Pyromaniac Found Sane in Murder, Arson Case
A jury found Tuesday that a pyromaniac was sane when he set a drunken man on fire in 1997.
Jose Manuel Carranza, 22, of Sylmar faces 30 years to life for first-degree murder and arson.
He killed Luciano Olmeda, 45, on May 18, 1997. If found insane, he could have been sent to a mental hospital, possibly for life.
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