So, basically, with this site, I am currently in preparation mode. However, I will post several times a week to update readers with my latest findings.
I spent the past couple of days collecting links to cold case and missing persons sites and blogs. I made pdf’s of cases I found interesting. I intend to do research on each case and when I have enough material on a particular case, I will post it here. Eventually, I would like to add a database to this site.
While perusing the excellent Defrosting Cold Cases website, I learned about how Edward Edwards confessed to the 1980 murders of Kelly Drew and Tim Hack after being implicated by DNA. I had forgotten about that case, but was intrigued. Apparently, having been convicted of five murders, Edwards is suspected of more murders – including famous cases like the Atlanta child murders and even the Zodiac murders. I think those last two suspicions are silly as I feel the style of either of those serial killers doesn’t resemble that of Edwards. Furthermore, I believe that Edwards probably worked in familiar territory – probably in the Midwest.
For starters, I am going to watch some videos. There is a series (available through Amazon, YouTube and Google Play) called It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards. In the meantime, here are two videos that you can watch for free on Youtube:
This is a video in which Megan Kelly of Today grills Ed Edwards’ grandson about his theories about his grandfather:
As a career criminal, Ed Edwards aspired to be famous and engaged in self-promotion. In 1972, he appeared on To Tell the Truth, where he claims to be reformed and respected in his community.
Edwards died in 2011.
The Cold and Missing Persons Case Archivist 