EMT found dead in suspicious house fire | Forensic Files

when I arrived at the scene I was told the victim was found laying on the floor in front of the stove Melissa Lish a
27-year-old EMT was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home which had gone up in Flames Melissa was 9 months
pregnant and was expecting to give birth in 2 days initially investigators didn't
know what started the fire what are you looking for where the greatest damage is
at where the fire patterns are at we're looking at everything and everything in this picture that may have something to
do with the origin of the fire where do you think the fire started uh I believe the fires over here actually it's in
these cabinet where these cabinets used to be above the stove area but when fire
expert Michael P examined the stove thinking that perhaps cooking Flames caused the cabinets to catch fire he saw
that neither the oven nor the burners had been turned on all the controls are in the off
position and there is no fire damage in the interior of this oven to show that this was some type of cooking far pool
also didn't find any electrical issues so we're starting to run out of accidental causes and we could identify
at least three very simple and easy ways to exit this resident much of the house
besides the kitchen remained accessible so pool thought Melissa could have found
a way out it was what I would call a survivable fire this young lady was a paramedic she's used to dealing with
emergencies for her to totally lose her perspective and stand there and try and fight that fire when you start putting
all these things together that you start coming up with okay this makes no sense
Melissa's autopsy results revealed she had normal carbon monoxide levels and no soot was found in her system it also
revealed evidence of strangulation including hemorrhages around her neck the results showed that Melissa had died
before the fire investigators had a person of interest in mind before Melissa's autopsy results came back they
learned that the expectant father of Melissa's baby had been at the house that day Melissa had been talking to her
sister Cassie ball on the morning of the fire we talked for about 2 and 1 half hours we talked a lot about the future
we talked about what was going to come with the baby the conversation ended because she looked outside the window
she said you got to be kidding me she's like he's freaking here again I told him
he's got to stop doing this at the door was 33-year-old Matthew Ploy the expectant father of Melissa's baby she
said I'll tell you what he wanted I'll give you a call right back bye hung up does she ever call back no my sister
never called back

Melissa Lamesch was found dead in a fire — but autopsy results showed the fire didn't kill her. When investigators found out she was strangled, signs pointed to something more sinister than an accidental house fire.

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Brief Summary

Melissa Lish, an EMT, was found dead before giving birth; investigation reveals strangulation and suspicious circumstances involving the expectant father.

Key points

Tragic Discovery. 27-year-old EMT Melissa Lish was found dead in her home, just days from giving birth.
Autopsy Revelations. Melissa's autopsy revealed she died before the fire, with signs of strangulation.
Mysterious Visitor. Melissa's last conversation ended abruptly when she saw someone unexpected at her door.

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Episode quotes

This makes no sense.

Reflecting on the investigation's findings.

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