Jerry Edgar

Jerry "Jed" Edgar was a homicide detective with the Hollywood division of the LAPD, and a former partner of Harry Bosch. He is the father of a son born in 1988, and the cousin of Jason Edgar.

During the riots of 1992, Jerry and Bosch were assigned to a patrol car with Officers Robleto and Delwyn, working murders in the field. At the time, they investigated the shooting death of photographer Anneke Jesperson.

He also worked at Valley Pride Properties, a Hollywood realtor, until 1993. In September of that year, he and Bosch investigated the disappearance of Marie Gesto.

In April of 1994, he was reassigned to work with Detective Burns while Bosch was put on involuntary stress leave for attacking his and Edgar's supervisor, Lt. Harvey Pounds.

In September of 1996, he, Bosch, and Kizmin Rider investigated the murder of Anthony Aliso.

In April of 1998, he was called in by Bosch to investigate the murder of a lawyer at the base of Angels Flight.

In October of 2000, he, Bosch and Rider investigated the death of Jody Krementz, and later arrested director David Storey for the actress's murder. In January of 2001, Edgar testified at Storey's trial.

On 2 January 2002, he and Bosch led the excavation of a shallow grave in Laurel Canyon.

In May of 2005, he received a call from Bosch, who had been hired into the Open-Unsolved Unit of the Robbery-Homicide Division after a two-year retirement, regarding the 1988 activities of the Chatsworth Eights.

In September of 2006, he received a call from Bosch again regarding the Gesto investigation after serial killer Raynard Waits attempted to confess to the killing.

In 2012, he submitted the file on the murder of Raymond Randolph to the Data Evaluation and Theory Unit for analysis.

Portrayal

Edgar will be played by Jamie Hector in the upcoming streaming series Bosch.

Appearances

• The Black Echo
• The Black Ice
• The Concrete Blonde
• The Last Coyote
• Trunk Music
• Angels Flight
• A Darkness More Than Night
• City of Bones
• "Christmas Even"
• Lost Light (mentioned)
• The Closers
• Echo Park (The High Tower)
• The Overlook
• "A Fine Mist of Blood" (mentioned)
• The Black Box
• Bosch