Executed
John Evans
John Louis Iii Evans was executed in the electric chair at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Escambia County, on April 22, 1983, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The Death Penalty Information Center reports that it was the first execution in Alabama after Gregg v. Georgia. The center reports that eyewitnesses saw flames and sparks during the first jolt of electricity. His attorney said he was burned alive.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Eyewitnesses (witnesses); His attorney (family or their lawyers).