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The book was referenced as a vehicle Edwards used to promote his claimed transformation after meeting a corrections officer in prison, with the host noting his early‑1970s fame on talk and game shows. It was described as part of his narrative about moving from a horrible past to a great present, but no endorsement was given.
Episode: REOPENED: Sweethearts, Silenced
The book detailed how a corrections officer Edward Edwards met in prison allegedly helped him turn his life around after a long history of crime. Edwards used this book as a way to promote his transformation while appearing on talk and game shows in the early 1970s.
He gained a bit of fame in the early 1970s when he appeared on numerous talk and game shows to promote his book, The Metamorphosis of a Criminal, The True Life Story of Ed Edwards.
And he goes on the circuit talking to people about what a horrible person he had been, but what a great person he had become.