"According to authorities, the inferno engulfed a home located at 87-86 254th St. in Bellerose around 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 8. When firefighters arrived, they put out the blaze but found two seniors dead. Police have now classified the incident as a homicide and are looking for the man who set the fire. Sources familiar with the investigation report that the suspect had visited several homes in the area and asked to use a phone charger but was ultimately turned away."
"He then arrived at the back door of 87-86 254th St., where 77-year-old Frank Olton allowed him inside. Responding to the scene, first responders said they found 78-year-old Maureen Olton dead on the first floor. Frank Olton, meanwhile, was tied to a wall in the basement, sources said. They had been burned. The Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of the Oltons' deaths and whether they were killed prior to the fire."
An inferno consumed a home at 87-86 254th St. in Bellerose around 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 8. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and discovered two elderly victims. A man who had been visiting nearby homes asking to use a phone charger was turned away and later arrived at the back door of the Bellerose residence, where 77-year-old Frank Olton let him inside. First responders found 78-year-old Maureen Olton dead on the first floor and Frank Olton tied to a wall in the basement; both had been burned. Police classified the incident as a homicide, described the suspect’s appearance, and requested public assistance with tips to Crime Stoppers or the NYPD online portals.
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