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    Patrick Albert Evans - Florida


    Gerald Bruce Taylor, 43, left, with his sister


    Elizabeth "Beth" Weingarten Evans





    LARGO — He was the Fortune 500 executive with a six-figure salary, assignments in China and Malaysia, a private plane, a Corvette, a million-dollar waterfront home.

    This week he looks just as important, dressed in a well-cut suit, sporting a new hair cut, blending in perfectly with the carefully groomed lawyers who surround him.

    But only two things remain on Patrick A. Evans' to-do list: Stay out of prison and stay off death row.

    Evans, 44, went on trial this week based on accusations that he shot and killing his estranged wife Elizabeth K. Evans, 44, and her friend, Jerry B. Taylor, 43.

    Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

    In opening statements Tuesday, Assistant State Attorney Christopher LaBruzzo told jurors about a unique and key piece of evidence that will persuade them to find Evans guilty.

    "Ladies and gentlemen, it is rare in cases in America where a murder is actually captured on a 911 call," LaBruzzo said.

    But that's what happened in this case: Someone called 911 from Elizabeth Evans' Gulfport condo just before the murder and did not hang up the phone, creating an audio recording that will be played for the jury.

    LaBruzzo said Evans, a former Jabil Circuit vice president, and his wife Elizabeth had been having marital difficulties. He filed for divorce, changed his mind, then she filed for divorce. Evans knew that on Dec. 20, 2008, she was planning to go on a date with Taylor.

    Evans came to the Gulfport condo with a handgun, LaBruzzo said, and told his wife: "Sit on the bed."

    Elizabeth Evans said no. Taylor said "put the gun down," LaBruzzo said.

    LaBruzzo told jurors: "Boom, you will hear a gunshot, a single shot, close range, striking Mr. Taylor in the throat."

    After witnessing her friend get shot, LaBruzzo said, "Elizabeth Evans says 'Are you out of your f------' Boom, second shot."

    But the 911 recording isn't the only evidence. LaBruzzo said police determined Evans owned a Glock handgun. They matched shell casings fired from his gun to those fired at the crime scene.

    Evans defense attorney, David Parry, did not make an opening statement Tuesday, but said he might later.

    After the shootings, Evans was stopped by sheriff's deputies and brought in for questioning. He professed ignorance about why they wanted to talk to him.

    A recording was made of that conversation, though it may not be played for the jury.

    In the recording, which was reviewed by the St. Petersburg Times, Evans told deputies: "I was told to get out of my vehicle and get on the ground, and I wet my pants and it was pretty surreal. And I still don't know why I'm here."

    Sheriff's Detective Ed Judy then explained two people had been killed.

    "Is she dead?" Evans said, sounding as though he was sobbing. "How is she deceased? Oh she's dead."

    Evans asked for a moment to compose himself and asked for tissues. Then he said, "I clearly need to see a lawyer."

    Someone else on the recording said: "He doesn't need tissues, he has no tears in his eyes."

    The trial resumes today.

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/...ircuit/1199608

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    Pinellas jury hears recording of gunshots in former Jabil exec's double murder trial

    LARGO — Leslie Perrico didn't know she was placing a telephone call to a murder scene.

    She was just following standard procedures in her job as a public safety dispatcher for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office when she stayed on a phone call even though no one was talking to her on the other end.

    By doing so, she created a key piece of evidence in the murder case against Patrick A. Evans, 44, who is accused of killing his wife, Elizabeth K. Evans, and her friend Jerry B. Taylor. She described the recording Wednesday during Evans' trial in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court.

    Perrico testified that on Dec. 20, 2008, a 911 call came into Pinellas County's central dispatch system, but the caller hung up. Dispatchers don't just let those calls go.

    Instead, a report of the hang-up was given to the Sheriff's Office. Perrico called the number back immediately.

    Someone picked up the line at the Gulfport condominium where the call had originated, but no one spoke into the receiver. Perrico decided to stay on the line anyway because she heard something going on in the background.

