73 year old Everett man guilty in 2 Seattle killings decades ago

Samuel Evans leaned on his crutches and hobbled from the courtroom, his stride shortened by age and assorted ailments.

Moments earlier, the 73-year-old Everett man on Monday had entered pleas to two slayings, including the oldest cold-case homicide solved by the Seattle Police Department.

Evans entered two Alford pleas to reduced charges of manslaughter in connection with both slayings, one in 1968 and the second in 1972. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that there is likely enough evidence for a jury to convict in the event of a trial. It is considered a conviction.

Evans faces a maximum of 20 years in prison when sentenced on June 10.