On his online dating site profile John Arthur Edwards aka “"archangel355” seems like a great catch. He promotes himself as a non-smoking, Catholic, university-educated and claims to make a six-figure salary.
Only thing – he neglects to mention that he is a known conman and wanted criminal in Australia.
The online dating site was among the tools Edwards has used to lure his victims.
Using the alias Casey Matthews, he recently talked his way into a Cairns woman's life. The relationship blossomed to the point he proposed to her and signed a contract to buy a $700,000 house at Trinity Beach.
It ended when he cleaned out her savings accounts and fled in her parents' car, leaving a victim shocked and broken-hearted as he had done so many times around Australia.
Edwards remains on the run, having racked up a host of unpaid bills in Cairns, and is wanted on other charges not relating to this incident.
He is wanted in Queensland, WA, NT, New South Wales and South Australia.
Nice.
