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 in love triangle charged in 2013 arson that killed a father, 3 children
Schenectady, N.Y. — An Upstate New York man was charged Tuesday with a 2013 arson in Schenectady that killed a father, three young children and injured a fourth child.The father was in a relationship with the girlfriend of the man now charged with his death, federal prosecutors said.


Upstate NY man upset over love triangle charged in 2013 arson that killed a father and 3 kids
Schenectady, N.Y. — An Upstate New York man was charged Tuesday with a 2013 arson in Schenectady that killed a father, three young children and injured a fourth child.The father was in a relationship with the girlfriend of the man now charged with his death, federal prosecutors said.
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, nine years after authorities had said there was “significant evidence” of his involvement in the arson.

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.
Man indicted on federal charges in fatal 2013 Hulett Street fire
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A man has been federally indicted in connection with a 2013 Schenectady fire that killed a father and his three children and injured Safyre Terry. Officials said Edward A. Leon is facing one count of malicious use of fire resulting in death in the fire that claimed 32-year-old David Terry, his 3-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and 11-month-old son. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered …
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