Andrew David Edwards: A Detailed Account of His Crimes
Early Life
Andrew David Edwards was born on March 6, 1958, in Sunnyvale, California. Little is known about his upbringing. A native of Sunnyvale, California, he attended Fremont High School and later Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon.
Criminal Activities
Edwards' criminal activities spanned from 1987 to 1992, during which he murdered four fellow itinerants across three states—Oregon, California, and Colorado—in alcohol-induced rages. He attempted to murder a fifth individual in 1993.
Victims
- John Harold Schiermeister
- Age: 38
- Date of Disappearance: October 5, 1987
- Date Body Found: October 6, 1987
- Cause of Death: Bludgeoning
- Anthony Keith Thurman
- Age: 24
- Date of Disappearance: April 5, 1990
- Date Body Found: Late April 1990
- Cause of Death: Bludgeoning
- Melvin Richards
- Age: 52
- Date of Death: February 21, 1992
- Cause of Death: Bludgeoning
- Bud Griffith
- Age: 48
- Date of Death: April/May 1992
- Cause of Death: Bludgeoning
Edwards was apprehended on January 26, 1993, following his last attack. He was subsequently convicted of four counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He is currently imprisoned at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton, Oregon.
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