A decorated K-9 that helped detectives track down the area’s most dangerous arsonist has died.
Misty, a 13-year-old Labrador retriever, was instrumental in finding patterns at fire scenes, and as a result a task force was created to help capture Thomas A. Sweatt, an arsonist responsible for fire-bombing dozens of homes and killing two elderly women, said Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department spokesman Mark Brady. Misty appeared on an episode of “Forensic Files” titled “Hot on the Trail” that featured the 22-month investigation that led to Sweatt’s arrest. Misty worked for the Prince George’s County fire department from 1999 to 2006 with handler Scott Hoglander.
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