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Little Hope Was Arson: ĺäĄ_I Would Not Turn My Son InĺäĄĺ
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Little Hope Was Arson, Kim Bourque, the mother of arson suspect Jason Bourque, says she equates turning a family member in with “snitching them out,” which is contrasted with the sister of Daniel McAllister, who has her own strong code of ethics.
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