul Eckert filed a 22-page report eight days after the fire noting V-shaped char patterns, irregular burn depths, and multiple points of origin under a methodology used in 14 prior testimonies.
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