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Visit https://hensonshaving.com/howtown or use code 'howtown' to receive 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. (Ensure both products are in the cart for the code to take effect.) Source list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13T6zfOW1MpUPQwYDKmdyeR8PKLLOFj1S5nB9DyK1zhQ/edit?usp=sharing To support independent science journalism and get bonus content ... JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Howtown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtown_videos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtown_ We are so thankful for the generous people who support this channel through our Patreon Town Council: Bev Fong Sean Barrett Jon Hewett Albychen avaren Evan Hass Mark Tinker L.A. O’Connor Marcos Huerta Joaquim Salles Sam Gaty Edgar Sutawika Tim Davey Navneet Pedro ZM Martin Weeks Dimi Bryce Golden-Chen Estelle Caswell Gregory Laborde Yash Murthy Matthew Stvartak Garret Wates Slightly Suspicious Mind Kellyn Lorentzen-Goler omg.science Duncan Stannett Keith England Jocelyn Tabancay Duffy Casey Schatz Mark McCreary Jonathan McCabe Branden Ushjima Dr Esh | Second Opinion Wookiee Henderson Byung-Cheol Cho Frances Haugen Gilbo Jiménez Roy Lara Melanie Halley Dmitry Archie Stonehill Ed Martini Jose Zaragoza Jr Jamieson Urquhart Nate Hingst Jay McZara Scott Heimendinger Thin Air Noëmie Pedro Sarkis Portela Ilya Gregory Batson Ad-read music: "Dover" by The Westerlies Chapters: 00:00 how do they know? 01:42 🔥 behavior 101 03:41 clues! 05:00 troubling history 7:08 field experiments 9:54 the Palisades 🔥 11:29 possible ignition sources 12:25 a second 🔥 13:07 the LAFD response 15:44 was Lachman fireworks? 16:32 enter Rinderknecht 18:13 the Lachman 🔥 investigation 20:00 testing the hypothesis 21:55 "negative corpus" 23:08 razors for sale! 24:34 the trial 27:04 thanks local journos! What started the Palisades Fire, and why did the LA arson trial fall apart? This Howtown episode investigates the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire, the smaller New Year’s Eve Lachman Fire, and the federal arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht. Prosecutors argued that the Lachman Fire became a hidden holdover fire, smoldering in roots and dense vegetation before reigniting during Santa Ana winds and becoming the catastrophic Palisades Fire. We examine how ATF fire investigators determine fire origin and cause using wildfire forensics, burn patterns, fire behavior, wind direction, topography, fuel, surveillance camera footage, ALERTCalifornia cameras, cell phone location data, ignition source testing, and lab experiments. The episode also looks at competing theories in the Palisades Fire investigation, including fireworks, cigarette ignition, open flame, accidental fire, intentional arson, smoldering roots, and reignition. At trial, prosecutors pointed to Rinderknecht’s location, behavior, searches, messages, 911 calls, and alleged motive, while the defense argued there was no direct evidence, no smoking gun, no recovered ignition source, and serious uncertainty in the wildfire investigation. The LA arson trial ended with a deadlocked jury, a mistrial, and a 10–2 split, raising questions about reasonable doubt, negative corpus, forensic science, ATF methods, LAFD response, the Skull Rock trailhead, the Lachman Fire origin, and why proving wildfire arson is so difficult after the evidence has burned away.