'Deliberate indifference' by the Washington County Sheriff's Office in hiring Austin Lee Edwards compounded previous employer's mistakes, the $50 million lawsuit says.
A $50 million lawsuit says a police officer's 2022 murderous rampage could have been prevented if law enforcement ran background check before hiring him
'Deliberate indifference' by the Washington County Sheriff's Office in hiring Austin Lee Edwards compounded previous employer's mistakes, the $50 million lawsuit says.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A second federal lawsuit has been filed centered around a former Washington County, Virginia deputy who allegedly “catfished” a California teenager online before traveling across the county to kidnap her and kill three of her family members. The lawsuit was filed by the teenage victim and her foster mother Friday […]
A Virginia sheriff's department is being sued for hiring and arming a former Virginia State Police trooper who later went on to commit a triple murder in California in 2022.
Austin Lee Edwards, 28, used his status as a cop to gain entry to the home of a teen girl he groomed online before murdering her mom and grandparents, a shocking new lawsuit claims.
A federal lawsuit filed by the teenager kidnapped by "catfish" cop Austin Lee Edwards answers questions about the grisly crime, including how they met, why he killed her family and where he planned to take the girl after kidnapping her.
A federal lawsuit filed by the teenager kidnapped by "catfish" cop Austin Lee Edwards answers questions about the grisly crime, including how they met, why he killed her family and where he planned to take the girl after kidnapping her.
Austin Lee Edwards, 28, murdered Mark Winek, 69; his wife, Sharie Winek, 65; and their 38-year-old daughter, Brooke Winek, on November 25 2022. He set fire to their Riverside home.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Central California, the teen’s aunt, Mychelle Blandin, sued the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the killer’s estate for damages over negligent hiring.