A judge dismissed manslaughter charges against a homeless couple accused of starting a massive warehouse fire that killed six Worcester firefighters in December. Thomas Levesque and Julie Barnes ...

Accused fire suspects led dysfunctional lives Girl shunned by peers, estranged from family; Levesque's background: accusations of violence ...

Thomas Levesque and Julie Barnes had each been charged with sixcounts of manslaughter, but the charges were dismissed by JudgeTimothy Hillman. His 15-page decision was dated Tuesday and released.

Julie Ann Barnes and Thomas S. Levesque were indicted two months after the Dec. 3, 1999 blaze. Authorities said they accidentally sparked and fled the fire at the abandoned Worcester Cold Storage ...

The suspects in the blaze at the former Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. building, Thomas S. Levesque, 37, and Julie Ann S. Barnes, 19, started the fire when they knocked over a candle ...

Thomas Levesque, 37, and Julie Barnes, 20, had each been charged with six counts after the Dec. — deaths, which shook the city and drew outpourings of support from across the nation. All the ...

RICHMOND - The late, great Richmond Fire Chief Tom Levesque might have appreciated the gesture Saturday morning: A procession of fire trucks from all over Chittenden County rumbled down Bridge Street.

The brunt of this city’s pain fell on two weak backs this week when police said homeless vagrants Tommy Levesque and Julie Barnes caused the fire that killed six firefighters. They are a couple ...

Thomas J. Levesque was carpenter; 51 LOWELL Thomas J. “Tom” Levesque, died unexpectedly on November 3, 2009, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. He was 51 years old, and was t… ...

A formerly homeless couple who accidentally started a warehouse blaze that killed six firefighters will serve no jail time under an agreement reached Thursday.