James Carver sits in his wheelchair at the defense table during an evidentiary hearing at the Lawrence courthouse on April 10 ...

In 1989, James Carver was sentenced to life in prison for starting a fire at a rooming house in Beverly that killed 15 people. A judge granted him a new trial last week, ruling that new ...

A judge has ordered a new trial in the 1984 Elliott Chambers rooming house fire that killed 15 people in Beverly, a stunning ...

Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker says his office will appeal a judge's decision to grant James Carver a new trial.