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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.FOXNews.com: 'Spam King' Shoots Wife, Daughter in Apparent Murder-Suicide(July 25, 2008) Authorities believe the deaths were a murder-suicide.MSNBC: Escaped Spammer Dies in Murder-suicide (July 24, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Davidson was 35 years old at time of death
- Sentenced to 21 months in prison in April 2008
- Escaped on July 20, 2008
- Shot his wife, 29-year-old Amy Lee Ann Hill and 3-year-old daughter to death
- Killed himselfMSNBC: Escaped Spammer Dies in Davidson plead guilty to a large spam e-mail scheme and tax evasion. Murder-suicide (July 24, 2008)
- Bodies found in parked SUV
- Location of murder-suicide: Bennett, Colorado
- Date of incident: July 24, 2008
- Teen girl also shot, she escaped and sought help
- Another baby was also found in the vehicle, he was uninjured
- Relation of baby boy and teen to Davidson unknownThe Denver Post: Escapee Kills Family, Self (July 25, 2008)
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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.The Denver Post: Davidson Gave Fbi Names, His "Complete" Cooperation (July 25, 2008)
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