Summary of Offense: Evans, 30, a former plumber and mechanic, received the death penalty for the 1977 robbery-slaying of Elvira Guerrero, a Dallas church pianist and computer operator who prayed for forgiveness for her attacker after he shot her and her fiance, Mario Alvarado Garza, a Mexican national who had been baptized the night the two were slain. Evans told officers at his arrest that he slashed her face with a carpet knife as she asked God to forgive him
Victim: Elvira Guerrero and Mario Alvarado Garza
Time of Death: 12:21 a.m.
Manner of execution: Lethal Injection
Last Meal: Declined last meal
Final Statement: "I want to say I'm sorry for the things I've done and I hope I'm forgiven. I don't hold nothing against no one. Everyone has treated me well and I know it is not easy for them. That's all, I'm sorry."
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