Bond denied for mom charged with daughter’s killing in house fire
Roconda Singleton, 46, was arraigned on a felony murder charge in Grand Rapids District Court on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Singleton is accused of setting her home on fire while her three children were asleep inside. Her 12-year-old daughter died two days later from injuries suffered in the blaze. Bradley Massman | MLive.com
Grand Rapids, MI, Mom Admits Setting Fire that Killed Daughter, 12
The mother told Grand Rapids officials she removed all the smoke alarms before setting the house on fire while her three daughters were asleep.
DOCS: Michigan mother admits to setting house on fire, intended to die with daughters
A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her daughters "so they could be free."
'I DID IT' | Grand Rapids mom admits to setting fire to home with 3 daughters still inside
Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free."
Murder charge filed against mom in deadly Grand Rapids house fire
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Mom wanted ‘to die with her 3 daughters’ in house fire, records show
: Mom charged with arson in house fire that killed one of her daughters GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A mother admitted to investigators she set her home on fire while her three daughters were asleep inside, court records show.
'I DID IT' | Michigan mom admits to setting fire to home with 3 daughters still inside
Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free."
‘Unimaginable’: Mother accused of setting fire to house with kids inside
A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside. (Jan. 27, 2025)
Mom charged with arson in house fire that killed one of her daughters
A woman has been charged with arson and child abuse for a house fire she allegedly set that killed one of her three daughters. Roconda Singleton, 46, appeared for a virtual arraignment Tuesday, Jan. 28,
12-Year-Old Dies After Mom Sets Fire to Home: Cops
A house is engulfed in flames shooting out in all directions. Trapped inside the burning Grand Rapids, Michigan home was a 12-year-old girl. Police released the heartbreaking body camera video of an officer asking the mom where her daughter's bedroom was so firefighters could save her.
Police accuse mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids,
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Mother accused of deadly arson now facing murder charge
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Bodycam video shows firefighters pulling 12-year-old girl from burning home, mother charged with arson
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