Daughter’s Discovery Exposes Father as a Serial Killer

April Balascio’s investigation into her childhood uncovered her father Edward Wayne Edwards’ murders, leading to his arrest and a reckoning with her past.

• April Balascio pieced together her father’s involvement in multiple murders by connecting her childhood memories with cold case investigations.
• Edward Wayne Edwards, a charismatic but abusive father, was convicted of five murders, including the 1980 'Sweetheart Murders' in Wisconsin.
• Balascio's tip to investigators in 2009 led to her father’s arrest after DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene.
• Edwards confessed to additional murders, including the killing of his foster son for life insurance money, but is suspected of more crimes.
• Balascio’s new book, 'Raised by a Serial Killer,' details her journey of uncovering her father’s crimes and reconciling her complex feelings toward him.

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