Edward Davidson was born on July 29, 1972, in Lakewood, Ohio. 

Edward Davidson, also known as "Fast Eddie" and "the Spam King," carried out a series of illegal activities related to sending large volumes of unsolicited emails, known as spam. His operations began in 2002 and continued until 2007. He worked with several companies to promote various products through spam emails. These activities caught the attention of law enforcement, and he was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2007 for violating the CAN SPAM Act.

Davidson pleaded guilty in December 2007 and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in April 2008. He also agreed to pay over $714,000 in restitution and forfeit some property. After serving some of his sentence at a minimum-security prison in Florence, Colorado, Davidson walked away from the facility on July 20, 2008.

Tragically, just a few days later, on July 24, 2008, Davidson was found dead in Arapahoe County, Colorado. He had taken the lives of his wife and three-year-old daughter, who was strapped in a car seat. His 16-year-old daughter was also shot but survived the incident, while his seven-month-old son was unharmed. It was ruled an apparent murder-suicide.