I read that he was watching the cat for a friend. Also, I don't know about you, but I could never burn an animal alive, pest or not. It takes a "special" kind of person to do that.

It is sooo entertaining to read all the comments from the pseudo arm chair forensic scientists here who are suddenly experts on the case after watching a one hour TV show. Yet, the true professionals who spent months, years on this case are wrong and have made the whole thing up just for poops and giggles.