“Catfishing led to the deaths of the three most important people in my life. My dad, my mom, and my sister,” Michelle Blandin said. “He took an oath to protect and yet he failed to do so. Instead, he preyed on the most vulnerable.”
As authorities scrambled to learn more about how abefore driving across the country and killing three of her family members and burning down their house, a surviving relative grieved over the shocking crimes.
In the process, police say, Edwards killed the teenager’s grandparents—69-year-old Mark Winek and 65-year-old Sharie Winek—and her mother, 38-year-old Brooke Winek. After the grisly murders, Edwards “intentionally” set their Riverside house on fire before forcing the teen into his Red Kia Soul, cops say.
Blandin revealed that she was buying Christmas lights with her family when she got a call about her parents’ house being on fire. She said she dropped everything to rush over to her childhood home—but when she arrived, it was too late. “This will be a long-lasting tragedy in her life,” he said. “How long did this relationship last? When did it start? Their intentions. What she knew, what she didn’t know. We’re still trying to figure out [whether she was] coerced or forced to leave with him. She’s a victim because as any teenager or child, you’re vulnerable. This grown man who’s in law enforcement took advantage of that.”
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