Hack drew murders

In his AP interview last week, Edwards said he also wanted to confess to the fifth murder of Dannie Boy Edwards in so he could be sentenced to death in Ohio.

Dannie Boy was his foster son. To recommend a death sentence, Ohio juries must find offenders guilty of a serious secondary offense — such as rape, arson or aggravated robbery — in addition to aggravated murder.

So, Edwards was sentenced to two life terms in Ohio. He will be sentenced later in Wisconsin for the other two murders. And he wants to get capital punishment in a fifth case…. That desire to confess in the case of his foster son combined with his age, his diabetes-ridden declining health, and his wish for capital punishment, make me wonder whether he is searching for a state assisted way out.

Over the days that followed, Jefferson County authorities conducted a rigorous search in the state of Wisconsin. The remains of the deceased couple were discovered by two Milwaukee squirrel hunters on October 16, , at the edge of the woods off Hustisford Road in the Town of Ixonia.

Approximately 8 miles away from Concord house, the remains of the body were in a battered state, which is why the cause of death was, in the beginning, questionable.

No weapons were found. In May , a man named John Simon provided the police with information about a man called Edward Edwards, who he had disconcerting memories about. On further investigation by the police, hospital records proved futile, and the trail stopped there. She identified herself as the daughter of Edward W. Edwards, an ex-convict previously charged with two murders.

Garcia subsequently read the book and traveled to Ohio to interview her. In June , he visited Kentucky to interview Edward W. The probable time of death was estimated to be August Edward W. Edwards of Louisville, Ky. Examination of Drew revealed ligature marks on her ankles and wrists, with strangulation listed as the probable cause of death.

The serial killer made a plea for execution during an interview at the Jefferson County Jail following his sentencing last year for the dual Wisconsin and Ohio murders. Less than a month later, on April 7, , Edwards died from natural cause at the Corrections Medical Center in Columbus, where he was being held. His execution had been scheduled for Aug. To this day, Patrick still owns it.