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James Hurley Edwards
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Federal Detention Center Miami
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Former Miami-Dade Police Department
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, James Hurley Edwards died by apparent suicide inside the Federal Detention Center Miami while awaiting sentencing on federal charges involving the production and possession of child sexual abuse material. Edwards had been found alone on a top bunk and was unresponsive. His attorney reported that Edwards had communicated with him electronically earlier that morning without any indication of suicidal intent. He had previously pled guilty and faced a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years. His death occurred three days after another person at the same facility died by apparent suicide.
