Legal Commentary

King of Spam Escapes , Found Dead

By TChris

Bump and Update (TL): The "Spam King" Eddie Davidson is dead. His body as well as that of his wife and three year old daughter were found today. All died from gunshots. An eight month old son was unhurt and a teenage daughter was grazed by a bullet but is okay. Developing...

Further update (TChris): Good background on Davidson's mental health problems here.
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By TChris

It isn't likely anyone will make a movie about this less-than-daring escape, and there's no need to fear that this former prisoner will terrorize the community. You might soon find your email box filled with even more spam, however, if he evades capture and returns to his former employment.[More...]

Edward “Eddie” Davidson, a notorious e-mail spammer who was sentenced to jail time in April, has escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado.

Davidson ... also known as the "Spam King," made a run for it when his wife visited him last Sunday and is now officially listed in “escape” status, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He was last seen in Lakewood, CO.

Davidson was serving a 21 month sentence. He'll serve quite a bit more time if federal Marshals are able to track him down.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).