arson firegeezer on 30 Aug 2008 09:38 am
Mystery Mansion Fire Update #3
SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND, POLICE HAVE DISCOVERED TWO BODIES inside the mansion house that was burned Tuesday morning.
The strange set of circumstances surrounding the arson at the 16-acre estate has caught the attention of people worldwide. (See the Firegeezer reports HERE, HERE and HERE.) The Foster family has not been seen since the fire that was obviously an arson destroyed the 16th-century home, the stables and two other outbuildings.
Police confirmed this morning that the two bodies were discovered during the search of the main part of the house overnight, but the identities of the victims will not be known until later following forensic tests.
The Fosters, photographed just hours
before the spectacular fire.
Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, who lived at Osbaston House are all missing. Foster’s recent bankruptcy and heavy debt along with an extravagent lifestyle coupled with associations with shady characters has led to much speculation about what happened.
This video contains the complete police announcement of the discovery and the progress of the investigation:
Firegeezer will continue to update this story as events unfold.
on 31 Aug 2008 at 10:01 am 1.Christian Lewalter said …
Hi.
The body of the wife is found in the arson house with a shot in the head: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7590650.stm