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Firefighters look through the rubble of Jim and Jeanne Jasa's home after it exploded Aug. 14, 2017. Investigators have determined the blast, which killed the couple, was caused intentionally by Jim Jasa, Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says.

Journal Star file photo

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An aerial photo, captured from Ron Earnest's drone, shows the scene of the Aug. 14 house explosion.

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Jeanne Jasa

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Six years ago: Explosion levels house in southeast Lincoln, killing two

Firefighters look through the rubble of Jim and Jeanne Jasa's home after it exploded Aug. 14, 2017. Investigators have determined the blast, which killed the couple, was caused intentionally by Jim Jasa, Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says.

Journal Star file photo

This drone photo shows the neighborhood where the house was leveled in an explosion on Monday.

TOPHER THOMPSON, Courtesy photo

Firefighters look through the rubble of a house leveled Monday afternoon by an apparent natural gas explosion.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

Monday afternoon's explosion blew out windows of neighboring homes.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

Debris from Monday afternoon's house explosion littered the neighborhood north of 77th Street and Old Cheney Road.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

A truck sits amongst burning rubble following an apparent natural gas explosion Monday on South 78th Street.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

An aerial photo, captured from Ron Earnest's drone, shows the scene of the Aug. 14 house explosion.

Land and Sky Photography, Courtesy photo

Insulation and debris fill the street in front of a home on South 78th Street following a house explosion in August of 2017.

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo

A firefighter sprays water onto the rubble that is all that remains of a house on South 78th Street following an explosion Monday afternoon. 

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

Scene of house explosion Monday afternoon near 77th and Old Cheney Road.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

Scene of house explosion Monday afternoon near 77th and Old Cheney Road.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

A traffic camera at 84th Street and Old Cheney Road captured smoke billowing from a home leveled Monday afternoon by an apparent natural gas explosion.

City of Lincoln, Courtesy photo

An apparent natural gas explosion on Monday scattered ammunition in the neighborhood near 77th Street and Old Cheney Road.

AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star

This drone photo shows the neighborhood where the house was leveled in an explosion on Monday.

TOPHER THOMPSON, Courtesy photo

This drone photo shows the neighborhood where the house was leveled in an explosion on Monday.

TOPHER THOMPSON, Courtesy photo

This drone photo shows the neighborhood where the house was leveled in an explosion on Monday.

TOPHER THOMPSON, Courtesy photo

The blast site and debris on Tuesday.

Riley Johnson

The blast site and debris on Tuesday.

Riley Johnson

Workers at the explosion site in southeast Lincoln on Tuesday.

Riley Johnson

A detective walks through the scene of a Monday explosion at 5601 S. 78th Street Tuesday as investigators worked to determine the cause. 

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

Investigators look through the rubble Tuesday following a Monday explosion at the house at 5601 S. 78th St. 

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo

Investigators sift through the rubble of a home at 5601 S. 78th St. Tuesday as they work to determine the cause of Monday's explosion. 

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

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Firefighters look through the rubble of Jim and Jeanne Jasa's home after it exploded Aug. 14, 2017. Investigators have determined the blast, which killed the couple, was caused intentionally by Jim Jasa, Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says.

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