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Testimony in the penalty phase of convicted killer Raymond Lee Oyler’s trial could be completed by the end of this coming week.

Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin has informed Superior Court Judge W. Charles Morgan that he has just three more witnesses to put on the stand when testimony resumes Monday.

Guilty Verdict in Raymond Lee Oyler Arson Murder Trial

Raymond Lee Oyler has been convicted of arson and murder for the deaths of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters who were overcome while fighting the Esperanza Fire and on several counts of arson and using an incendiary device for several other California wildfires in 2006. A jury of eight women and four men deliberated for six days and issued their verdict in the Riverside Hall of Justic Courtroom of Superior Court Judge W. Charles Morgan on Friday, March 6th. The penalty phase of the trial begins… (continued on fdnntv.com)

Fourth Week of Testimony in Raymond Lee Oyler Arson Murder Trial

Editor’s note: 38-year old Raymond Lee Oyler of Beaumont, California faces five counts of first-degree murder as well as multiple counts of arson. He’s also charged with possession of fire producing devices thought to have been used in setting 23 fires between May and October 2006 including the Esperanza Fire that left five U.S. Forest Service firefighters dead. His trial, now entering its fifth week, is being held at the Riverside County California Hall of Justice. If convicted the former auto mechanic could face the death penalty.

Third Week of Testimony in Raymond Lee Oyler Arson-Murder Trial.

38-year old Raymond Lee Oyler of Beaumont, California faces five counts of first-degree murder as well as multiple counts of arson. He is also charged with possession of fire producing devices thought to have been used in setting 23 fires between May and October 2006, including the Esperanza Fire that left five U.S. Forest Service firefighters dead. His trial is underway at the Riverside County California Hall of Justice. If convicted, the former auto mechanic could face the death penalty.

First Week Of Testimony in Raymond Lee Oyler Arson-Murder Trial.

Last week a California jury began hearing testimony in the arson-murder case against 38-year old Raymond Lee Oyler. Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin says he can prove Oyler deliberately set 23 fires including the Esperanza wildland fire that snuffed out the lives of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters.

Arson-Murder Trial Against Raymond Lee Oyler Begins for Death of Five Firefighters in 2006 Esperanza Wildfire.

Two years after the deaths of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters, the case against the man accused of setting the fatal Esperanza Wildfire went to trial.