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August 1991. 10 year old Beatrice Louise Routh was at the park with her mother, sister, and a few family friends. They had been facing hard times and where living in a van. A kind stranger by the name Donald Leroy Evans showed up offering to help them out. But Donald didn’t turn out to be so kind.

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Episode Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/17/us/troubled-past-for-drifter-in-serial-killing-claims.html

Troubled Past for Drifter in Serial Killing Claims - New York Times article by The Associated Press (August 17, 1991).

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1995-07-29-9507280575-story.html

SUPREMACIST PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER - SunSentinel article by Trevor Jensen (July 29, 1995).

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/861094/donald-leroy-evans-v-state-of-mississippi/

Donald Leroy Evans v. State of Mississippi, 93-DP-01173-SCT (Miss. 1993). Mississippi Supreme Court (Filed September 18, 1993).

https://www.justice.gov/archive/tribal/docs/fv_tjs/session_3/session3_presentations/Adam_Walsh.pdf

Consultation: Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act of 2006. Leslie A. Hagen (Assistant United States Attorney/ WDMI), SMART Office & SMART Office & John Dossett (General Counsel/NCAI). US. Department of Justice powerpoint presentation.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19910907&id=sMw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oA4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1811,4288682

Drifter charged in Florida murder - Ocala Star-Banner article by The Associated Press (September 7, 1991).

https://apnews.com/ac5cd37ac53f7835b7e4f57997852dae

Man Who Claims He Killed 72 People Sought in Florida in Prostitute’s Death - AP article (September 5, 1991).

https://apnews.com/ac45efe2e1d167a1fd420363740ab7a0

Prosecutor Says Claimed Killings May Be More Than 60 - AP article by Frank Fisher (August 14, 1991).

Newspapers.com

Hotline may aid in trial - South Florida Sun Sentinel article by Barbara Walsh (March 11, 1994).

Experts say man can stand trial - South Florida Sun Sentinel article by Trevoer Jensen (July 23, 1994).

Mississippi officers continue search for accused serial killer - Longview News-Journal article by Associated Press (June 15, 1993).

Strangulations might be tied to killing spree - Florida Today article by Associated Press (September 30, 1991).

https://people.com/archive/bloody-claims-vol-36-no-12/

Bloody Claims - People article by Karen S. Schneider (September 30, 1991).

https://www.deseret.com/1993/6/15/19051796/escaped-serial-killer-is-captured

ESCAPED SERIAL KILLER IS CAPTURED - Deseret News article by Associated Press (June 15, 1993).

http://www.corrections.com/articles/7174-mississippi-death-row-inmates-fire-on-prison-officers

Mississippi Death Row Inmates Fire on Prison Officers - Jackson Clarion-Ledger article (December 18, 2000).

https://www.wlwt.com/article/family-members-make-plea-for-person-responsible-for-mans-hit-and-run-death-to-come-forward/30347695

Police: No new developments after renewed search in 40-year-old case of missing teen - WLWT5 article by Jatara McGee (June 5, 2019).

Cleanser:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-douglas-the-confederate-camel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_the_camel

https://texascamelcorps.com/about-us

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Intro Music:

She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Signals/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_The_Signals_-_07_She-Wolf_In_My_Heart_bonus

Outro Music:

Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Trio_for_Piano_Violin_and_Viola