Madonna Badger's search for answers

A view of the rear mudroom of the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. The Stamford Fire Marshal's investigation into the deadly blaze concluded the fire began due to a bag of ashes placed near the door of the mudroom.

A view of the third floor of the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. prior to the fire. A fire extingusiher can be seen hanging on the wall to the right.

A massive inferno tears through the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in the pre-dawn hours of Christmas morning.

A view of the living room with the fireplace on the left where the Badger family gathered on Christmas Eve.

A Santa Claus suit worn by Lomer Johnson hangs over a bathroom tub in the house at 2267 Shippan Avenue following a fire that killed him, his wife and three granddaughters.

A view of the exterior of the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. following a deadly inferno that killed five people on Christmas Day. On the third floor firefighters conduct recovery operations following the fire.

The exterior of 2267 Shippan Ave. following a massive inferno that kiilled five people on Christmas Day.

A view of the rear mudroom of the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. The Stamford Fire Marshal's investigation into the deadly blaze concluded the fire began due to a bag of ashes placed near the door of the mudroom.

Firefighters conduct recovery operations following a deadly fire that killed five people on Christmas Day.

A demolition crew from Norwalk-based AMEC tears down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. on Dec. 26 -- a day after a fire tore through the house killing five people.

The demolished home of Madonna Badger in Stamford on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, where a fire on Christmas morning killed Badger's parents and three daughters.

A worker salvages an item as debris is removed from 2267 Shippan Ave. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, where a fire on Christmas morning killed three children and their grandparents.

Debris is removed from 2267 Shippan Ave. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, where a fire on Christmas morning killed three children and their grandparents.

Debris is removed from 2267 Shippan Ave. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, where a fire on Christmas morning killed three children and their grandparents.

Debris is removed from 2267 Shippan Ave. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, where a fire on Christmas morning killed three children and their grandparents.

The remnants of the home at 2267 Shippan Ave where a fire in the Badger family home on Christmas morning, 2011, killed three children and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

The back of a house where an early morning fire left five people dead is seen Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Stamford, Conn. Officials said the fire, which was reported shortly before 5 a.m., killed two adults and three children. Two others escaped. Their names have not been released. (AP Photo/Tina FIneberg)

Firefighters spray water on the roof of a house where an early morning fire left five people dead Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Stamford, Conn. Officials said the fire, which was reported shortly before 5 a.m., killed two adults and three children. Two others escaped. Their names have not been released. (AP Photo/Tina FIneberg)

A section of a house where an early morning fire left five people dead is seen Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 in Stamford, Conn. Officials said the fire, which was reported shortly before 5 a.m., killed two adults and three children. Two others escaped. Their names have not been released. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Police and firefighters continued to investigate a massive, three-alarm fire that tore through a three-story home at 2267 Shippan Ave in Stamford, Conn. on Christmas morning, killing three young girls and their grandparents. Neighbors gathered to leave flowers and console each other as an excavator worked to take down the house on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011

Police and firefighters continued to investigate a massive, three-alarm fire that tore through a three-story home at 2267 Shippan Ave in Stamford, Conn. on Christmas morning, killing three young girls and their grandparents. Neighbors gathered to leave flowers and console each other as an excavator worked to take down the house on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011

Police and firefighters continued to investigate a massive, three-alarm fire that tore through a three-story home at 2267 Shippan Ave in Stamford, Conn. on Christmas morning, killing three young girls and their grandparents. Neighbors gathered to leave flowers and console each other as an excavator worked to take down the house on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011

POn Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

Police and firefighters continued to investigate a massive, three-alarm fire that tore through a three-story home at 2267 Shippan Ave in Stamford, Conn. on Christmas morning, killing three young girls and their grandparents. Neighbors gathered to leave flowers and console each other as an excavator worked to take down the house on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

On Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

Courtesy of the Johnson family A photograph taken from the Web site gigmasters.com showing the five victims from Sunday's fire: Lomer Johnson, dressed as Santa; his wife, Pauline; and their granddaughters, Sarah, Grace, and Lily, left to right.

POn Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, an excavator took down the house at 2267 Shippan Ave. in Stamford, Conn., the scene of a massive, three-alarm fire on Christmas morning that killed three young girls and their grandparents.

Police officers and firefighters respond to a fire on Shippan Ave. in Stamford on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25, 2011. According to a brief statement by Mayor Pavia, the fire claimed the lives of five people, including three children.

The Stamford Police Department command center is setup at the scene of a three-alarm fire in the Shippan Section on Stamford on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2011.

Slight amounts of smoke still rise from a house fire on Shippan Ave. in Stamford on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25, 2011. According to a brief statement my Mayor Pavia, the fire claimed the lives of five people, including three children.

Police officers and firefighters respond to a fire on Shippan Ave. in Stamford on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25, 2011. According to a brief statement by Mayor Pavia, the fire claimed the lives of five people, including three children.

Police officers and firefighters respond to a fire on Shippan Ave. in Stamford on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25, 2011. According to a brief statement my Mayor Pavia, the fire claimed the lives of five people, including three children.