Age: 44
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 3 Mar 1903
Crime Location: 22 Wyndham Road, Camberwell
Execution Place: Wandsworth
Method: hanging
Executioner: William Billington
Source: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Edgar Edwards was convicted of the murder of John William Darby 26, Beatrice Darby 25 and 10-month-old Ethel Darby.
He killed them on 29 November 1902 after visiting them at 22 Wyndham Road, Camberwell on the pretence of buying their grocery store. He beat John Darby and Beatrice Darby with a piece of iron and then strangled Ethel Darby.
see Murderpedia
see Bruce Herald, R?rahi XXXIX, Putanga 148, 30 Pipiri 1903, Page 6
see National Archives - HO 144/542/A53222
see Pageant Of Murder by TCH Jacobs p15-24
see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 10 January 1903
see St James's Gazette - Tuesday 03 March 1903
see Portsmouth Evening News - Thursday 19 March 1903
see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 24 January 1903
see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 10 January 1903
see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 24 January 1903
see Norfolk News - Saturday 07 March 1903
see Leeds Mercury - Thursday 15 January 1903
see Waterford Standard - Wednesday 04 March 1903
see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 24 January 1903
see Evening News (London) - Wednesday 07 January 1903
see Homicide 1903