    Perrico didn't know quite what she was hearing at first. It sounded like a domestic dispute of some sort: A man barking "get on the bed." Another saying "put the gun down." A woman pleading for help and asking, "Are you out of your f- - - - - - "

    Then she heard two loud crashing noises. It was only later that she realized those sounds were gunshots — the gunshots that killed Elizabeth Evans, 44, and Taylor, 43.

    Outside of the courtroom, Perrico said, "I was distraught over the fact that … they were actually gunshots and not just crashes." She would have liked to have known they were gunshots, so she could have let deputies know exactly what they were getting into as they came to the scene.

    "I'm just glad I kept the recording up and left the line open," she added, because that created evidence for the court case.

    The courthouse seats were filled with a couple dozen family members and friends of the victims as the trial continued Wednesday. They listened to the recording twice — once with the jury present, once without.

    Tom Paslay, a neighbor and friend of Elizabeth Evans' family, said he felt "so sorry for the family" that they had to listen to it.

    Defense attorney David Parry argued the recording should not be played for jurors, but Judge Richard Luce overruled him.

    The recording ends as deputies enter the condo to find the bodies. Other witnesses on Wednesday described the crime scene.

    Prosecutors have said that the gunshots on the recording were fired by Evans from his .40-caliber Glock handgun.

    The trial continues today.

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/...double/1199781

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    In murder that was recorded on 911, Patrick A. Evans says he didn't do it

    A prosecutor says the evidence that Patrick A. Evans murdered two people is "overwhelming," including a 911 recording of the shooting and ballistic evidence matching the murder weapon to a handgun Evans owned.

    Evans took the witness stand in his own defense on Monday and denied murdering his wife and her friend. Listening to the 911 recording of the shooting, he said the voice on the recording was not his.

    Prompted by his attorney, Evans said "sit on the bed," several times — apparently this was to designed show that his voice sounded different than the one on the recording.

    Defense attorney David Parry began chipping away at prosecutors' evidence on Monday. Parry delivered his delayed opening statement, though the murder trial proceeded all last week.

    Prosecutors say that on Dec. 20, 2008, Evans went to the Gulfport condo where his estranged wife, Elizabeth K. Evans, lived. She was there with her friend, Jerry B. Taylor, 43. Patrick Evans is accused of pulling out his handgun and killing them both.

    At the time of the shooting, someone in the condo had been on the line with an emergency dispatcher, responding to a 911 call, and the phone had not been hung up. The killing was recorded.

    Parry said on Monday that he would call Patrick Evans' brother as a witness, and that the two were together until about 8:20 on the night of the shooting. Although Parry didn't say it in so many words, that would mean Evans was not in his wife's Gulfport condo at the time of the shooting.

    Evans also testified about marital problems with his second wife, Andrea Evans, about the guns he owned, about his work in Hong Kong, Singapore and China for Jabil Circuit, and other issues.

    Parry also said he would call a toxicologist who would testify that Elizabeth Evans had a blood alcohol content of about 0.074 plus some level of the prescription anxiety medications Xanax and Librium, for which she had prescriptions. Those substances in combination could have affected her perception, he said. He did not say exactly why that was significant, but Elizabeth Evans did refer to "Rick" on the 911 recording. Her statement apparently identifying Patrick Evans as the killer is part of the evidence against him.

    Murder trials traditionally begin with opening statements from the attorneys on both sides. However, it's not unheard of for defense attorneys to waive their opening statement, or to reserve the right to make it later, for tactical reasons.

    In this case, prosecutors delivered their opening statement on Nov. 1, but Parry chose to wait. The testimony from the state's witnesses went on through last Friday.

    After Parry made his opening statement on Monday, the defense began calling witnesses.

    The prosecution is seeking the death penalty against Patrick Evans.

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/...-do-it/1200451

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    Closing arguments underway in Patrick Evans case

    Clearwater, Florida - Closing arguments are underway in the Patrick Evans murder trial at the Pinellas County Courthouse.

    Evans wrapped up his testimony on Tuesday morning, after taking the stand in his own defense the previous day.

    Evans, a former Jabil executive, is accused of gunning down his estranged wife, Elizabeth, and her friend, Jerry Taylor at the Evans' Gulfport condo December 20, 2008.

