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Virginia fisherman named as suspect in cold case murders once linked to Colonial Parkway serial killings

Alan W Wilmer named as suspect in three murders

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

Police name dead suspect in 3 Virginia cold cases, including 2 of the 'Colonial Parkway Murders'

Authorities say they've linked a smalltime fisherman who died in 2017 to three cold-case homicides in Virginia

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Youngkin administration says unknown number of eligible voters were wrongly removed from rolls

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible Virginians to be removed from the voter rolls

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Virginia governor asks for probe into hiring of ‘catfishing’ cop who killed 3 in California

LOS ANGELES — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the state’s inspector general to investigate the Virginia State Police’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who killed three family members of a 15-year-old Riverside girl he “catfished” online.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

‘Catfishing’ cop told Virginia police he was treated at mental health facility, records show

LOS ANGELES — Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who “catfished” a 15-year-old Riverside girl and killed her grandparents and mother last month, disclosed during his application to become a Virginia state trooper that he had voluntarily checked himself into a mental health facility several years earlier, according to records…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 14, 2022

Virginia police blame ‘human error’ in hiring of man who later killed 3 in California

ABINGDON, Va. — Virginia State Police now blame “human error” for the agency’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old California girl he “catfished” online.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022

Deputy who killed teen's family was on psych hold in 2016

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who killed the family members of a 15-year-old California girl he tried to sexually extort online had been detained in 2016 for a psychiatric evaluation over threats to kill himself and his father

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

‘Catfishing’ Virginia cop who killed California family was detained in 2016 after violent threats

ABINGDON, Va. — The Virginia police officer who “catfished” a 15-year-old California girl online and killed her mother and grandparents was detained for psychiatric evaluation in 2016 after threatening to kill himself and his father and experiencing relationship troubles with his girlfriend, according to a police report obtained by the…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022

‘Catfishing’ Virginia cop who killed California family was detained in 2016 after violent threats

ABINGDON, Va. — The Virginia police officer who “catfished” a 15-year-old California girl online and killed three of her family members was detained for psychiatric evaluation in 2016 after threatening to kill himself and his father and experiencing relationship troubles with his then-girlfriend, according to a police report obtained by…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

Horrifying scene at Riverside home where police say 'catfishing' of teen led to 3 killings

LOS ANGELES — Neighbors described a horrifying scene as a man who police say catfished a teenage girl arrived at her family’s home in Riverside on Friday, killing three relatives, and then leaving with her and the home on fire.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 29, 2022