A man is in custody and facing charges of killing a woman and setting a house fire earlier this week.
Pavel Samsinak is charged with killing Alice Hale and setting fire to her Springfield home on Lombard, near Scenic and Grand, on Monday.
Police say they found a can of gasoline in Samsinak’s truck and blood on his door when they went to investigate his house shortly after the fire.
A witness claimed that Samsinak and Hale had been arguing that night before the fire. Another person said the two had a disagreement over Samsinak installing a privacy fence near her property.
Neighbors and relatives took the news of Hale’s murder in shock.
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