A Canadian doctor says she was part of a team that examined Harry Burkhart in 2010 . `` I was asked to diagnose and treat Harry to support a claim explaining why he was unable to show up in a small-claims court case , '' Stancheva told CNN in a phone interview . She said he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. The diagnosis was `` autism , severe anxiety , post-traumatic stress disorder and depression '' Burkhart is facing 37 counts of arson in a string of fires in Los Angeles .
A Canadian doctor says she was part of a team that examined Harry Burkhart in 2010 . She said he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. The diagnosis was `` autism , severe anxiety , post-traumatic stress disorder and depression '' Burkhart is facing 37 counts of arson in a string of fires in Los Angeles .