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A 1-year-old Virginia girl abducted by father is dead after they crashed in Maryland, police say
4 months, 1 week ago

A 1-year-old Virginia girl abducted by father is dead after they crashed in Maryland, police say

Associated Press  

Va. — A 1-year-old Virginia girl is dead after her father stabbed her mother, abducted her and two siblings and then crashed during a pursuit into Maryland on Thursday, police said. Detectives secured warrants charging Plummer with aggravated malicious wounding, parental abduction and other offenses and Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for the three missing children. Maryland State …

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A ‘catfishing’ cop killed three family members. A relative is suing the sheriff’s office that gave him a badge
1 year, 1 month ago

A ‘catfishing’ cop killed three family members. A relative is suing the sheriff’s office that gave him a badge

LA Times  

Mychelle Blandin’s parents and sister were victims of a triple homicide in Riverside that authorities say began with a “catfishing” case involving Blandin’s niece. Relatives of the Riverside family killed by “catfish” cop Austin Lee Edwards nearly a year ago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Virginia sheriff’s office that hired him. Edwards, a former Virginia state trooper then employed …

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He faked an investigation. Then the ‘detective’ killed her family and abducted her niece
1 year, 7 months ago

He faked an investigation. Then the ‘detective’ killed her family and abducted her niece

LA Times  

Mychelle Blandin was getting ready to buy Christmas lights when her mother called in a panic. Blandin was still shopping when one of her parents’ neighbors saw a man walking down Price Court in a tan trench coat and black fedora. Around the same time the red Kia peeled out of Price Court, Blandin looked down at her phone and …

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‘Catfish’ cop who killed three in Riverside failed Virginia State Police mental health exam, lawyers allege
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Catfish’ cop who killed three in Riverside failed Virginia State Police mental health exam, lawyers allege

LA Times  

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller has said the agency found no “indicators of concern” during its “extensive” vetting of the officer who killed three people in Riverside and kidnapped a 15-year-old girl. The Virginia cop who “catfished” a Riverside 15-year-old and then drove to California late last year and killed three of her family members failed his mental health …

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7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital
1 year, 9 months ago

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

NPR  

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital Enlarge this image toggle caption Meherrin River Regional Jail Meherrin River Regional Jail Editor's note: This story includes detailed descriptions of violence. "Mental illness should not be your ticket to death," said Otieno's mother, Caroline Ouko, noting that mental health is on the decline …

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Why Virginia police hired ‘catfish’ cop Austin Lee Edwards
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Virginia police hired ‘catfish’ cop Austin Lee Edwards

LA Times  

Col. Steven Pike, chief of Capitol Police, from left, Col. Gary Settle, superintendent of Virginia State Police, and Col. William Smith, chief of Richmond City Police, attend an event at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond in February 2020. In a previously unreported letter obtained by The Times, the head of the Virginia State Police detailed errors in his agency’s hiring …

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‘Catfish’ cop Austin Lee Edwards groomed other teen years before Riverside slayings
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Catfish’ cop Austin Lee Edwards groomed other teen years before Riverside slayings

LA Times  

An undated selfie taken by Austin Lee Edwards on a computer. Staring up from her phone screen was Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased Virginia cop who drove across the country to Riverside and killed three relatives of a 15-year-old girl he “catfished” online. The woman told The Times that she believes she was the “girlfriend” to whom Edwards’ father referred. …

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‘Catfish’ cop used his father as a reference to get job as deputy
2 years ago

‘Catfish’ cop used his father as a reference to get job as deputy

LA Times  

Surveillance camera video shows Austin Lee Edwards during his second day of work with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Edwards signed on with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in rural Virginia weeks after resigning from a nine-month stint with the Virginia State Police. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that it had checked with Virginia State Police before hiring Edwards …

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Virginia probes hiring of trooper who killed teen's family
2 years ago

Virginia probes hiring of trooper who killed teen's family

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After a former state trooper …

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Virginia police blame ‘human error’ in hiring of cop who later killed 3 in California
54 years, 11 months ago

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

LA Times  

At a news conference on Nov. 30, Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez discusses the horrific killings of three members of a family as a female relative listens. 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. “Human …

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Virginia police blame ‘human error’ in hiring of cop who later killed 3 in California
2 years ago

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

LA Times  

At a news conference on Nov. 30, Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez discusses the horrific killings of three members of a family as a female relative listens. 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. “Human error …

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