County volunteers put out a fire at his house a decade ago.

WSJ: Putting Out Fires for a Fee

He was arrested along with his wife Mairead over the fatal house fire at their home on Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, in May.

BBC: Derby

The court later heard that an argument broke out at the house on the night of the fire when three teenage girls visited Middleton and his wife.

BBC: Child witness tells of fatal fire

Two bogus police officers tried to get into the house of jeweller two days before his body was found in a fire at his property, Sussex Police have said.

BBC: Michael Griffiths

He said his client told police in the hours after the fire that he had been at the house the evening before but had left at about 01:30 BST.

BBC: Derby fire deaths: 'Maniac arsonist' theory

He told told prosecutor Alex Prentice QC that in his opinion a fire at Kingspoint, Shandon, on 5 July, 2008 and a house fire at 4 William Street, Helensburgh on 6 January, 2011 were started deliberately.

BBC: Sharkey fire deaths: 'Fire suspect' named in 999 call

Roxbury's deputy fire chief said his team of about 10 volunteer firefighters was in the second floor of their station house at 42 State Road about 7:30 p.m. when someone noticed a glow out the window from the fires.

WSJ: After Devastating Fire, Breezy Point Bands Together