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Jacob Edwards

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Jul 09, 2018

Victim Details

Jacob Edwards

Male

White / Caucasian

Wilmington

DE

2018-07-09

6

Jacob

Edwards

Yes

07/07/2026

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White/Caucasian Jacob Edwards, age 6, was found dead on July 9, 2018, inside his family's home in the Prices Corner area of Wilmington, Delaware. That summer evening, police were called to the two-story house on Ferris Road and discovered a devastating scene: Jacob, age 6, his 4-year-old sister Brinley, his 3-year-old brother Paxton, and their mother, 41-year-old Julie Burton Edwards, all shot to death on the second floor. The children's father, 42-year-old Matthew Edwards, was also found dead ...
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  • Jacob Edwards – Disability Day of Mourning
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police: Man killed wife, 3 children, then himself in Prices Corner
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