| Edward Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Wayne Edwards |
| Born | June 14, 1933 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2011 (aged 77) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 5 |
| Span of killings | 1977–1996 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Wisconsin, Ohio |
| Date apprehended | 2009 |
Edward Wayne Edwards (June 14, 1933 – April 7, 2011)[1][2][3] was a convicted American serial killer. 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.
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Edwards was born as Edward Wayne Edwards in Akron, Ohio. He lived most of his life, when not incarcerated, in Louisville, Kentucky.
He murdered 5 people in Wisconsin and Ohio. Two in 1977, two in 1980, and one in 1996.
He was arrested in 2009.
He died at the Corrections Medical Center of Columbus, Ohio on April 7, 2011.