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Youth Fires Benefactor's Home in Hampton Tragedy
Ernest Skinner a 16 year old from Hampton confessed to setting fire to the home of Clarence Miller a 64 year old recluse in Howard's Valley Hampton. Miller died in the blaze and Skinner is held without bail for first degree murder. The motive cited was Skinner's earlier rebuffs for favors from Miller and his plan to retaliate.
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