Where there's smoke...

Signs of the times... A Fortune Magazine article entitled, "Will foreclosures spark an arson boom?" 2008 may be the hottest year on record.

"Russellville (Indiana) resident Christina Snyder is accused of asking her neighbor to tie her up with duct tape, beat her up, write the word "whore" on her chest and set her house on fire..."

"State Police and the prosecutor's investigator went to the Snyder home on Tuesday of this week -- the date Snyder had allegedly plotted to carry out her scheme -- where they found her with the word "whore" already written on her chest with a marker and the duct tape in her possession.

On Wednesday, investigators spoke with Snyder's insurance agent in Greencastle and according to her testimony, Snyder was in her office approximately two months ago and stated that she was fearful her ex-husband was going to burn down her house. "