Paul Kenneth Keller

Paul Kenneth Keller (born January 6, 1966) is a serial arsonist from Everett, Washington. He is serving 107 years in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2079. He was convicted of setting 32 fires and admitted to setting 44 more, killing at least three individuals, and causing more than $30 million in property damage during a six-month period during 1992-1993.

Life

"Pauly" is the inspiration for the logo figure for Lib Tech (Liberace Technology) snowboards, made by Mervin Manufacturing in Washington, USA. Company founder and snowboarding pioneer (Gnu) Mike Olsen grew up near Keller and commissioned a logo of a maniacal child with a Fire Department hat based on his unusual behavior for the 1990 introduction of the Lib Tech line, several years before Pauly was arrested and convicted as Seattle's serial arsonist.

His story was depicted in a 1995 Lifetime Original movie called Not Our Son starring Neil Patrick Harris. His case was also featured on the Forensic Files episode "Fire Proof".

References

• The Seattle Times The Two Sides of Arsonist Paul Keller May 4, 1993
• Seattle Post Intelligencer Fire breaks out at Seattle retirement home, Monday, September 24, 2001
• NY Times, Plea Bargain in Arson Case, Published: March 7, 1993