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after Matthew Edgar was charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend Livy Lewis his family paid his bail and who was
released with an ankle monitor on on the third day of testimony his defense attorney Rob Hughes got a call it was
Matthew's mother who called to tell him that Matthew had fled and was now a fugitive she just started frantically
telling me that Matthew was gone Matthew had run and he had taken a gun with him
she was afraid he was going to kill himself authorities said he waited for the battery to run out on his ankle
monitor before leaving his home on foot after deliberation the jury had found Matthew guilty of Lewis's murder but
authorities still had to track him down Livy's mom Darcy says she heard rumors that Matthew's mother had been spotted
buying her son's favorite cigarettes and liquor in large quantities Jeff couter a
special Deputy with the US Marshals spent nearly a year working with the Sheriff's Office and other law
enforcement agencies around the country to chase down every lead that came their
way and we had put in a lot of hours a lot of weekends a lot of late nights then a tip that Matthew might actually
be hiding in plain sight just yards from his grandparents property in this house
that belonged to a family friend we were going to enter into the woods make our way up to the back of the property get
as close as we could and sit there and see if we could get a visual of him while Coulter led a team of three men
into the woods JP mcdunn and his deputies were on the opposite side of the house out of sight in their vehicles
if cter and his men made a positive ID on Matthew they would finally have him cornered we went in about 4:30 in the
afternoon we knew it was going to get dark about 5:30 we got to probably about 100 yards of the house and we heard
barking um come to find out they had a pretty good sized right Waller in the backyard we're out there for an hour or
so we could hear voices we could hear female voice we could hear male voice but it's so thick we can't
see then we catch a violent thunderstorm and it lightning and thunder and torrential rain it was miserable but it
was a blessing in disguise the noise covered our movement they were 30 yards from the house when a second storm hit
but there was no giving up that's 11 months and 2 days this needed to end tonight drenched and exhausted Coulter
and his team could hear voices on the back porch of the house but couldn't see faces until about 8:00 p.m. when a man
stepped off the porch walks around the side of the house and he stands there one of coulter's men immediately
recognized that man as Matthew Edgar he goes he's here I got eyes on him we got word that they had made a confirmation
drove down pulled in the driveway back of the back back back watch the front I got I got movement they're in the house
once we saw the lights it was a 30 yard Sprint all four of us we break the corner and we started screaming law
enforcement police sheriff's office anybody inside come out with your hands up he jumps up and he throws himself
against the wall like oh crap you got me yeah it was over with did you guys make
eye contact absolutely he said hey JP I said hey Matthew and then he asked me you hadn't
proven my innocence yet and I said no Matthew I have not Coulter says that's not all Matthew had to say that night he
said please don't shoot my mother mother please come out of the house his mother
is in the house his mother's at the house was she crying was she upset no I think she acted amazed that he was a
like she didn't know what was going on really yes I'm going to jail for something I don't even know nothing
about was she arrested as well not at the time she was not can somebody get my with mass your medicine on January 3rd
2023 Matthew Edgar was formally sentenced for the murder of Livy Lewis 99 years in prison with the possibility
of parole after serving 30 years

After he attended the first days of his trial in the shooting death of Livye Lewis, Matthew Edgar went on the run. Nearly a year after escaping, authorities caught him hiding in a home yards away from his grandparents’ property, where he used to live.

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Brief Summary

Matthew Edgar, convicted of murder, fled but was captured after a year-long manhunt, ultimately sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Key points

Matthew Edgar's Arrest. After nearly a year of searching, authorities finally corner Matthew Edgar at a family friend's house.
Sentencing for Murder. Matthew Edgar is sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of Livy Lewis.

Episode highlights

Matthew Edgar's ArrestAfter nearly a year of searching, authorities finally corner Matthew Edgar at a family friend's house.“We started screaming law enforcement!”2:38Jan 3, 2025

Episode quotes

I haven't proven my innocence yet.

Matthew Edgar's response to law enforcement.

2:57WatchJan 3, 2025

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