    The murders were captured on a 911 recording. A man's voice can be heard instructing both Elizabeth Evans and Jerry Taylor to "sit on the bed."

    But, was that Evans' voice?

    Prosecutors say there's no question Evans is the killer heard on the 911 call. Evans, himself, claims he was not there that night. In addition, Evans' brother provided an alibi for the night in question, saying it was impossible that Patrick was there.

    On Tuesday morning, defense attorney David Parry filed a motion for a mistrial in the case, basing his claim on a question posed during cross-examination involving whether or not Evans hired a private investigator to look into his wife's estranged friend, Jerry Taylor.

    Did this question by the state make Evans look like a stalker?

    Parry addressed the judge saying that there was never any evidence provided to substantiate that claim. The defense attorney went on to say this would indicate to the jury that Evans was a jealous man, anxious to track his wife's friend.

    Assistant State Attorney Bill Loughery refuted this argument, claiming that there was, in fact, evidence that Evans collected information about his estranged wife's friend.

    Judge Richard Luce denied that motion for a mistrial. The judge said, "[The State's] question is not evidence. It's the answer that is evidence."

    As part of his closing argument, defense attorney Ronnie Crider impassioned the jury, saying that this was not a case of premeditated murder, that the state had not proven this.

    In a strange twist, he then added, this could be a "a classic heat of passion" case, in sharp contrast to the claims that Evans claimed he was never there that night.

    Was this a direct contradiction? The judge warned Crider and stopped him during that argument, saying, "I'm just making an observation."

    After closing arguments, the jury will get the case this afternoon. If Evans is convicted of first degree murder, he faces the death penalty.

    The jury was also instructed that they could return a verdict of second degree murder or manslaughter.

    http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/219...ick-Evans-case

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    Former Jabil exec guilty in slaying of wife, boyfriend

    CLEARWATER -- A jury today convicted Patrick Evans of first-degree murder in the deaths of his estranged wife, Elizabeth, and her boyfriend Jerry Taylor, both found naked and shot in the neck in the bedroom of her Gulfport townhome.

    The jury deliberated about an hour and 20 minutes this morning before reaching its verdict.

    The jury will return tomorrow morning to consider whether to recommend death or life in prison for Evans. Judge Richard Luce will decide the sentence.

    Friends and family of the victims were in the courtroom, some of them sobbing, as the verdict was read.

    Evans was a vice president for Jabil, the global electronics company based in St. Petersburg, and lived a lavish lifestyle at the time of the killings in December 2008.

    The case has attracted the attention of two TV news magazines, CBS' 48 Hours and ABC's 20/20.

    Rodney Evans offered an alibi for his brother during testimony Monday, saying the two of them were cooking burgers miles away at the time of the slayings.

    The fatal shots came from a .40-caliber Glock handgun gun owned by Patrick Evans, investigators said, basing their conclusion on shells recovered at the scene of the crime.

    The murder weapon was never found.

    Two gunshots and the voices of a woman and a man can be heard on a 911 call from the home. Elizabeth Evans' daughter testified in the trial that one voice was her mother's. The woman is heard making reference to "Rick," the name Evans went by.

    The man's voice is heard saying, "sit on the bed."

    In motions before Luce on Tuesday, defense attorney Ronnie Crider argued that first-degree murder charges against Evans are invalid because the prosecution's version of events constitute jealous rage and not premeditation.

    "If this was anything," Crider said, "it was absolutely a classic heat of passion killing."

    Luce rejected the motions, noting that this heat-of-passion argument is "inconsistent with the defense" offered to the jury during the trial, which is that Evans had nothing to do with the killings.

    Evans could face the death penalty if he is convicted of first-degree murder. The jury also will consider lesser charges, down to manslaughter.

    http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2011/n...end-ar-301866/

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    Jury recommends death penalty for Patrick Evans

    Clearwater, Florida - One day after finding him guilty of first degree murder on two counts, the jury in the Patrick Evans murder trial was given another difficult decision: should Evans get the death penalty?

    At about noon Thursday, the jury reached its decision: a recommendation of death by lethal injection for both counts.

    The judge has final say on whether or not to accept the jury's recommendation.

