Jonathan Riffe

Firefighter | Instructor | Author

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Huntingtown, MD this afternoon certifying a group in CPR, AED & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Hollywood, MD this morning certifying a group in CPR, AED & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

39 admitted fires.

DC. Maryland. Virginia.

A trail of destruction that stretched across three jurisdictions and kept investigators searching for answers for years.

These are some of the locations Thomas Sweatt later admitted setting.

#TrueCrime #Arson #FireInvestigation

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

🔥Washington, D.C. was plagued by multiple mysterious fires for years.

Different locations. Different victims.

But investigators eventually uncovered a chilling connection:

One person was responsible for far more of them than anyone imagined.

🔥 One person behind them all.

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

October 9, 2003.

Another fire in D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. Investigators believed it fit the pattern of a serial arsonist responsible for dozens of fires across the region.

Years later, that suspect would be identified as Thomas Sweatt.

#TrueCrime #ThomasSweatt

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training upcoming open to the public classes:

• Tues 6/30 (Class filled)
• Tues 7/28
• Tues 8/25
• Tues 9/22
• Tues 10/20
• Tues 11/17
• Tues 12/15

We also travel throughout MD, DC & VA for group trainings. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Washington, DC — March 2004.

A city was being stalked by fire.

Dozens of suspicious blazes.
One victim: Lou Edna Jones.
A growing fear that nobody could stop it.

The man responsible, Thomas Sweatt, wouldn’t be arrested until 2005. https://t.co/WRdMy7KzZe

#TrueCrime

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Prince Frederick, MD this evening certifying a group in the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Provider course. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Washington, D.C. spent years under siege from a serial arsonist few people truly understood.

“Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of DC’s Most Notorious Arsonist” goes into the psychology and destruction behind the fires that terrorized a city. 🔥

#TrueCrime #ThomasSweatt #CrimeBook

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in La Plata, MD this morning certifying a group in CPR & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Huntingtown, MD this evening certifying a group in CPR & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

For decades, fires across Washington, D.C. were ruled accidental.

But they were linked to Thomas Sweatt, the most prolific serial arsonist in history.

🔥 Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of DC’s Most Notorious Arsonist

Available now in hardcover, paperback, ebook & audiobook.

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is at Bulrushes Cafe this evening holding our monthly open to the public CPR, AED & Basic First Aid class. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Owings, MD this evening certifying a group in CPR & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Great Mills, MD this morning certifying a group in the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Provider course. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

6 years ago, a victim of Thomas Sweatt’s destruction somehow found me and reached out.

Out of all the years later… our paths crossed. Coincidence? I don’t believe so.

Some stories refuse to stay buried.

Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of D.C.’s Most Notorious Arsonist 🔥

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

NO MOTIVE.
JUST FIRE.

Hundreds of fires.
Decades of fear.
One serial arsonist terrorizing Washington, DC.

The unbelievable true story of Thomas Sweatt.

📚 Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of DC’s Most Notorious Arsonist

#TrueCrime #SerialArsonist #CrimeBook #CrimeDocumentary

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Southern MD CPR & First Aid Training is in Lusby, MD this afternoon certifying a group in CPR, AED & Basic First Aid. https://t.co/GcUNTNgbaf

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

🚨 Hundreds of fires.
🚨 One serial arsonist.
🚨 A city terrorized for decades.

The unbelievable true story of Thomas Sweatt — the man behind one of the longest-running serial arson investigations in Washington, DC history.

[Jonathan Riffe @jonriffe]

Washington, D.C. was terrorized by fire for years. Behind the flames was one of the most prolific serial arsonists in history.

🔥 THOMAS SWEATT
Inside the Mind of DC’s Most Notorious Arsonist

https://t.co/pT9JJm6Dyc

#TrueCrime #TrueCrimeBooks