The world is destroying us," said George Humphrey in a statement issued after the death. Scott Grissom, the son of William Grissom, brother of Julie Grissom and father to Sean, said they were killed just a week after his wedding, on his first day back at work from his honeymoon. That Saturday, later in the afternoon as Humphrey had requested, I rang his doorbell for the second time. Among the evidence was a pubic hair _ similar to Humphrey's _ found at a murder scene, and statements from two witnesses who said they saw Humphrey and Rolling together. Maines said they found out that the suspect had broken in by wedging a screwdriver into the door jamb. He glances again at the photographer. On it, he admitted to killing 55-year-old William Grissom, 24-year-old Julie Grissom and 8-year-old Sean Grissom in Shreveport. He said a lot of grandiose things (that) caused him to be a suspect. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOSE your emotional grip on life--when all the joy seeps out of living and every face becomes an enemy's- it happens so slowly you hardly notice. On Aug. 30, the day after the last of the bodies was found, Edward Humphrey--then 19, deeply troubled and wild-looking--was arrested and jailed for assaulting his 79 She was hoping to become a lawyer. "I wish the waves would pick up," he says. ", Mackenzie answers quietly. A serial killer, cunning and profoundly evil, was on the loose. Sonja Larson and Powell's families became unable to reach them just days after they moved in. And I hated looking in the mirror every time, seeing scars on my face. "But there are some things that you just can't run from and this being one of those.". The real killer was eventually caught, confessed and was put to death. But Humphrey had not. And he reportedly has been whispering details of the killings to a fellow inmate, who has been telling investigators. Hoyt's stepmother, Dianna Hoyt, said she and her husband, Gary Hoyt, had a "very hard time" processing what happened to their daughter. As for his own behavior, Ed says: "I can't help it if my body (needs) lithium. The door opened and before me stood Ed Humphrey. I'd stay up two or three days in a row with no sleep and even then I'd have to drink beer to calm down. Before moving to Edward's current city of Palm Bay, FL, Edward lived in Melbourne FL and Indialantic FL. Major Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), a veteran of the Italian campaign in World War II, arrives at Hotel Largo in Key Largo, Florida in the Florida Keys after the war to visit the family of his friend George Temple (who died in the campaign). August 5, 1990, 0128 hours: Elna Hlavaty, Humphrey's grandmother, phones deputies to report that her grandson is "high" on drugs. WebEdward Lewis Humphrey, age 50s, lives in Palm Bay, FL. She said she thought of Rolling, who, just a few months after the murders in their community, said something deeply disturbing to her then-husband, Steven Dobbin. For the families of those students, being there to see him at trial was crucial. A brutal serial killer was on the loose. He is a white, non hispanic male registered to Ed answered immediately, and the two have been exchanging letters at least once a month ever since. I wanted to ask him so many questions. "The grand jury said it's not true that he probably did it, but he's still left in limbo," said Pat Doherty, a prominent Pinellas County defense lawyer. The new students had met each other during the summer and decided to be roommates, ultimately finding an apartment off-campus in a complex called Williamsburg Apartments. The reports painted an eerie picture. ", He pauses. To Christina Powell's friend, Alison Emery, said the defense's strategy was a "slap in the face. But Humphrey was left torn and tarnished. Ed's co-worker at the Humane Society, Nancy Breslin, says people sometimes look warily at Ed and say things like: Who's that guy you've got working back there? Over the course of three days, police in Gainesville discovered the bodies of five college students, a man and four women. The next day Humphrey is reported to be running in circles and talking to himself on Patrick Air Force Base. He was supposed to take lithium to temper his radical mood swings. Wayland Clifton, the former chief of police of the Gainesville Police Department, who also visited the crime scene, said his greatest concern while driving home that night was that the suspect would commit more murders. His friends didn't understand: You really don't need that stuff they'd say. "I had to know what Sonja went through. The red sun marched its way toward the horizon, whipping at my windshield as I drove back to Gainesville. Soon across the country, on network news, CNN and in papers from Seattle to New York, Edward Humphrey, this big, pudgy kid with unkempt hair and scars on his face and a glazed look in his eyes. The tape contained recordings of a man talking and singing, Hewitt said. On Aug. 30, the day after the last of the bodies was found, Edward Humphrey--then 19, deeply troubled and wild-looking--was arrested and jailed for assaulting his 79-year-old grandmother. And an odd thing happened: Agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showed up and began questioning him about the murders. He was released from jail 10 months after he'd assaulted his grandmother. As they investigated the case, police grew convinced that Ed Humphrey might be their most likely suspect. The neighbors will shake their heads and shrug their shoulders and echo cliches like He must have snapped. He went from a motivated, friendly student into a deep depression.". Juracich said she dismissed these comments when she heard about them because she didn't want to believe that Rolling could be responsible for the triple murders in Shreveport. "He's one of our best employees. Donvan said. Ed has what doctors call bipolar disorder--known more commonly as manic-depression, a devastating roller coaster of fantastical elation and utter despair. "It's a place for all of us families to go and see their children's names still living there," Dianna Hoyt said. In Shreveport, Maines found that Julie