FERNDALE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a woman set a fatal fire at a Ferndale house because she believed an ex-boyfriend had been staying there.
The man was not hurt in the New Year’s Day fire, but firefighters found the body of a 23-year-old woman who died of smoke inhalation.
Whatcom County deputies arrested 52-year-old Katherine Sofie on Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree murder.
The Bellingham Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1iJFpKS ) it’s unclear why the victim Mindy Rhoads was in the home. It was being scrapped in preparation for demolition.
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Information from: The Bellingham Herald, https://www.bellinghamherald.com
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