Prosecutors are recommending an 89-year prison term for the “serial arsonist” who set a fire in her nail salon that resulted in the deaths of two Kansas City firefighters.
Thu Hong Nguyen, 46, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday by Jackson Country Circuit Court judge Joel P. Fahnestock.
She was convicted of murder, arson and assault in the Oct. 12, 2015, fire in the 2600 block of Independence Boulevard that killed firefighters Larry Leggio and John Mesh. Two other firefighters were seriously wounded.
Prosecutors say several victims wish to testify at the sentencing hearing. Nguyen was convicted on six separate counts and will receive a sentence on each. Prosecutors are asking the judge to make those sentences consecutive.