Franklin B. Evans | |
|---|---|
 Sketch of Evans circa 1870s | |
| Born | 1807 Strafford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1874 (aged 66–67) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | The Northwood Murderer |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2–5+ |
Span of crimes | 1850–1872 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New Hampshire, possibly Maine and Massachusetts |
Date apprehended | 1872 |
Franklin B. Evans (1807 – February 17, 1874), known as The Northwood Murderer, was a 19th-century American murderer and suspected serial killer. He was convicted for the brutal murder of his niece Georgianna Lovering in Northwood, New Hampshire, in 1872, and later confessed to another similar murder in the town of Derry, committed in 1850. He was suspected in at least three other child murders in Maine and Massachusetts, but denied responsibility for them. He was executed at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in 1874.[1]
- ^ "EVANS HANGED". New York Herald. February 18, 1874. p. 3.