A former Virginia state trooper allegedly kidnapped a California teenage girl he had been catfishing online — after murdering her family, according to police. Authorities say Austin Lee Edwards ...

In a previously unreported letter obtained by The Times, the head of the Virginia State Police detailed errors in his agency’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased “catfish” cop ...

Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 28-year-old Austin Lee Edwards, a former Virginia State Police trooper who lived in North Chesterfield, Va. Hours after firefighters discovered ...

Riverside Police said Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, had met the girl online and "catfished" her before murdering her family. Virginia State Police said Edwards was hired ...

A "human error" was made during the hiring process of former Virginia State Trooper Austin Edwards, a Virginia State Police spokesperson has confirmed. A review of Edwards' hire and time as a ...

But in the weeks since Austin Lee Edwards went on a rampage in Riverside, California, it's become clear Virginia State police missed red flags about Edwards' mental health that were in plain sight ...

Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who ... disclosed during his application to become a Virginia state trooper that he had voluntarily checked himself into a mental health facility ...

Authorities in Virginia blamed a “human error” for the hiring of former state trooper and sheriff’s deputy Austin Lee Edwards, 28, who allegedly killed three people last month. AP The ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (WRIC) — Former Virginia State Police (VSP) trooper Austin Lee Edwards, 28 — the suspect in a cross-country investigation after three family members were murdered in ...

Late last year, with the Virginia State Police under scrutiny after authorities ... Questions about the investigation into the Austin Lee Edwards matter have swirled after reporting from the ...