Grissom's body had been posed in a similar position to some of the women killed in Gainesville. It was a nasty, turbulent, protracted parting that left Ed's mother--a devout Catholic--devastated. There was a toilet, a sink and a military mattress on the floor. When she saw Rolling, she ran back to her bedroom, where she tried to lock her door. WebEdward Lewis Humphrey, Age 51 aka Lewis E Humphrey, Edward J Humphrey, Humphrey Edward Lewis, Humphrey Humphrey Current Address: YVXK San Paulo Cir, Melbourne, FL Past Addresses: Palm Bay FL, Indialantic FL +5 more Phone Number: (321) 544- IQVS +7 phones Email Address: e NNQI @hotmail.com +1 email UNLOCK PROFILE Phone & Email He caught a glimpse of a tall young man climbing the stairs. "The difference was like night and day. The rest of the time he sat in his cell, building card houses, reading books his mother sent, or sleeping. WebLived In Honolulu HI, Morehead City NC, Orange Park FL, Saint Petersburg FL. In late August of 1990, five Gainesville college students were murdered and their bodies sexually assaulted. The roommates and University of Florida students, were found dead Aug. 28, 1990, in their Gainesville, Fla. apartment. "One day, I picked up the phone, I called Crime Stoppers, and I said, 'I think there's one guy y'all need to investigate -- Danny Rolling.'". Ten years ago, 18-year-old Ed Humphrey seemed to be Florida's Public Enemy No. Her body had also been arranged in a posed position, sitting with her feet on the floor and her torso slumped forward, Donnelly said. Hewitt said they learned that Rolling had returned to the crime scene after killing Christa Hoyt because he thought he might've left his wallet there. To do so, he claims, would jeopardize the prosecution. "I don't know," he says. "I guess I kind of pushed her because she fell and hit her head on that mantle there. Then, Rolling came back with his own gun and shot his father in the face, state attorney Smith said. He was in a wheelchair for weeks. The spokesman, Will Irby, thinks it over, consults his boss and tries again. He was facing the death penalty. During that stretch when Ed couldn't get work, Kennedy sent him $1,000. "I said, 'What kind of problem,'" Juracich said, "[and Steven said], 'He likes to stick knives into people.'". His family took him to a private psychiatric hospital in Palm Bay, where he was admitted, locked up, medicated and ultimately diagnosed. Maines said they tested the body fluids from the perpetrator in Shreveport and found that this person also had type B blood. He didn't want to go to school because he didn't want to see anybody. Others could not sleep. A top official in the case points out the murders were methodical and elaborately planned. Maines said Rolling fled the home after police issued a warrant for his arrest. WebEdward Lewis Humphrey was an early suspect in the case of five grisly murders of college students in Gainesville, Florida; one Daniel Rolling was eventually convicted of the killings, "I wanted to represent [Tracy]," said Lahey, Paules' sister. Ed, following his attorney's advice, won't talk about it--or anything else he may have said to police at the time. He wasnt interested in doing an interview. Ed's bail, originally set at $10,250 was increased to $1 million - 100 to 200 times the scheduled rate for aggravated assault. Also known as Lewis E Finally, they listened to the tape. The optics were not good for Humphrey. Although police had collected the evidence, at the time, they did not connect the bank robbery to the student murders because a gun was found at the campsite and the murders didn't involve a gun. ", "Always studying. He has lost 50 pounds and had plastic surgery since being a central figure on the evening news. Then, when Ed was about 13, his grandfather died. Russo estimated Humphrey would be in custody for only another seven to nine months because of time served and the states early-release rules. His premonition came true the next day. Under state guidelines, he could get nearly two years in prison at sentencing Nov. 8. But just as the fall semester was beginning, five students were killed in macabre fashion. WebEdward Humphrey 's birthday is 10/05/1971 and is 50 years old. The officer, now-retired Det. In one of the songs, the man sings, "Mystery rider, what's your name? The investigators didn't have to search far for Rolling; he had already been detained 40 miles south of Gainesville, in Marion County Jail, where he was being held for another robbery he'd committed at a supermarket 10 days after Paules' and Manny Taboada's bodies were found. I told him: 'Your real friends will stand by you."'. Family trouble, mental problems and sheer coincidence seem to be the main factors that put Ed Humphrey into legal limbo. I can't get past that.". He's jaded, you know.". The second, more sinister personality, was named "Gemini" and Rolling blamed him for his deadliest acts. The metamorphosis seemed to happen in a matter of days. ", Dianna Hoyt said they held hands as Rolling was brought into the court. But it didn't change the way I felt about him. Like moths to a lantern light on a summer night, the press surrounded Humphrey with flashing cameras, as he took the stand to plead, Not guilty.. "He always told us ' One day, I'm going to leave this town and I'm going to go where the girls are beautiful and I can just lay in the sun and watch beautiful women all day,'" Juracich said. And residents there had seen the scar-faced youth wandering around at odd times carrying long knives. But that's pretty much how I feel.". They had softened with time, but they told his story. Dave Farley, a senior patrol leader, remembers hiking the Appalachian Trail with Ed, his assistant. TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Gainesville murder suspect Edward Lewis Humphrey was sentenced today to the maximum 22 months for beating his grandmother after his lawyer said no private psychiatric hospital could be found for him. He sent $25. I mean, it's just a really bad feeling--knowing that wherever you go people are judging you, and they don't even know you. 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