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New York man indicted in 2013 fire that killed father and 3 young children

SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, JUL 31 – Edward Leon was indicted nearly 12 years after the 2013 arson that killed four family members; prosecutors cite threatening messages and confrontation as motives.

  • A federal grand jury indicted Edward Leon, 52, for his involvement in a 2013 fire in Schenectady, New York, that killed a father and his three young children.
  • Prosecutors said Leon sent threatening texts to the father, David Terry, as he was upset that Terry planned to marry Leon's ex-girlfriend.
  • Leon acknowledged going to Terry's house on the night of the fire, but denied involvement in the deadly blaze that also seriously injured another child.
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New York man indicted in 2013 fire that killed father and 3 young children

A federal grand jury has indicted a man in connection with a 2013 fire in upstate New York that killed a 33-year-old father and his three young children.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13 broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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