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Edward Wayne Edwards (June 14, 1933 – April 7, 2011) 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. In 1961, he landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He eventually was captured and arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20, 1962. Paroled in 1967, between 1977 and 1996 he murdered at least 5 people and is suspected in many other killings as well.〔http://crimecasefiles.com/forum/famous-crime-cases/17310-con-man-edward-w-edwards-admits-he-murdered-4-in-wis-ohio.html Con man Edward W. Edwards admits he murdered 4 in Wis., Ohio〕 Some investigators have noted that Edwards lived in northern California during each of the Zodiac Killer's murders in the late 1960s and would have, at the time, closely matched the Zodiac's description, although others dispute that claim.〔http://www.newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=did-oregon-miss-chance-to-stop-a-serial-killer--1368558730--7797-- Did Oregon Miss The Chance To Stop A Serial Killer?〕 Edwards's total number of murder victims will probably never be definitively determined, nor will his involvement — if any — with the Zodiac case.〔http://www.zodiackiller.com/EWE.html Was Edward Wayne Edwards The Zodiac Killer?〕 ==Background== Edwards was born in Akron, Ohio;〔 he grew up primarily as an orphan after witnessing the suicide of his mother. In his autobiography, Edwards claimed that he was abused, both physically and emotionally in an orphanage, which contributed to his criminal behavior.〔〔 He joined the U.S. Marines for a brief time, but soon after went back to his criminal lifestyle. He traveled frequently during his 20s and 30s doing odd jobs, such as working as a ship docker, vacuum retailer and handyman. He lived most of his life, when not incarcerated, in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1955 Edwards escaped from a jail in Akron and drifted around the country, robbing gas stations when he needed money.〔〔 He wrote that he never disguised his appearance during crimes because he wanted to be famous.〔Andreadis, C. (June 10, 2010). Elderly Conman Confesses He Killed 4 During Career as Motivational Speaker. (ABC News archive ). Retrieved June 11, 2015.〕 His name was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list in 1961.〔〔 He was eventually imprisoned in Leavenworth, from which he was paroled in 1967. He claimed that as the result of the influence of a benevolent guard at Leavenworth, he reformed and married, and became a motivational speaker on the subject of his reform.〔 Edwards appeared on two television shows, "To Tell the Truth" (1972) and "What's My Line?" He wrote an autobiography titled ''The Metamorphosis of a Criminal: The True Life Story of Ed Edwards'' in 1972; but by 1982 he had returned to crime, and was imprisoned in Pennsylvania for two years for arson.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Edwards (serial killer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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