A massive fire just destroyed the beachfront home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly been receiving death threats. State law enforcement is actively investigating the cause of the huge blaze at the three-story home of circuit court Judge Diane Goodstein, which erupted on a Saturday in the luxury gated community on Edisto Beach in Colleton County.
South Carolina’s chief justice, John Kittredge, said the fire appeared to have been caused by an “explosion,” and sources close to Judge Goodstein told The Guardian that the judge had received recent death threats. The judge, a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge, was fortunately out walking her dogs when the fire broke out.
