On February 21, 1992, Melvin Richards, a 52-year-old white male, was murdered near Bakersfield, California. Richards, who was living a transient lifestyle, encountered Andrew David Edwards, another white male drifter, while riding freight trains. The two men began drinking together, a pattern common in Edwards' interactions with his victims. During their drinking session, Edwards became enraged and brutally beat Richards to death. He then disposed of Richards' body by throwing it off the train n
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