9. Donald Leroy Evans
In 1991, avowed white supremacist Donald Leroy Evans was arrested for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old homeless girl, whom he had kidnapped from Mississippi. Once in custody, Evans bragged about other murders he had committed over the years. He claimed he had killed over 70 people in a number of states, so task forces were started to look for the bodies. In the end, Evans was probably responsible for three murders, that of the 10-year-old girl and two prostitutes in Florida in 1985. Out of those crimes, he was charged with two murders.
On June 13, 1993, while awaiting trial, Evans and three other inmates overpowered a guard at the Harrison County Jail in Mississippi. By threatening the guard with a shank, the four men were able to flee from the prison. SEE ALSO: Top 10 vampire serial killers in history of the world (With Pictures)
Immediately, authorities set up roadblocks and brought out dogs to searchfor the fugitives. They worried that New Orleans wasn’t far from the jail, and Evans might be able to hide out in the large tourist city. Luckily for everyone, Evans was found after only about 24 hours on the lam. He was hiding in a shed in a lumber yard about 800 meters (0.5 mi) from the prison.
Just months after being recaptured, Evans pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to death. In 1999, Evans was stabbed to death in prison by a fellow death row inmate as he was being led back from the showers.
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