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Trial to get underway for man accused of starting devastating Palisades Fire

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting a fire that became the deadly blaze that devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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  1. Trial set for man accused of igniting the Palisades Fire

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

  2. Newest

    Trial to get underway for man accused of starting devastating Palisades Fire

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    Prosecutors say he sparked the Palisades Fire and was ‘fixated’ on Luigi Mangione. Now Jonathan Rinderknecht heads to trial (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — The man who federal prosecutors say was “pissed off at the world” before allegedly igniting the Palisades Fire goes on trial this week in Los Angeles, roughly a year and a half after the deadly and historically destructive blaze claimed the lives of a dozen people and sco…

  2. KYMA Yuma

    Trial set for man accused of igniting the Palisades Fire (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    In California, the trial against a man accused of setting the deadly Palisades Fire starts Monday. Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht was obsessed with fire and is responsible.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trial to get underway for man accused of starting devastating Palisades Fire (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting a fire that became the deadly blaze that devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

  4. Breitbart News

    L.A. Trial Begins for Man Accused of Igniting Deadly Pacific Palisades Fire (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The man accused of igniting last year's deadly Pacific Palisades fire faces trial Monday in Los Angeles as the area struggles to move on from the conflagration that looms large in the current mayor’s race.

  5. UPI

    Palisades Fire arson trial set to begin with jury selection (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire.

  6. East Idaho News

    Los Angeles trial begins for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial began Monday for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor’s race.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Los Angeles trial begins for Florida man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial began Monday for the Florida man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area

  8. The Boston Globe

    Los Angeles trial to begin for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.

  9. Foxla

    Jury selection begins in trial of man accused of sparking deadly Palisades Fire (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Jury selection begins Monday in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of a former Uber driver accused of setting a New Year’s Day fire that prosecutors say eventually grew into the deadly Palisades Fire.

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Jury selection begins in trial for man accused of starting blaze that turned into Palisades Fire (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of setting a blaze that prosecutors grew into the Palisades Fire.

  11. Lamag

    Jury Selection Begins for Accused Palisades Fire Arsonist (opens Lamag)

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    Lamag's feed description

    Jury selection starts for Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of igniting the 2025 Palisades Fire that killed 12 people.

  12. FOX 35 Orlando

    Trial to begin for Florida man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Jonathan Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to starting the fire that became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.

  13. The Guardian

    Trial begins for man accused of sparking LA’s deadly Palisades fire (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting the blaze that became Los Angeles’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire

  14. NBC Los Angeles

    Jury selection begins in Palisades Fire arson trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The federal arson trial for a Florida man accused of starting a fire that re-ignited a few days later to become the deadly Palisades Fire begins.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.