Life Imitates Art...

Do you all remember 21 years ago when Farrah Fawcett appeared in a made for TV movie called “The Burning Bed”? Well..here in Western Pennsylvania this past month we had our own version of that story.
Bethel Park School Superintendent Dr. Ronald Grimm was severely injured in an apartment fire in Monroeville back on September 9. At the time the circumstances surrounding the fire were vague..ten persons had to abandon their apartments then due to the blaze.
Today the real story became clear when Beverly Coon, a school board member in the Baldwin Whitehall School District was arrested for attempted murder and arson.
Grimm had recently broken off a two year affair with Ms. Coon. She responded by spiking some “ladylocks pastry” she had made for him with a tranquilizer called Temazepam and then after he was asleep set his bed on fire.
Grimm was fortunate that his next door neighbor Jason Beatty and apartment manager Karen Klee were able to rescue him.
Ms. Coon was spotted on the property during the fire leading Allegheny County detectives to be suspicious. She is being held on $ 100,000 bond.
Dr. Grimm has yet to return to his school duties.