Letters from a new hampshire prison from the wrongfully convicted chad evans
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Did the police ask if they could search your house? It’s interesting that the search of Jeff’s house was voluntary. Yours was made to appear as involuntary. I remember at some point Sgt. Stewart saying that they would like to search my house and car and I said, “Yeah, go ahead, I’ve got nothing to hide.” You asked a while back about the top 10 reasons I wasn’t guilty. This is where I came up with one of my points. It is an undisputed fact that Kassidy left my house the morning of Nov. 9th alive. This being the case, I would have no reason to fear anything when I left my house for work that morning. I didn’t wash the walls trying to eliminate skin, or saliva samples, I didn’t vacuum the carpets, dispose of any materials, etc. Later that evening, when the police informed me that they were going to search my house, property, and cars, I was fine with that, in fact, I was happy because I knew nothing happened, and if they didn’t find anything, they would start looking somewhere else. Their search turned up ZERO physical evidence over three days but they still were not interested in looking at anyone else. Certainly, if I had pulled Kassidy’s hair and caused the thinning that they suspected, they would have found pulled hair strands somewhere, If I threw her in corners or into the closet as they got Amanda to agree to, there would have been saliva, blood or skin cells, If I had caused, rather than found, the pin pricks on the bottom of Kassidy’s feet there would have been something found, etc. I WAS the SUSPECT, yet nothing was found! There is a reason for this, and it isn’t because I am this great crime scene technician. All of these points occurred to me AFTER the fact, when I realized how obvious it should have been to the police that I would have no reason to try to “Cover anything up.” Kassidy left my house seemingly tired, with little bruises around her eyes from a Tee-Ball and a coffee table, but other than that she appeared to be fine. Then Stewart informed me that they were getting a search warrant and I wouldn’t be able to drive my car or go to my house. He was a bit condescending about it. I just replied, “I told you that you could search them, a search warrant wasn’t necessary.” I think he said, “It’s procedure”. Obviously, at the time I didn’t know that it wasn’t procedure and that Jeff volunteered his house as well. They probably did this all as part of how they framed interviews and stuff for later use. We obviously know now that at the time of my interview I WAS the suspect. I believe my exchange with Matthew Stewart took place as we were heading into the parking lot. Around the same time that he and I were discussing the lie detector test and me telling him, "Wheel the machine in right now and hook me up, but I want a lawyer there because you guys are trying to pin this on me." He replied something to the effect that he couldn’t give me a polygraph because I had asked for an attorney. I’m not sure if anything was asked to me about searching my house and property during my interview. It was my dad that answered the door the night the police arrested me. My entire family (Mom, Dad, Jason, Nicole) was at the house with me and Amanda was upstairs. Amanda and I were upstairs, cuddling, crying, talking. It’s kind of ironic because it was just after Amanda’s second-to-last interview with the police earlier in the day. They had her all talked into leaving me. In the interview she told them she wanted to get away from me, and they enlisted Melissa Chick to help her. I think while Amanda was with them and for several hours afterwards, she may have been convinced I was guilty; but by that evening she was again cuddled up and telling me she loved me and knew I couldn’t have done it. I think Amanda went back and forth until she went to Texas with Cathy Nuernberg. Here, in New Hampshire and Maine, she faced incredible pressure from everyone. There, in Texas, she was able to get away and just think. When Amanda contacted me from Texas after I was bailed out of jail, it was like the old Amanda, an incredible weight had seemingly been lifted from her. I’ll never forget the gist of the conversation. “Hello, honey, it’s me, Amanda.” I replied, “I can’t talk to you, I’m sorry but if I do I will go to jail. Good bye.” She said, “Wait, don’t hang up. Everything is so clear to me now. I don’t have the police trying to force things into my mind. I know that you didn’t kill Kassidy. I have always known it. They just made it so hard. I know that you loved her. I’m so sorry that I ever listened and believed them. I love you.” I replied, "Well, I’m glad that you know this. It’s important to me that you at least know the truth. I wouldn’t intentionally hurt Kassidy. But I have to go now. Who knows if they are listening to my calls.” At this Amanda started crying. “Don’t go, Chad, I need you, you are all that I’ve got. My baby is dead and I have no family. I can’t lose you too. I feel like I’m going to die.” At that point what could I do. I loved her. We started talking and seeing each other after she got back on Dec. 19th for her police interview. I helped her find places to stay and we would see each other infrequently at first. But within several months, that infrequency wasn’t enough for her and she needed more. It was clear that she was grieving deeply and the only thing that gave her any sense of comfort was being around me. I wanted to be there for her. I wanted to help get her through this. That is what you do when you love someone. This eventually cost me my freedom. Yes, Amanda was there with me the night I was arrested. Afterwards, if you recall, she drove 30 minutes to Tracey Foley’s house and made the excited utterance that Judge Nadeau allowed. I have a different take on that supposed utterance. I think Amanda was just distraught over me having been arrested. She had been worked over by the police one last time earlier that day and was overwhelmed. When Amanda said to Tracey “And you knew” I think she was referring to Tracey’s claims that our age difference was too large, rather than the state’s assertion that Amanda was referring to my abuse of Kassidy and Amanda. I am going completely from memory here and would need to read the statement. Tracey’s interview, which I haven’t done for years, to really dissect it. You asked about trip to Cape Cod and Bob McDougall meeting Amanda. Yes, we were coming back from the Martha’s Vineyard trip and we stopped by the main office. I wanted to pick up a few things for my restaurants and it was on the way home. I showed Amanda around the office. Bob had also met Amanda at the night of the Exeter Inn Party.