    Earlier in the morning, Evans' mother, Marcy, cried on the stand and begged for her son's life.

    "As compassionate people, you don't take a life, you just don't do it," she pleaded. She began crying so hard, she could not finish her testimony after a few moments.

    Prosecutor Bill Loughery addressed the jury saying, "Mrs. Evans says you don't take a life, but [Patrick] took two lives."

    The wealthy former Jabil Circuit executive killed his wife, Elizabeth, and her new boyfriend, Jerry Taylor, on December 20, 2008 after finding the two in bed together at the family's condo in Gulfport.

    Evans and his wife were going through a divorce and became enraged when he saw his wife naked with another man.

    A haunting 911 call captured the murders. Evans can be heard yelling at his wife and her boyfriend.

    "JERRY, GET ON THE BED!" he yells.

    "Just put the gun down," Jerry begs. A moment later, a gunshot rings out.

    Elizabeth calls out for help, then asks, "Are you out of your f----g mind?"

    Another gunshot rings out.

    A jury came back in an hour's time with the guilty verdict on Wednesday. Both families cried when they heard it read out loud.

    "The system works, justice has been done," said Elizabeth's father.

    Evans' family declined comment.

    The jury's recommendation came on a vote of 9-3 for the murder of Evans' wife, and 8-4 for the murder of Jerry Taylor.

    http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/artic...-Patrick-Evans

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    Daughter of shooting victim awarded $54 million

    A Pinellas County jury awarded $54 million today to the 10-year-old daughter of a man who was killed by a former Jabil Circuit executive in 2008.

    The jury awarded $50 million in punitive damages and $4 million in compensatory damages, said Mark H. Perenich, attorney for Gerald Taylor's daughter, Francesca Anna Taylor.

    Patrick Evans, the former Jabil Circuit vice president, was convicted last year of murdering Taylor and Evans' estranged wife, Elizabeth, in December 2008. Taylor and Elizabeth Evans were in a relationship at the time of the murder.

    Evans burst into his wife's condominium in South Pasadena and found her with Taylor. Evans could be heard on the 911 tape telling Evans and Taylor to get on the bed in the master bedroom. He then shot them both.

    Taylor was found in the master bedroom, lying on the floor; Elizabeth Evans was found on a patio in a sitting position, wedged between some furniture.

    "This is a day for justice for Francesca," Perenich said. "Francesca told the jury that her dad never let her down, and we couldn't either."

    http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/j...ion-ar-433436/
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    Patrick Evans Sentencing

    A Pinellas County judge will sentence Patrick Evans on Friday for the murder of his estranged wife and her boyfriend.

    In November, jurors recommended the death penalty for Evans. The former Jabil Circuit executive was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder.

    The jury voted 9-3 for the death penalty in the murder of Elizabeth Evans. They voted 8-4 for death in the murder of Gerry Taylor. They were killed in December 2008 at their home.

    The judge will decide between life in prison and the death penalty.

    A 911 recording was the centerpiece of the prosecution's case during the trial. Evans is heard shouting at the couple before pulling the trigger.

    "Sit on the bed, Gerry!" a man's voice screamed.

    "I'll sit down, you put the gun down," another man responded.

    Prosecutors said Gerry and Patrick were the two male voices in the 911 recording.

    The sentencing hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Pinellas County Courthouse in Clearwater.

    http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...#ixzz21pKQT8HL
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    Former Jabil executive Patrick Evans sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, her boyfriend

    Patrick Evans, a former Jabil executive in St. Petersburg, was sentenced to death for the murders of his estranged wife and her lover.

    The jury recommended death for Evans last November after he was convicted on two counts of first degree murder for killing his estranged wife, Elizabeth Evans, and her boyfriend, Gerry Taylor, at their home in 2008.

    A 911 tape was key in the state's case.

    Prosecutors said Evans could be heard shouting at the couple before pulling the trigger.

    Evans testified in his own defense and denied it was his voice on the recordings.

    Ultimately, the jury voted 9-3 for the death penalty in the murder of Elizabeth Evans and 8-4 for death in the murder of Gerry Taylor.

    http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...#ixzz21sKz1o16
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    O.J.

