# Episode 91 - The Edwards Family

An episode of [Killer In The Family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1688577764), 6 Feb 2026, 30 min.

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On 5 July 2018 13 year old Jennifer Edwards and her 15 year old brother Jack Edwards were shot and killed in Sydney in Australia by their father John who then took his own life. A man with a long and documented history of abuse of his partners and children, Edwards' final act of abuse was when his estranged wife - and mother of Jennifer and Jack - Olga took her own life in December 2018. A review found that the deaths of Jennifer and Jack - and therefore Olga - could have been prevented and made recommendations for improvements in the police and other agency's response to domestic abuse and coercive control. This is the story of the Edwards Family. Information and support • Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans • Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA • Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid • National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 • Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America • Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline References Inquest into the deaths of John, Jack and Jennifer EDWARDS Friends reveal Olga Edwards had 'no hope' after police failure to act on domestic violence reports - ABC News ‘Litany of Errors’ Enabled Man to Kill His Children, Coroner Finds John Edwards, who shot dead two children, should not have had gun licence, coroner finds - ABC News Olga Edwards turned to Rosie Batty after children's Pennant Hills murder - Yahoo News Australia Killer John Edwards wrote letters to family before shooting teenage children dead - ABC News Mother of Sydney children murdered by father found dead | SBS News Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Tyee Brunt-Clifford Home | TBC.COMPOSER If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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