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John Edwards

A Death In The Family

For almost two decades, Edwards and his wife worked as attorneys, Edwards specializing in medical malpractice and product liability cases. But on April 4, 1996, Edwards' 16-year-old son Wade – seen here with his father a year earlier on Mount Kilimanjaro – was swept away by high winds that pushed his Jeep off a highway. Wade's death, Edwards had said, caused him and his wife to re-evaluate their lives. (Photo: AP Photo/Edwards Family)