Yes, Tristan would have picked up Kyle on Thursday the 9th. Thursday was her typical day. Enclosed is a report with all neighbors in Rochester would any of them have seen you with Kassidy? Should I contact any of them? I don’t think it would do much good. I didn’t really have any neighbors. There were no houses for several hundred yards. When facing my house, to the left there was a trailer park a couple of thousand yards away. To the right, the closest house was a couple of hundred yards. Across the street was a large white building that housed a weekend flea market and Short’s Wholesale Supply, a vinyl siding place. My house was pretty secluded by trees. Steve Short, may have seen Kassidy and Kyle, but he passed away. I know he was fond of Kyle but I can’t even remember when he died of heart attack. The house to the right, I think it may have been 185 Milton Rd. would be the only people that may have seen the kids. In the summer we walked by the house one to two times a week, taking the kids to Lone Oaks Ice Cream Stand. It was close to our house and had awesome ice cream that the kids loved. You know what’s sad, I can’t even remember what flavor of ice cream we got the kids. I know we used to get it in a cup with the cone on top because neither one of them could eat the cone fast enough without it melting all over them. Other than Mr. Short, and Gary, I didn’t have much interaction with neighbors. It’s one of the reasons I bought the house. I was young, single, and wanted to be able to crank my stereo as loud as I wanted. Once Tristan and I got together and had kids we talked about moving because the main road we lived on was so busy. There was a house I was super interested in but Tristan and I were splitting up when it finally came on the market. I know that you paid for the burial clothes for Kassidy. Were you with Amanda for those purchases? Did she have your credit card generally. Do you know who was with her for those purchases. Do you know how the Andrews funeral home in Bryant Pond was paid? Amanda and I were together for purchases of clothes for her and Kassidy, a few days before my arrest. We were at the TJ Maxx in Somersworth NH I believe. In my discovery there was a friend of Jen or Jeff’s that spoke to the police about running into us there. You will find the exact date of the purchases in her interview. As I recall the girl said Amanda and I were laughing and joking which was ridiculous. Yes, I purchased the clothes. On Thursday the 16th, during the day Amanda, myself and Melissa Chick went to the Fox Run Mall to purchase shoes and a doll I believe. As I recall Amanda had spent that morning at the Kittery Police station and was acting a little cold towards me. We went to make a purchase and she said, “I can buy those for my daughter” as I pulled out my credit card. This was odd because I always just paid for everything. I didn’t know it at the time but the police had obviously filled her head with a bunch of stuff that morning. I paid and we left. The girls drove together and needed to bring the clothes to the funeral home or something. We hugged and kissed in the parking lot and several hours later, Amanda returned home. Amanda and I did have a conversation upstairs in the bedroom before my arrest. As I recall, it started as she and I went for a drive and actually sat out front on a bench in the Lilac Mall in Rochester. We sat on a bench and she said that she was confused and maybe we shouldn’t see each other for a while. “The police think it would be best. They think that seeing you is clouding my judgment. I’m so confused. I love you, but I’ve got to do what I can to help my baby. They are right, I owe it to her.” I sat there dumbfounded and said something to the effect of. “I think they are just trying to split us up to get you to agree to whatever they want but you do what you need to do. You do have to do whatever you can to help Kassidy. We both owe her that. Just tell the truth.” I don’t think she expected me to be so understanding and it made it harder for her to leave. What was I supposed to do? I knew the police were putting her through the ringer. I didn’t want to do the same thing. After she said that she thought it was best for us to separate for a while, she didn’t make any effort to leave. She just kept cuddling and telling me she was so confused. Several hours later I was arrested and I guess the decision was made for her. That night I was arrested I was so worried about her. I was glad when I heard she went to Texas with Cathy. I knew Cathy would look out for her. From her contacting me it was clear that getting away was good for her. She was able to clear a lot up in her mind with no pressure from anyone. The only problem was I was weak and saw her against my bail condition. She could have been a great witness for me. However, by seeing her, the state was able to assert that I brainwashed her. Amanda did use my credit card on occasion but for the most part, I gave her cash when she needed things for her or Kassidy or