Convicted murderer confesses to killing foster son

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Writer

JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - An aging con man convicted of killing two young couples in Wisconsin and Ohio decades ago claims he also shot his foster son to death.

In a jailhouse interview with The Associated Press, 77-year-old Edward W. Edwards says he lured Dannie Boy Edwards to a secluded cemetery near the family's home in Burton, Ohio, in 1996. He said he pressed a 20-gauge shotgun to the man's chest and pulled the trigger twice.

Edwards says he was angry because the man had stolen credit cards and other belongings from his children, and he wanted to collect on $250,000 worth of life insurance.

Edwards says he's telling the story now because he wants the death penalty in Ohio.

Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland says investigators are still trying to verify Edwards' story.