Edward Davidson

Edward "Eddie" Davidson, his wife and three year old daughter were found dead in a parked SUV on Thursday, July 24, 2008. Police had been searching for Davidson since he escaped a minimum security prison on July 20, 2008. Davidson, who was also known as the "Spam King," was convicted of computer crimes in April 2008.¹ Authorities believe the deaths were a murder-suicide.²

Fast Facts

1. Davidson was 35 years old at time of death
2. Sentenced to 21 months in prison in April 2008
3. Escaped on July 20, 2008
4. Shot his wife, 29-year-old Amy Lee Ann Hill and 3-year-old daughter to death
5. Killed himself²
6. Bodies found in parked SUV
7. Location of murder-suicide: Bennett, Colorado
8. Date of incident: July 24, 2008
9. Teen girl also shot, she escaped and sought help
10. Another baby was also found in the vehicle, he was uninjured
11. Relation of baby boy and teen to Davidson unknown³

Spam King

Davidson was sentenced to 21 months in prison and was ordered to pay $714,139 in restitution to the IRS. The sentence was handed down after he plead guilty to tax evasion and falsifying computer records in a plea deal. Davidson earned the moniker the "Spam King" due to his involvement in spam e-mailing schemes. Davidson was said to have earned approximately $3.5 million between 2003 and 2006 in such schemes.

In 1998, Davidson was sued by AOL for flooding their system with over 74 million "generic Viagra" e-mails in a time period of five months.⁴

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