Bradley Robert Edwards was born on December 31, 1968, in Australia. He grew up in Western Australia and later trained as a technician, eventually working for Telstra, the national telecommunications company. Known to colleagues as quiet and polite, Edwards maintained a seemingly stable life.

He married in 1997, though the relationship would later break down. Despite the outward appearance of normalcy, a darker side of Edwards had already surfaced. In 1990, he was convicted of assaulting a social worker at Hollywood Hospital. At the time, he was reportedly wearing a kimono and attacked the woman from behind.

The case of the Claremont serial killings started with the disappearance of Sarah Spiers on January 27, 1996. At around 2:00 am, Sarah left Club Bayview in Claremont. She called for a taxi from a public phone at 2:06 am, asking to go to Mosman Park. Witnesses saw her waiting alone at the corner of Stirling Road and Stirling Highway, near an unidentified car that had stopped. However, when the taxi arrived at 2:09 am, she was no longer there. Sarah remains missing, and her fate is still unknown.

On June 9, 1996, Jane Rimmer, who was 23, also disappeared from Claremont. She had been out with friends and was last seen on security footage waiting outside the Continental Hotel at 12:04 am. Her friends took a taxi home, but Jane chose to stay. Her naked body was discovered 55 days later on August 3, 1996, in bushland near Wellard, about 40 km south of Claremont.

Ciara Glennon, a 27-year-old lawyer, disappeared next on March 15, 1997. She had been with friends at the Continental Hotel and decided to walk home alone. Witnesses saw her near a bus stop, again interacting with an unidentified light-colored vehicle. On April 3, 1997, her semi-clothed body was found in scrubland off Pipidinny Road in Eglinton, about 40 km north of Claremont.

Following Sarah's disappearance, the Major Crimes Squad took over the investigation. After Jane's disappearance, a task force called Macro was created. Investigators confirmed they were searching for a serial killer after Ciara's case was linked to the others. The Western Australian Government offered a significant reward for information.

At first, police focused on the unknown vehicles and a man shown in CCTV footage. They also looked into taxi drivers since the women were last seen in situations where they might have used taxis. A wide fingerprint and DNA analysis of licensed taxi drivers was conducted. A key piece of evidence later pointed to fibres taken from Jane, which matched those from a VS Series 1 Holden Commodore.

On December 22, 2016, Bradley Robert Edwards was arrested in connection with the deaths of Jane and Ciara. He faced multiple charges, including the wilful murder of Sarah Spiers, which was added later. Edwards was linked to earlier crimes, including attacks on two other women before Sarah’s disappearance.

His trial began on November 25, 2019, and lasted until June 25, 2020. The evidence presented included DNA found under Ciara's fingernails, which matched Edwards's. His work vehicles were also key to the case, as witnesses recalled seeing a Telstra van around the crime scenes.

On September 24, 2020, the judge found Edwards guilty of the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. He was sentenced to life in prison on December 23, 2020, with a non-parole period of 40 years. The judge noted that there was a high likelihood that Edwards would die in prison.