IN - Four sisters, ages 5-11, die in Flora house fire, Nov 2016

[Charlot123]

In order for that theory to make sense, the arsonist(s) would have had to have thought nobody was home. Or at least not the 4 kids. IMO

It is an interesting theory. Could someone set up a fire for insurance reason but honestly believe that the inhabitants would be elsewhere? Say, one of the girls stated in classroom that they were going to spend the night at their aunt’s? Kids fantacize all the time. But someone took it seriously?

P.S. it was a very early morning Monday (basically, night of Sunday to Monday) on November 21. Thanksgiving was November 24. So, 24-27 all US schools were closed by default. To be fair, 23 is already half-day. Could the girls plan to spend the whole thanksgiving weekend at their aunt’s house but erroneously say at school or gymnastics, for example, that they’d be out for the week?

There is a huge difference between insurance crime (fraud) and arson with four victims (mass murder). The groups to look at might be very different. Just a thought.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Another year come and gone with no justice for these four children and their family.
They are not forgotten.

2025 brings hope.

 

[Charlot123]

Another year come and gone with no justice for these four children and their family.
They are not forgotten.

2025 brings hope.

Thank you for bumping it up. This case makes me angry. Their poor mother and relatives. RIP.

 

[acutename]

I notice the girls all have different last names- could one of the fathers have had a long-simmering grudge? (I remember people mentioning this case in proximity to Delphi, but I do not recall details or if people were ruled out)

 

[Tricia]

Remember these obnoxious type ads that were everywhere on Websleuths? You don't want them to return, right? If you could please subscribe to DNA Solves.com and make a monthly donation. Not only does this keep these awful ads off of Websleuths, but you are helping the families of the missing get the answers they deserve.
Find out how you can become a subscriber to DNA Solves.com by CLICKING HERE.
If you want to make a single donation, go to www.dnasolves.com and pick a case you would like to donate to.
Do not comment on this thread. CLICK HERE to ask questions and to learn more.
Thank you very much.
Tricia Griffith

 

[Spartygirl]

JMO: an arson of an old house has a very high potential of killing the tenants. I don't think one needs to go that far with any threat. It needs to be investigated, DC...

YES!!
This has always needed to be investigated more.
The politics surrounding this and those involved, including home owner and all that transpired afterwards.
Things that make you go ... Hmmmmm

JMO

 

[Spartygirl]

Flora Fire Alert with video and time frame

https://cbs4indy.com/dashboard-camera-video-reveals-rescue-attempt-in-deadly-flora-fire/

 

[Charlot123]

So Doug Carter retired. Didn’t he promise to solve the Delphi case and the Flora case, too?

Is anyone going to work at it?

 

[Boxer]

So Doug Carter retired. Didn’t he promise to solve the Delphi case and the Flora case, too?

Is anyone going to work at it?

He promised a review of the Delphi case "top to bottom" when they first stalled out.
Except of course going through actual interviews and tips submitted by LE with boots on the ground.

 

[legalmomma]

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/fbi-returns-to-flora-seeking-information-on-2016-arson/

FLORA, Ind. – Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation will return to Flora this week to follow up on the ongoing investigation into an arson that killed four young sisters in 2016.

According to the FBI Indianapolis, agents want to talk to residents about the fire that claimed the lives of 11-year-old Keyana Davis, 9-year-old Keyara Phillips, 7-year-old Kerriele McDonald and 5-year-old Kionnie Welch.
…

 

[legalmomma]

FBI investigators want to speak with residents in Flora about 2016 fatal fire

The FBI and ISP will be in Flora starting on Monday morning to speak with residents as part of the ongoing investigation into the 2016 fatal house fire that claimed the lives of four young sisters.

www.wrtv.com

FLORA — The FBI and ISP will be in Flora starting on Monday morning to speak with residents as part of the ongoing investigation into the 2016 fatal house fire that claimed the lives of four young sisters, said the FBI.

 

[dotr]

July 7 2025

FBI agents in Flora to investigate 2016 fire that killed 4 young sisters

Within a few months of the fire, police had determined the fire was caused by arson. But more than eight years after the fire, the fire-starter hasn’t been caught.

www.wthr.com

Credit: FBI/Provided by family
Keyana Davis, Keyara Phillips, Kerriele McDonald and Kionnie Welch all died in a fire early in the morning on Nov. 21, 2016, in Flora, Indiana.