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"Florida Woman Admits to Burning Down 3,500-Year-Old Tree" [1]

"Twenty-six-year-old Sara Barnes was arrested in Seminole County, Fla., after she admitted to setting fire to one of the oldest trees in the world."



"The 118-foot, 3,500-year-old bald cypress tree,  located in Big Tree Park in Longwood, Fla., mysteriously burned to the ground on Jan. 16, 2012.

The Department of Forestry suspected foul play at first, but the fire was treated as an accident until crime line tips led them Barnes."

Alexandra Ludka reports for ABC News February 29, 2012. [2]

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Source: ABC News [2], 03/01/2012
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