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Public Confession After Failed Abduction
- Mac Ray Edwards walked into a police station and confessed to a morning kidnapping of three Coen sisters who escaped unharmed.
- He handed Sergeant George Rock his loaded gun and admitted he intended to sexually assault and kill them because they would recognize him.
Stella Nolan Murder And Burial
- Edwards confessed he abducted, assaulted, and killed eight-year-old Stella Nolan in 1953 and buried her near a construction embankment.
- He later directed police to the Santa Ana Freeway site where skeletal remains matching Stella were recovered.
Brenda Howell And Donald Baker Case
- Edwards admitted to murdering his 11-year-old sister-in-law Brenda Howell and her friend 13-year-old Donald Baker in 1956 and dumping their bodies in San Gabriel Canyon.
- Police initially concluded the pair ran away, allowing Edwards to evade detection for years.