Phantom Arsonist Case



Phantom Arsonist Case is a police case in Season Seven of Showtime's series DEXTER.

It involves a series of fatal arson attacks with the words "It was Bobby" left at the crime scene.

Episodes

 * "Helter Skelter"
 * "The Dark... Whatever"

Crime Scenes

 * Burned-Out Car (1st shown crime scene)
 * Parking Garage Elevator (2nd shown crime scene)
 * Dixie's Restaurant (3rd shown crime scene)
 * Burning Bus (4th shown crime scene)

Suspects

 * Phil Bosso - Initially suspected by Dexter Morgan due to his weird behavior and insistence that the first two killings were suicide. However, Dexter later saw him at a civil war re-enactment and learned that he had an alibi at the time of one of the murders.
 * Joe Jensen - Identified as the Phantom Arsonist after being turned in anonymously by Dexter, before having his fingerprints matched to a print found at the fourth crime scene.

History of Killer
When Joe Jensen was twelve, his friend Bobby convinced him to help him burn down the school gymnasium. However, this lead to Bobby accidentally being killed, traumatizing Joe. As an adult, he acted on that trauma by starting fires, writing "It was Bobby" at the scene of each attack.

Detectives on Case

 * Lieutenant Debra Morgan
 * Sergeant Angel Batista
 * Detective Joey Quinn
 * Detective Angie Miller

Other operatives on case

 * Phil Bosso - Arson Investigator
 * Vince Masuka - Forensic Specialist
 * Dexter Morgan - Forensic Blood Spatter Analyst

Victims

 * Danny Yamiro
 * Leo Santolongo
 * George Lee
 * Chris Thomas
 * Rhodes Mason
 * C. Patterson
 * I. Patterson
 * Burly Man
 * Unnamed Bus Driver
 * Unnamed Bus Passenger

Closure of Case
The case is officially closed because the perpetrator was identified and arrested.

Fate of Killer
Joe Jensen was arrested at home for the arson attacks.