Richard Evonitz
American serial killer (1963-2002)
Richard Marc Edward Evonitz (July 29, 1963 – June 27, 2002) was an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist responsible for the deaths of at least three teenage girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and the abduction of Kara Robinson in Lexington County, South Carolina. Evonitz has been suspected of other murders, and confessed other crimes to his sister, shortly before committing suicide.
Early life and career
Richard Evonitz was born on July 29, 1963, at Providence Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, to Joseph and Tess Evonitz. The eldest of three siblings, Evonitz had two sisters: Kristen, born in July 1968, and Jennifer, born in March 1971. The family was dysfunctional. His parents separated when he was a baby, and again when he was 12. They officially divorced in 1985. Richard's father was an alcoholic who frequently passed out after drinking. He also frequently belittled his family, calling them "morons" and "peons". His father drowned Richard's dog in front of him.
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