Mom given 13 year sentence for arson fires in suburb
Kimberly Wooten, a 43 year old military wife described as a devoted mother, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to seven counts of second degree arson after a 2006 spree that destroyed four homes. A psychiatrist cited four mental illnesses including pyromania. She faces parole eligibility after just over 11 years and will receive intensive mental health treatment in prison.
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