A former state trooper allegedly killed the mother and grandparents of a teen he had catfished online. The victims' family now plans to sue the agencies that hired him.
Alison Saros, a friend of the Winek family, speaks about victims, Mark and Sharie Winek, and their daughter, Brooke, during a news conference in Riverside, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022.Last year, a former Virginia state trooper who had recently been hired as a sheriff's deputythe mother and grandparents of a 15-year-old girl in California he is accused of catfishing online, authorities said.
According to the filings, Edwards was hired by Virginia State Police in January 2022 despite failing a mental health evaluation. Edwards was ordered to undergo the evaluation after he disclosed he had voluntarily checked himself into a mental health facility in 2016 "after cutting his hand and threatening to kill his father," according to the filings.
Spokespeople for the Virginia Attorney General's Office and Virginia State Police told ABC News they do not comment on pending litigation.
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