NEW: Aaron Farinacci, the convicted murderer accused of...
Ari Hoffman@thehoffather
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Aug 07, 2026
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NEW: Aaron Farinacci, the convicted murderer accused of intentionally starting the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, WA has admitted to starting 25 other fires since last July, including the Aubrey White Fire on July 6 and the Meenach Fire on July 8
Detectives had corroborated evidence indicating the man started at least four of the 25 fires he had described, according to court docs.
Former Gov Jay Inslee is still claiming it was climate change
Farinacci told a Spokane County sheriff’s detective that he spent two weeks planning the fire he started Saturday and that he chose the day because it was especially windy, hot and dry.
He also said he picked the grassy, tree-lined area near West Euclid and Old Trails roads because he knew the fire “was gonna get bad," but claimed he didn’t intend for it to grow as large as it did.
The detective reported the man told him he “feels fire is powerful (and) beautiful,” and that arson “is an easy crime to get away (with).” The man allegedly said he always carries marijuana or cigarettes to use as an “arson alibi” in case he is caught with a lighter or matches near one of his fires.
The four other fires the detectives found evidence the man had allegedly started included a July 6, 2025, blaze at Riverside State Park that burned more than 1,200 acres and prompted evacuation orders.
Farinacci also confessed to setting another fire two days later in West Spokane that forced residents of nearby homes and apartment complexes — including his own — to evacuate.
Prosecutors on Wednesday requested to charge the man with four more counts of first-degree arson and may seek additional charges once the “full extent" of his actions is known
In 2010, Farinacci killed his father after an argument about doing the dishes, then attempted to kill his mother and himself. He served 10 years before being released
Detectives had corroborated evidence indicating the man started at least four of the 25 fires he had described, according to court docs.
Former Gov Jay Inslee is still claiming it was climate change
Farinacci told a Spokane County sheriff’s detective that he spent two weeks planning the fire he started Saturday and that he chose the day because it was especially windy, hot and dry.
He also said he picked the grassy, tree-lined area near West Euclid and Old Trails roads because he knew the fire “was gonna get bad," but claimed he didn’t intend for it to grow as large as it did.
The detective reported the man told him he “feels fire is powerful (and) beautiful,” and that arson “is an easy crime to get away (with).” The man allegedly said he always carries marijuana or cigarettes to use as an “arson alibi” in case he is caught with a lighter or matches near one of his fires.
The four other fires the detectives found evidence the man had allegedly started included a July 6, 2025, blaze at Riverside State Park that burned more than 1,200 acres and prompted evacuation orders.
Farinacci also confessed to setting another fire two days later in West Spokane that forced residents of nearby homes and apartment complexes — including his own — to evacuate.
Prosecutors on Wednesday requested to charge the man with four more counts of first-degree arson and may seek additional charges once the “full extent" of his actions is known
In 2010, Farinacci killed his father after an argument about doing the dishes, then attempted to kill his mother and himself. He served 10 years before being released
