Clarence Meyers Was Looking For Sympathy
February 23, 2009 by Jaded
Clarence Meyers
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, MD–Clarence Meyers, 38, was faced with a dilemma. He and his girlfriend, Melissa Lindeman, had lost their jobs at an auto-parts factory. Meyers went on unemployment and Lindeman worked at a burger joint to provide for the family. Recently, Meyers’ unemployment checks came to a halt…he was desperate. He needed a plan and he needed it quick.
His plan was this–he would burn his house down, right? Yeah! Then everyone in the community would feel sorry for him and the donations would just come rolling in. Fucking brilliant! Except for one thing, Lindeman’s two daughters died in that fire.
The blaze began just before 11:00 p.m. last Monday. Meyers and Lindeman managed to escape the home through a broken window. Lindeman ran next door to call 911. Meyers attempted to re-enter the home, thinking he could save the girls and come out of this mess smelling like a rose and looking like a hero. It didn’t happen that way. The heat and the smoke were too intense. When the fire was extinguished, there were two casualties: Nicole Gross, 15, and her sister, Mary Gross, 12.
An autopsy shows that both girls died from smoke inhalation with burns. High levels of carbon monoxide were found in both girls’ blood. Their bodies were found in the second floor bedroom, but investigators aren’t saying whether they died in their sleep or if they made any attempt to get out. Melissa Lindeman was hospitalized for the injuries she sustained when she jumped through a first floor window to escape the fire.
Arson investigators say they went over the house very carefully, ruling out every possible accidental cause for the fire, and were able to uncover evidence of arson. When questioned, Meyers confessed.
While his family slept, Meyers walked down to the basement and sprayed lighter fluid on an electrical panel and a bed that was adjacent to the furnace…he then lit a piece of paper and let it drop. He claimed that he tried to extinguish the fire by using clothes to stamp it out. When that didn’t work, he high-tailed it out of the basement through an exterior door. I can’t find a single news article that states Meyers attempted to warn Lindeman or her daughters of the fire.
When asked why the hell he would do such a thing, Meyers told investigators ‘he was planning to win sympathy by setting fire to the house he shared with the family.’ He wanted donations from the community. Worthless tard.
Clarence Meyers was arrested FridayFriday reviews and is being held in the Washington County Detention Center without bond. He is being charged with two counts of murder, two counts of child abuse, and three counts of arson. A preliminary hearing was set for MarchMarch reviews
19…the state’s attorney could seek the death penalty.
While Meyers blamed financial hardship, sources close to the investigation are calling bullshit…they believe the crime was committed out of spite because of ongoing domestic problems in the home. One neighbor said he heard a man scream, ‘I am going to kill you, I am going to kill you,’ moments before the fire broke out.
Either way, two innocent children are dead because Clarence Meyers is a selfish asshole.
Nicole and Mary Gross.
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