Bio

Marilyn Kay Edge was born in 1971. Reports say she was from Scottsdale, Arizona.

She earned a business degree. She worked as an analyst and had jobs with banks.

She married Mark Anthony Edge. The couple was married for less than ten years and divorced in December 2007. They had two children, a son named Jaelen and a daughter named Faith. News reports say Jaelen was autistic.

After the divorce the parents had a long custody dispute. Court records and lawyers said the fight began in 2007 and reached the Georgia Supreme Court. At times Marilyn Edge moved with the children to Arizona. By mid-2013 she had an Arizona driver’s license and was reported to be living in a condominium in north Scottsdale. Some reports also said she had lived in San Jose.

In 2004 Marilyn Edge sued the Secretary of Health and Human Services, claiming a vaccination caused her son’s autism. The lawsuit was dismissed because she did not provide proof to support the claim.

Murder Story

Marilyn Kay Edge was born in 1971. She is classified as a murderer. She is described in reports as a parricide and poisoner. Authorities say she was distraught after losing a child custody fight.

On September 13, 2013, two children died in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. The victims were her son Jaelen, 13, who was autistic, and her daughter Faith, 9. Prosecutors and news reports state the children were poisoned. The children’s bodies were found in a room at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Santa Ana.

Edge was arrested the next day after an apparent suicide attempt in Costa Mesa. Police say she crashed her car into a power box and had propane in the vehicle. Officers say she tried to harm herself and was taken to a hospital. While being treated, she told officers where to find the children. She was taken into custody and held on suspicion of murder.

Prosecutors charged Marilyn Edge with two counts of murder. The charges included special circumstances for multiple murders and murder by poison. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said she faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. The office could later decide to seek the death penalty.

Court records and news reports say Edge and her former husband, Mark Edge, had a long custody dispute. Three days before the children’s bodies were found, a Georgia judge ordered that Marilyn Edge hand over custody to their father. News accounts say she texted the father saying she would return the children the day before they were found.

At her first court appearance, Marilyn Edge spoke quietly. When a judge asked if she wanted to postpone her arraignment, she replied that she only would if the judge promised the death penalty. Court records show she was held without bail and placed on suicide watch. News reports say she was being evaluated by medical staff and that toxicology results were pending after autopsies.

The children’s father, Mark Edge, was described in news reports as devastated and hospitalized after being told of their deaths. The children were later returned to Georgia for funeral services. Marilyn Edge remains in custody awaiting trial.