On November 8, 2005, an unknown man reported a house fire right outside of Ocilla. A black SUV parked behind the house was also destroyed by the fire. The investigators could not find the cause of the fire due to the damage. An accelerant detection canine found accelerant next to the black SUV parked in the driveway, but it was assumed to be part of the vehicle’s gas line. When cadaver dogs came to the house they hit on the front of the house, but the investigators determined that they hit on a septic line, not a body.