(Submitted by Hopper's family):
LANDON ALLEN "HOPPER" EDWARDS 06/19/1982 — 08/30/2008
Landon Edwards, or "Hopper," was found dead at his home located in Guymon, Oklahoma on August 30th, 2008. His girlfriend claimed to have found him upon awaking at 8:38 A.M.. He had supposedly hung himself with a vacuum cord still attached to the vacuum, less than 10 feet away from where his girlfriend supposedly slept, in a room that had no door between her and the victim. The facts speak for themselves. The victim's position at the scene was neither factually or pictorially supporting of a suicide. On the contrary, the facts, pictures, events starting in the evening hours of the 29th of August, 2008 leading up to the time of death, strongly support just the opposite: homicide, setup to support suicide.
The OSBI and an Investigator from the ME's Office were called in to investigate the scene. The victim was later that evening transported to the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy. The victim had cuts, abrasions, and bruising. Even with the obvious injuries, photos of the scene, blood through out the entire home, blood splatter and events leading to his death, his death was determined a suicide. No officers from the local police department contacted the family for statements.
The girlfriend did not attend Hopper's funeral, and made suspicious statements to friends. The authorities failed to follow up on any of this.
OSBI contacted Hopper's family the day of Landon's death for interviews, but took no written statements. The OSBI communicated they would contact family if and when case was closed. Last contact with the OSBI was Memorial Weekend of 2009. The agent in charge was rude and short and communicated the case was still open and offered no other information. The family contacted OSBI in June of this year inquiring of the case, they were told they would release no information including as to whether or not case was open or closed.
The family had to acquire the services of an attorney to get the EMT and M.E. Investigator reports. There are statements the family still has not been able to obtain, such as the girlfriend's written statements. The attorney the family acquired was helpful and sincere in the beginning and communicated he felt something was not right. Later, he contacted the victims mother informing her due to his garnered inquiries', he was under the impression the formal investigation had been closed. When asked by the victim's mother where he obtained this information, his reply was, "Mrs. Seymour I will not tell you that." Henceforth, there has been no further contact with this attorney.
This family, as well as other families, has been shown total disregard, lack of respect and no communication. There are multiple, multiple unanswered questions, doors and mouths are closed.
Landon Allen "Hopper" Edwards was an extremely kind and loving individual who loved life, judged no one and would have never harmed another living being. He did not commit suicide, he was murdered. The facts speak for him. It deeply grieves his family, and many friends, that justice evidently is for only a chosen few. Hoppers family and friends will never have closure, what they do seek is resolution and Justice for his death. They will not stop until they get it, and fully support all families who are seeking Justice for All.
Please join these families and others we do not know of at this time in support for Justice and passing The Chanda Turner Reform Bill.
