Edward Edwards, American serial killer, died from natural causes he was , 77

Edward Wayne Edwards  was a convicted American serial killer died from natural causes he was , 77. Edwards escaped from jail in Akron, Ohio in 1955 by pushing past a guard and fled across the country, holding up gas stations for money. He never wore a mask because he wanted to be famous. In 1961, he landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He eventually was captured in Atlanta - arrested January 20, 1962. Between 1977 and 1996 he murdered 5 people.

(June 1933 – April 7, 2011)

Background

Edwards was born as Edward Wayne Edwards in Akron, Ohio. He lived most of his life, when not incarcerated, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Murders

He murdered 5 people in Wisconsin and Ohio. 2 in 1977, 2 in 1980, and one in 1996.

Arrest and imprisonment

He was arrested in 2009.

Conviction

Death

He died at the Corrections Medical Center of Columbus, Ohio on April 7, 2011.

 

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