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TV Show Reviews
Review of "It
Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards" 4/21/18 by
Eva Diaz
airs Wednesdays on Paramount Network.
I had the wrong idea about this show. I thought it was
going to be a fiction crime drama where there would be a
murder every week to solve. I love crime and police dramas,
so I thought I would watch it. The show is actually the life
of a real murderer, Ed Edwards, who murdered many people. It
is a multiipart documentary in which Edwards' grandson, a
retired detective, and John Cameron, another former
detective, seek to investigate Edwards' many murders to get
to the truth of just how many murders Edwards committed in
his life.
I am most sympathetic to Wayne Wolfe and his quest to
find out about his grandfather and some of his family that
he never met. You feel his struggle as he deals with his
grandfather's dark side, and as he tries to bring closure to
the families of the victims of his grandfather. I am less
sympathetic to John Cameron, who has spent 6 years of his
life investigating Edwards to the point of being so obessed
with it that he lost his job. Cameron's relationship with
his family has become strained because he can only think
about these murders. I feel that he is taking advantage of
Wayne Wolfe in his quest to blame Edwards for every major
serial killing spree or murder case that is famous. I
feel that Edwards murdered many, but Camron thinks that he
was responsible for the Black Dahlia murder, the Zodiac
killings, the Atlanta child killings, JonBonet Ramsey and
many other famous murders (which seems pretty far-fetched).
In upcoming episodes, they will examine each of the
famous murders to see if Edwards indeed framed other people
for crimes that he commited.. The show is very well done,
and they go into explicit detail about each murder. I have
to admit it is a bit scary to think that one person could be
capable of such evil.
If you like documetary-style,
real-life crime shows, you will want to watch this one. I
have to say I'm glad I recorded it and watched it in the
daytime because If I had watched it at night when it aired
live, I wouldn't have been able to sleep. I give this show a
5 out of 5 stars, not because I will be watching it again,
but because I know people who like this type of show will
not be disappointed.
MORE INFORMATION:
In this true-crime docuseries, veteran
detective John Cameron investigates
convicted serial killer Ed Edwards and
uncovers mounting evidence that connects
Edwards to some of the most infamous
murder cases of the last 60 years, many
of which are still unsolved. Cameron is
joined by Edwards's own grandson, Wayne
Wolfe, as they search for the truth.
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