It had fallen into disrepair and through the years some called for its demolition. The Central Library building was built during the 1920s. Recovering from the fire was, of course, a huge effort. To this day, investigators don’t know who or what caused the fire. In the end, the District Attorney decided there wasn’t enough evidence to try Peak, so he was freed. No one could sort through all of those lies and figure out what really happened. When investigators questioned him, he told them at least 7 different versions of the story, which I have decided will be my strategy if I’m ever suspected of a crime. Soon after the fire, he was telling friends stories ranging from he was at the fire and rescued by a handsome firefighter to he actually started the fire. Harry was prone to making up stories, like one in which he was good friends with Burt Reynolds or another in which he had drinks with Cher. Tips eventually led them to a Peter Pan-like man-child named Harry Peak.
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