But it's hard to imagine an explosion that big simply from a faulty furnace.

so their prelim investigation must have uncovered a few clues...

in the foreground of a pic at the site of the explosion, that the home had been "For Sale, by Owner". Then later reading several articles at the Indy Star site in which neighbors had said that the homeowner and her daughter had been staying elsewhere, while the whereabouts of a boyfriend were unknown. Hmmm...so they were out enjoying a casino, daughter safe at a friend's house, and even the cat was boarded?

And finally, one week ago, an article confirmed that Indiana real estate records showed Shirley's house had been for sale for a year until it was taken off the market in March.

If this turns out to be an insurance fraud scheme, with literally dozens of neighboring homes damaged or destroyed and an innocent young couple dying in that inferno, the co-owners of that house have a lot more to worry about than cashing in on their divorce settlement.

I hope those homicide investigators are checking to see if there were any storage units recently rented or sentimental valuables like personal items safely tucked away somewhere.

This is a very sad mystery and my sympathies go to the many who loved Jennifer and John Longworth. What a tragedy.

"Officials suspect gas intentionally released into home at center of Indianapolis explosion"

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20121120/NEWS08/311200037/Officials-suspect-gas-intentionally-released-into-home-center-Indianapolis-explosion?odyssey=nav|head

Jeeze, this disaster is getting more malicious by the day.

I can't get over thinking about that boarded cat, now. Why stress their cat out by sticking it in a kennel to go away for a weekend? I know coincidences do often occur, but there just seem to be too many "hmmms" with this one.

"Her current boyfriend, Mr Leonard, has an extensive criminal record which includes arrests for several felonies like intimidation, stalking, dealing marijuana and possession of a narcotic. "

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2236153/Revealed-Remote-control-used-set-Indiana-house-explosion-labeled-homicide-killing-young-couple.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Very strange that they would board the cat.... but anything is speculation at this point. At least God may be off the hook though:


“Hopefully we will get the person or persons responsible for this and are working closely with the prosecutor,” Riggs said. “It is troubling that this is a criminal act and not an act of God.”

"Investigators have impounded a white van looking for evidence, and they've questioned two people in connection with the case.

One of them, Bob Leonard, is a relative of the man who lives in the house at the center of the explosion on Fieldfare Way."

"Shirley and her then-husband John bought the house. When the two split in 2011, Shirley got the house. No one knows when Mark Leonard moved in, but we do know that Leonard has been a resident of Indiana Department of Corrections and the Marion County Jail. He has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s."

http://www.wthr.com/story/20157406/two-questioned-in-south-side-explosion-investigation