Teen Arsonists Kill Wrong Family As Part Of Chilling Revenge Plot To Retrieve Stolen iPhone
Kevin Bui, the leader of a teenage gang, will serve 60 years in prison for setting a Colorado home ablaze.
The 20-year-old accepted a plea deal after confessing to the arson that left eight innocent people trapped inside their Denver home back in August 2020.
Two babies and three adults died from the fire, Daily Mail reported.
Three occupants managed to escape, however, by jumping from a second-story window.
Those that didn’t flee the premises included Djibril Diol and his 23-year-old wife Adja.
The couple’s 21-month-old daughter, Khadija, Diol’s sister Hassan, and her six-month-old daughter, Hawa, were also victims.
Those three were later found near the front door, where they had desperately huddled together.
Bui, accompanied by two accomplices, broke into the Green Valley Ranch residence, doused the walls with gasoline, and ignited the fire, sealing the family’s grim fate.
Bui and his friends Gavin Seymour, 16, and Dillon Siebert, 14, meticulously planned the attack on the home for weeks, however, he made a tragic error: He mistakenly identified the house after using the “Find My iPhone” app, which led him to the family’s neighborhood in search of his stolen device.
The arsonists purchased hockey-style masks from a costume store and were caught on surveillance footage as they approached the house with cans of gasoline on the night of the fire.
Investigators initially had few leads until they compelled Google to provide information on anyone who had searched for the Truckee Street address in the two weeks preceding the fire.
Authorities placed Bui, Seymour, and Siebert at the scene through cell phone location data.
Prosecutors revealed that the three attempted to cover their tracks, searching online for information on the fire and prison sentences for murder.
Daily Mail reported that police arrested the trio in January 2021 and charged them with first-degree murder with extreme indifference, attempted murder with extreme indifference, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Seymour pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 40-year prison sentence followed by five years of mandatory parole.
The 20-year-old accepted a plea deal after confessing to the arson that left eight innocent people trapped inside their Denver home back in August 2020.
Two babies and three adults died from the fire, Daily Mail reported.
Three occupants managed to escape, however, by jumping from a second-story window.
Those that didn’t flee the premises included Djibril Diol and his 23-year-old wife Adja.
The couple’s 21-month-old daughter, Khadija, Diol’s sister Hassan, and her six-month-old daughter, Hawa, were also victims.
Those three were later found near the front door, where they had desperately huddled together.
Bui, accompanied by two accomplices, broke into the Green Valley Ranch residence, doused the walls with gasoline, and ignited the fire, sealing the family’s grim fate.
Bui and his friends Gavin Seymour, 16, and Dillon Siebert, 14, meticulously planned the attack on the home for weeks, however, he made a tragic error: He mistakenly identified the house after using the “Find My iPhone” app, which led him to the family’s neighborhood in search of his stolen device.
The arsonists purchased hockey-style masks from a costume store and were caught on surveillance footage as they approached the house with cans of gasoline on the night of the fire.
Investigators initially had few leads until they compelled Google to provide information on anyone who had searched for the Truckee Street address in the two weeks preceding the fire.
Authorities placed Bui, Seymour, and Siebert at the scene through cell phone location data.
Prosecutors revealed that the three attempted to cover their tracks, searching online for information on the fire and prison sentences for murder.
Daily Mail reported that police arrested the trio in January 2021 and charged them with first-degree murder with extreme indifference, attempted murder with extreme indifference, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Seymour pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 40-year prison sentence followed by five years of mandatory parole.
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