    Even Kato Kailen and Marcia Clark couldn't have screwed up this case.

    This is a bit long, but I found it pretty interesting:


    For seven years, Meredith Hochstetter and her husband have lived next to Patrick A. Evans, the former corporate executive accused of killing his estranged wife, Elizabeth K. Evans, and her friend Saturday.

    Her overall impression: "There's been a lot of noise over there."

    The disturbances were especially loud between Evans, 41, and his second wife, Andrea Evans, Hochstetter said. "She would sit out there and tell him that he made her skin crawl and she didn't want him to touch her and he made her sick."

    Records confirm in rich detail how Evans' disputes with his second and third wives frequently led St. Pete Beach police officers to the door of his million-dollar waterfront home in Vina del Mar, mostly to mediate child custody disputes or arguments that arose over belongings during various divorce proceedings.

    For those and other reasons, police visited the home 14 times in six years.

    Hochstetter also revealed a compelling detail about the murders in which Elizabeth Evans, 44, and her friend, Jerry B. Taylor Jr., 43, were fatally shot at her Gulfport condo.

    She said sheriff's deputies who showed up at her door about midnight Saturday told her the shootings were captured on the tape of a 911 call. The deputies were checking on neighbors as they prepared to arrest Patrick Evans at his home, she said.

    Elizabeth Evans "never hung up the phone," Hochstetter said she was told. "(The tape) was still going when it happened."

    Said Marianne Pasha, the sheriff's spokeswoman: "We're not discussing the contents of the 911 tape."

    Patrick Evans, who goes by the name Rick, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder charges, said his lawyer, Frank W. McDermott of St. Pete Beach.

    "His entire family is extremely distraught over this whole situation," McDermott said. "It's certainly a sad time for everyone."

    McDermott said he still had much to discuss with Evans, who recently left Jabil Circuit, where he worked for 19 years as a highly paid executive. "There's a lot of issues we're going to have to go through and talk to our client about," he said, adding, "We have a huge battle ahead of us."

    From July 2002 to January 2005, St. Pete Beach police had been to the Evans home nine times to mediate disputes between Patrick Evans and his second wife, Andrea.

    After the 10th time, following a particularly nasty confrontation on March 7, 2005, Officer Jim Baugher wrote in his report: "This type of confrontation has had police at this home between these two parties numerous times." He referred to "an ongoing ugly divorce/child custody situation."

    Police had been summoned that night after numerous 911 calls and found themselves in the middle of a "screaming match" between Patrick and Andrea Evans over visitation arrangements for their son, reports state.

    The report mentions Elizabeth Weingarten, who then was Patrick Evans' girlfriend and later would become his third wife.

    Elizabeth is said in the report to have called 911 and been caught up in the dispute between the ex-spouses. She told police she wanted to prosecute Andrea Evans for pushing her.

    By early 2008, however, it was Elizabeth and Patrick Evans who were arguing and calling police to intervene.

    In one report on June 30, Patrick Evans called police accusing Andrea Evans of harassing him and Elizabeth with phone calls and text messages.

    Later, however, police talked to Elizabeth and Andrea, who said they were communicating with each other about Elizabeth wanting to leave Patrick Evans.

    Elizabeth told police she and Andrea were "cordial with each other," and Andrea was helping her with her divorce from Evans.

    Patrick Evans had not told police he had filed for divorce from Elizabeth Evans two months earlier.

    A judge dismissed the divorce case in July after the couple agreed to counseling. But Elizabeth Evans filed for divorce Nov. 21, a month before her death.

    In one report from Oct. 23, 2007, police say they arrested Patrick Evans for DUI and found "a loaded Glock handgun in the center console." The report said he did not have a concealed weapons permit and that the console also contained "20 rifle bullets and 14 .40 caliber bullets."

    Officers confiscated the weapon, but Evans later picked it up after bonding out of jail.

    On the morning of Jan. 18, according to reports, Elizabeth Evans showed up at police headquarters to report that Patrick Evans had sexually battered her.

    She later declined to press charges but officers quoted her as saying the incident steeled her resolve to leave Patrick Evans.

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/...icle947909.ece

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