The Virginia sheriff’s deputy who sexually extorted a California teen before killing her mother and grandparents and then setting their home on fire should never have been hired, according to a new lawsuit filed by the teen’s family, ABC7 reports. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in California, alleges that the Washington County Sheriff’s …
The Virginia sheriff’s deputy who catfished a California teen and murdered her family last year had a history of grooming girls online. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Austin Lee Edwards disclosed a “voluntary” mental health stay in February 2016 to a state police hiring investigator — which didn’t trigger further investigation. Edwards was hired as a …
Austin Lee Edwards killed a 15-year-old California girl’s mother and grandparents and shot himself with his service weapon after driving across the country from Virginia.
The Virginia sheriff’s deputy who killed the mother and grandparents of a California teen he catfished shot himself with his service weapon after a chase with law enforcement 200 miles from the murder scene. Investigators’s say 28-year-old Austin Lee Edwards “catfished” the 15-year-old daughter of Brooke Winek, 38, posing as a 17-year-old boy, as CrimeOnline …
The Virginia sheriff’s deputy who catfished a California teen and murdered her family before setting fire to the house died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez said Wednesday that Austin Lee Edwards, 28, posed as a 17-year-old boy to get the 15-year-old girl’s personal information and then drove cross-country to her …
