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Originally published: December 25, 2012 12:26 PM
Updated: December 25, 2012 3:51 PM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Photo credit: AP | This 2006 mugshot released by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department shows William Spengler. Police say Spengler, 62, is the man responsible for burning his house down, then killing two first responders in upstate Webster on Christmas Eve.
WEBSTER - Police have found human remains in the burned-out home of the Webster ex-con who killed two firefighters and believe the victim is the gunman's sister.
Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said Tuesday that the remains were found in the charred house that 62-year-old William Spengler shared with his 67-year-old sister, Cheryl. A medical examiner will need to determine the identity.
Police say Willliam Spengler armed himself with a revolver, shotgun and military-style rifle before he set his house afire to lure first responders into a predawn death trap on Christmas Eve.
VIDEO: Vigil for Fallen Western N.Y. Firefighters
Pickering said Willliam Spengler "was equipped to go to war."
Willliam Spengler killed himself as seven houses burned around him. A friend said Willliam Spengler hated his sister, but police said a motive hasn't been determined.
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Originally published: December 25, 2012 12:26 PM
Updated: December 25, 2012 3:51 PM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Photo credit: AP | This 2006 mugshot released by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department shows William Spengler. Police say Spengler, 62, is the man responsible for burning his house down, then killing two first responders in upstate Webster on Christmas Eve.
WEBSTER - Police have found human remains in the burned-out home of the Webster ex-con who killed two firefighters and believe the victim is the gunman's sister.
Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said Tuesday that the remains were found in the charred house that 62-year-old William Spengler shared with his 67-year-old sister, Cheryl. A medical examiner will need to determine the identity.
Police say Willliam Spengler armed himself with a revolver, shotgun and military-style rifle before he set his house afire to lure first responders into a predawn death trap on Christmas Eve.
VIDEO: Vigil for Fallen Western N.Y. Firefighters
Pickering said Willliam Spengler "was equipped to go to war."
Willliam Spengler killed himself as seven houses burned around him. A friend said Willliam Spengler hated his sister, but police said a motive hasn't been determined.
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