Donald Leroy Evans

Donald Evans

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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.
Other names Don, Donny, Hi Hitler
Criminal penalty
 Death Penalty
Killings
Victims 3 confirmed - Claimed more than 70
Span of killings
 1985–1991
Country United States
State(s) Florida, Louisiana
Date apprehended
 1991

Donald Leroy Evans (July 5, 1957  – January 5, 1999) was an American serial killer who murdered at least three people from 1985 to 1991. He was known for confessing to killing victims at parks and rest areas across 20 states.

Arrest and conviction

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.

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