| Donald Evans | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald Leroy Evans |
| Also known as | Don, Donny, Hi Hitler |
| Born | 5 July 1957 Watervliet, Michigan |
| Died | 5 January 1999 |
| Cause of death | Stabbed in shower by fellow death row inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 3 confirmed - Claimed more than 70 |
| Span of killings | 1986–1991 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida, Louisiana |
| Date apprehended | 1991 |
Donald Leroy Evans (born July 5, 1957 - January 5, 1999) was an American serial killer who murdered at least three people from 1986 to 1991. He was known for confessing to killing victims at parks and rest areas across 20 states.
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In 1991, Evans was arrested in Louisiana for the kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl. He confessed to the killing and led the authorities to the girl's body. He also confessed to killing more than 70 other people in over 20 different states. Most of the murders and rapes took place at rest stops and public parks. The authorities were originally skeptical of Evans' claims, but two of his descriptions were perfect matches to unsolved cases across Florida. He successfully escaped the Harrison County Jail, but was recaptured a short time later. In 1993 he was tried and convicted for the kidnapping, rape, strangulation, and murder of 10-year-old Beatrice Routh, and sentenced to death. In 1995, Florida authorities tried and convicted Evans for the strangulation death of Ira Jean Smith.
Evans was stabbed to death in 1999 by a fellow death row inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary.