In 1996, a suspicious house fire destroyed the home of a Seattle Washington policeman.

In a bizarre twist, an ex-convict confessed to setting the fire, then mysteriously disappeared.

When investigators looked carefully at the written confession, they discovered clues of

a more serious crime than arson.

They found evidence of murder.

Sergeant Matt Bachmeier was a 25-year veteran of the King County Sheriff's Department,

a man well-liked and respected by his peers.

This guy was a police hero.

He had been involved in several different types of shootouts, real interesting type of

events and had survived them.

On July 9, 1996, at 1.30 in the morning, a fire broke out in Sergeant Bachmeier's suburban

home.

Bachmeier was at a local bowling alley when the fire broke out.

By the time the fire was extinguished, the home was almost completely destroyed.

The origin of the fire appeared suspicious, and dogs specially trained to recognize flammable

liquids or accelerants were sent to sniff through the ruffle.

The dogs identified five different areas where accelerants were used to set this fire.

One was in the basement.

A second in the dining room.

There were two separate areas in the attic, and the fifth was in the garage.

In our sometimes this is called a layering fire.

On the outside wall of Sergeant Bachmeier's garage were spray-painted messages critical

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