Exotic dancer set on fire outside LA bar

**Dirty** · 02-06-2009 08:28 AM

LOS ANGELES — An exotic dancer was set on fire outside the club where she worked early Thursday, burning more than 60 percent of her body, police said. They were searching for two suspects.
A woman and a man called the 27-year-old dancer outside around 1 a.m. and then doused her with a flammable liquid next to the Babes & Beer sports club in the San Fernando Valley, police said. The dancer ran back inside and patrons came to her aid, police said.

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This combination of photos released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows attempted murder suspects Rianne Therialut-Odom, 27, left, and Nathaniel Petrillo, 22, who allegedly doused a female dancer with a flammable liquid and set her ablaze early Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in The Tarzana section of Los Angeles. The unidentified victim, a 27-year-old mother of two, was in grave condition after being burned over 60 percent of her body, Deputy Chief Michel Moore said. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)

Police identified the suspects as Rianne Celine Theriault-Odom, 27, and Nathaniel Marquis Petrillo, 22, both frequent patrons of the club. They were being sought for investigation of attempted murder, police said.
"Given the condition of this victim, they may be responsible for ultimately her murder," Deputy Chief Michel Moore said. "This is a terrible, terrible attack."
Moore said the dancer, a mother of two, was in grave condition after being burned over more than 60 percent of her body. Her identity was not immediately released.
A sign at the club indicated it was a sports bar. A message left at the club was not immediately returned.
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