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of multi-origin, that it “started in more than one place.’’ Although he couldn’t cite an exact cause of the blaze, he ruled out natural and accidental origins. O’Conner who has a BA degree in criminology, three arson training sessions at the state police academy, an arson course at William and Mary, periodic seminars and in-service training and experience in over SO arson investigations as qualifications as an expert witness, said he’d eliminated faulty wiring as a possible cause. The insulation on die wire leading to the night light, the only electrical power anywhere near the bams, was burned from an external source, he said. He reported that he found no evidence of a heat source in the bam and that on the night in question, there were no storms or lightning in the Sperryville vicinity.
“There was no chance of internal combustion” from green hay, he testified, noting that the bales stored in and around Johnson’s bams were one to two years old. According to experts, O’Conner added, after three weeks, it’s impossible for green baled hay to generate
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