Aretha Franklin's Son Linked to Fire That Destroyed Her Mansion

Traces of charcoal starter, or other flammable liquids, were found in the charred ruins of pop diva Aretha Franklin's Bloomfield Township, Mich., mansion and on the clothing of her son, Edward Franklin, according to a state investigator's reports.
July 11, 2003
Traces of charcoal starter, or other flammable liquids, were found in the charred ruins of pop diva Aretha Franklin's Bloomfield Township, Mich., mansion and on the clothing of her son, Edward Franklin, according to a state investigator's reports.
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