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Trial begins for man accused of killing 6 in hotel fire
GREENVILLE — The man accused of setting a hotel fire that killed six people was obsessed with one of his victims: A stripper who perished in the blaze with her baby boy, prosecutors said July 23 during the opening of his trial.
Eric Preston Hans, 37, is charged with one federal count of arson resulting in ...
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