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Wilbert Lee Evans (January 20, 1946 – October 17, 1990) was an American convict who was executed in Virginia's electric chair for the murder of 47-year-old deputy sheriff William Gene Truesdale in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jan 19, 2023 · Local reporters who watched the execution of Wilbert Lee Evans in 1990 said they witnessed one of the worst in Virginia's history.
Oct 17, 1990 · RICHMOND, Va. -- Convicted cop-killer Wilbert Lee Evans, who had sought clemency because he once saved the lives of prison guards during a death-row uprising, was put to death Wednesday night in...
Mar 7, 2023 · NPR cited accounts by three local reporters who watched the 1990 execution of Wilbert Lee Evans - who was convicted of murdering a sheriff's deputy - and said that after the administration of...
Jan 19, 2023 · NPR obtained four tapes that recorded the deaths of four inmates by electric chair in Virginia, including Wilbert Lee Evans in 1990. The tapes show the prison staff's confusion, uncertainty and neglect during the executions, and reveal that Evans bled profusely from his eyes, mouth and nose.
On May 31, 1984 - fewer than three months later - Evans protected 12 guards and two nurses from a half-dozen knife-wielding inmates during the breakout at Mecklenburg Correctional Center, the largest death row escape in U.S. history.
May 11, 2023 · The photos left behind reveal a range of emotions. In a series of different shots taken of Wilbert Lee Evans, he scratches his chin, raises his eyes, turns on his side and slumps his...
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