In 2013, Scott Fulkerson spoke at a seminar where he discussed the criminal profile of an arsonist, reported The Washington Post . As an investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Fulkerson (ATF) has worked on those kinds of cases for much of his career.
He said they are usually older white men who feel wronged by society in some capacity. However, on that day, he was there to discuss a case that didn’t fit the profile.
“You may have a serial arsonist in your jurisdiction and you don’t know it yet,” he told the room filled with investigators. Something he impresses upon fellow agents is the fact that people who commit crimes like this, often respond to “feigned admiration.”
Investigators often have to look these men in their faces and act as if their destruction is art. Such was the case for one man in particular who tormented Washington, D.C. for two decades. Where is Thomas Sweatt now ? Here’s what we know.
Where is Thomas Sweatt now?
In September 2005, Sweat pleaded guilty to various counts which included but were not limited to first-degree premeditated murder (felony murder) and second-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and is currently serving his time at the Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg Medium in Hopewell, Va.