During the trial that led to the conviction of 19-year-old Gregory Brown Jr. for allegedly starting a fatal fire, one witness’s testimony put Brown at the scene as smoke started rising from the house and another witness said that Brown later bragged about setting the blaze.

The evidence was enough to convince the jury. Brown was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life in prison—one for each of the Pittsburgh firefighters who died in the blaze.

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