Wine Arsonist: Mark Anderson and the $250M Inferno

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Wine Arsonist: Mark Anderson and the $250M Inferno

In this chilling crossover with Stacy Lee from the Dark Hearts podcast, Forrest Kelly explores the dark side of the wine world. In 2005, a massive fire ripped through Wines Central, a storage facility in Vallejo, California.

Forrest Kelly

Aug 20, 2025

Guest: Stacy Lee, host of Dark Hearts, a podcast about true crime, cults, and mysteries

Story Highlight: In 2005, Mark Anderson deliberately set fire to Wines Central, destroying over $250M in rare wines. Anderson had been embezzling wine from the facility for years before setting the blaze. One victim said: “It felt like someone burned down my family tree.”

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