Trigger Warning for Murder
Wishing Mike all the best with his fight for justice for his brother and his finishing his documentary
Mike’s Story in his own words – My name is Mike Poe, my adopted autistic brother TC Edwards was murdered in 2014, and I’ve suffered from PTSD ever since. I am struggling with my mental health and depression about what used to be my passion that became my mission while working on a documentary with my (adopted) brother, TC Edwards, about our lives together for over twenty years. TC, is an incredible artist and he’s a heavy metal frontman for the band TC and The Eddies.
TC is also mentally disabled and diagnosed on the autistic spectrum, and depending on the present company, medicine, and mood, TC can default to non-verbal and be withdrawn. Around friends he’s cool as hell, even conversational, and when he performs, TC screams his huge heart out. TC’s is a badass, but he’s also a total sweetheart, he loves lift you off the ground hugs, holding your elbows, petting all your kittens, and especially magically guessing your junior high school hairstyle, fashions, and shoe size. It truly was the time of our lives. We are absolutely devastated and heartbroken that we regrettably have to tell you that our beloved TC was the victim of homicide in December of 2014 and our entire community just hasn’t been the same since.
TC’s killer or “suspected” killer isn’t convicted of executing TC while he as on his knees, but he is in prison for shooting two other people after he shot TC. I actually became a Federal Witness, after pushing for justice and signing an affidavit as a previous victim with the ATF, and with help from the Marshall’s office, and LRPD, we put him behind bars, and he was sentenced to nine years for illegal guns, as he was pulled away by bailiffs cursing my name.
This current struggle to finish this documentary on time to meet deadlines and keep a killer off the street is maddening and a daily reminder that I lost TC when I look at the walls around me in my studio that are covered with artwork of TC, which comfort me at times, but also has become my own prison cell. I can’t move on with any real life, mentally or otherwise until this film is released, the courts pay attention, and justice is served, and his killer remains behind bars.
