35 years after deadly arson police search fire department. 1978 Greece, NY Holiday Inn fire investigation leads to seizure of fire chief’s computer & other material.
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WHAM-TV reports that a 1978 fire that killed 10 people at the Greece, New York Holiday Inn and injured 37 others is again a very active case. Greece Police Chief Todd Baxter says he wants justice to be served.
Recently the police department searched the Greece Ridge Fire Department and the offices of Fire Chief Bud Phillips. Phillps was off duty the night of the fire. At the time he said he was driving by, saw the flames and called for help. The police chief told WHAM-TV what they found was "pretty significant" and there is now a 50/50 chance of solving the case. Click here to watch the story.
Below is some earlier news coverage about the fire investigation that includes a 1978 interview with Bud Phillips.
"I am surprised because I believe the truth is in the statements of the witnesses that night," said Greece Ridge Fire Chief Bud Phillips. "I think 35 years is a long time."
"I understand why people don't want to help people now – but as I've told all of our people: if they found themselves in the same position that they would do the exact same thing, and I would do that exact same thing today," said Phillips.
Sources tell us police took the hard drive from Chief Phillips' computer.
"The stuff they took from here I think most of the stuff they already had," said Phillips.
Phillips told us police also took the department's annual yearbook and 85th anniversary year book that has a section about the fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZEbMmT9Nw
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