2019 Goodfield arson

2019 Goodfield arson
LocationGoodfield, Illinois
DateApril 6, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-06)
Attack type
Familicide, fratricide, sororicide, infanticide, child-on-child murder, senicide, mass murder, arson
Deaths5
MotiveUnknown
Charges

On April 6, 2019, a child, aged nine, allegedly killed five of their family members by starting a fire in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois.[1][2] The nine-year-old boy was charged with the deaths on October 8.[3]

  1. ^ "9-year-old boy accused of setting deadly fire appears in court on murder charges". CBS News.
  2. ^ Kusmer, Ken; Tarm, Michael (October 9, 2019). "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". CTVNews. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Hauck, Grace (October 9, 2019). "'Extremely uncommon': 9-year-old charged with murder after 5 die in Illinois fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 10, 2019.