2019 Goodfield arson
On April 6, 2019, nine-year-old Kyle Alwood killed five family members after starting a fire in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois. The nine-year-old boy was charged with the deaths on October 8. Incident. At around 11:00 pm, a fire was reported in the central area of Peoria near the village of Goodfield, Illinois. Firefighters came a few minutes after the call. Five bodies, three children, all under three years old, Kathryn Murray, aged 69, and Jason Wall, aged 34, were all found dead from smoke inhalation. Katrina Alwood, aged 27, and her  son Kyle both survived the fire. Charges. Nine-year-old Kyle Alwood was taken into custody and charged with murder six months after the incident. The child was charged with five counts of murder, two counts of arson, and one count of aggravated arson. Due to his young age, Alwood could face five years of probation if convicted.