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  • Killer in Riverside triple slaying, ‘catfishing’ case passed background checks for law enforcement jobs, sheriff says

    11/29/2022 11:36:04 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 4 replies
    ktla ^ | Cameron Kiszla
    The police officer accused of killing three people and kidnapping a girl in Riverside on Friday passed a background check and psychological testing before being hired, according to officials in Virginia. According to police, Edwards “catfished” the girl using a fake identity, then kidnapped her in the 11200 block of Price Court, killed 69-year-old Mark Winek, his 65-year-old wife Sharie Winek and their daughter, 38-year-old Brooke Winek, and set fire to the teen’s home. He later was killed in a gunfight with deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The girl was unharmed. Before Friday, however, he had been...