Four cold cases solved as serial killer Edward Surratt confesses to killing six in Pa.
Authorities and surviving family members knew for decades who was responsible for a killing spree that touched western Pennsylvania in 1977-78, but even after 40 years in prison, the suspect wouldn't confess. That changed earlier this year when notorious 1970s serial killer and Aliquippa native Edward Surratt admitted to slaying six Pennsylvanians, including three Beaver County residents. He also confessed to two murders in Bedford County and one in Fulton County. Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday that Surratt, now serving two life sentences in Florida, admitted to the kil...