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The Mercury News has an article with a considerable amount of detail: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/10/ex-santa-clara-university-professor-charged-with-setting-blaze-near-dixie-fire/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/10/ex-santa-clara-univer... All of these allegations are yet to be proven in a court of law, of course, but, if true, would explain why the tracking device was placed.