On June 16, 1989, a tragic arson fire claimed the lives of 25-year-old Carrie Hartney, her two-year-old daughter Pamela Hartney, and her eight-month-old son Benjamin Hartney in Akron, Ohio. The fire occurred at their residence on Andrus Street in Summit County. Investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set, leading to the deaths of the three victims. Despite efforts to gather more information, the case has remained unsolved over the years.
The Akron Police Department, alongside the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), continues to seek information regarding this case, urging anyone with details to come forward. The circumstances around the fire remain mysterious, and authorities have classified it as a homicide. The focus of the ongoing investigation is to determine the perpetrator responsible for setting the fire and to seek justice for the Hartney family.