was going shopping or whatever. In 2000, stores were starting to be less accommodating to credit card users if your name wasn’t on the card. It was clear that looking at Amanda she wasn’t Chad Evans. Come to think of it, I don’t know why I didn’t just get her, her own card. I did it for Tristan early on. I have no idea who paid for funeral homes as I was locked up. You asked about Kassidy’s “in toed” gait. Evidence Pg 1099. I supported Kassidy getting checked for this problem after my mother pointed it out to us. In fact, I paid for the check up. I have no idea if Kassidy was ever checked for the problem previous to that but I doubt it. I think the Sept 1999 date that the police report Amanda took Kassidy to See Dr. James Timoney is incorrect. First of all Kassidy would have only been 7 months old. Highly unlikely that she would have been walking then thus, no one would have noticed a problem with an “in toed” gait. 2. When Kassidy was 7 months old, Amanda’s family lived in Sanford Maine. Which is quite a distance from Auburn. As I understand it, Amanda’s family had recently moved to Auburn shortly before I met Amanda on June 2, 2000. I believe Kassidy saw Dr. James Timoney sometime between June and October of 2000. Likely, in July or August of 2000. There are plenty of doctors outside of Auburn Maine. I think Kassidy went there because that is where her family lived and that was the last Pediatrician that Amanda had taken Kassidy to see. Crystal Martin summary- Important for several reasons. It seems to clear up the injury on bottom of Kassidy’s feet. Crystals son and Kassidy had bath together….. NO, The burn on Kassidy’s foot was separate from the pin prick type abrasions I found on the bottoms of Kassidy’s feet. This burn was more on the side/top of one of Kassidy’s feet as I recall. The abrasions were all over the sole of her foot. You asked to try and narrow the date from the information that Crystal gave. If Crystal’s information is correct, I believe the date of the overnight and bath with her son would have been during the weekend of Oct. 8th. This might have been the time I went to Keene to meet Vanessa for a drink. Amanda and I were supposed to do something but she ended up going out with some other friends. What is interesting about this is that Oct. 1 Jackie, saw Kassidy, no bruises. Oct. 8th, Crystal sees Kassidy, no bruises. Crystal said that she spent the night at your house in August, Do you remember anything about that? I recall coming home and Amanda informed me that her girlfriend Crystal was coming over that evening because Amanda wanted her to meet me and hang out. (So much for me controlling her as Cathy asserts) Crystal arrived and we sat around and talked in the living room for a while. We all had a few drinks. The girls talked about some of their mutual friends. I know at one point I excused myself and went to bed. They stayed up talking. I’m not sure where Crystal slept, it was likely that Amanda fixed up the couch for her or she stayed in Kassidy’s room and Kassidy slept with us as she often did. I believe that I left for work in the morning while they were all sleeping. I brought muffins for the girls and chocolate munchkins home for Kassidy and Kyle. I’m thinking this was a Friday evening. For some reason, I think the kids were still awake when Crystal arrived. I know there were a few occasions when I saw her with the kids. In her interview here, she never mentions that she came to Hampton Beach with Amanda in September and we walked around with Kassidy during the seafood festival. Also, I am almost positive her son’s name was Thomas. I remember Crystal coming to the house once or twice with her son and Amanda and her were going to spend the day together, shopping, playing with the kids, etc. I was at home with all of them for a little while because I remember playing with Thomas. He was a wild child and they didn’t think I would be able to wear him out. We wrestled a little, chased Kato around, swung on the swings, etc. As I recall, I pooped him out. As often is the case in these police interviews, it is intimidating for most people. You are tying to think of things as you have cops staring at you. Many things were missed by a lot of people. The funny thing is the courts never seem to want to leave room for this “human” element. Most judges and lawyers don’t ever get into trouble with the law and therefore have no idea how it feels to be questioned or interrogated. That is one of the things that I really appreciated about Alan. He really understood this. Where do guests stay? Incidentally, Travis said his move in date was a little over a month ago, so I set it as Monday Oct. 9th. Do you remember anything special about the date of his moving in? We had overnight guests throughout the summer. Brandon and Nicole at times, My parents, Jeremy occasionally, Amanda’s brothers, Some of Amanda’s friends- Crystal, Kathy, perhaps Emily once. Usually people would just stay in the kid’s rooms and the kids would sleep in our room. They were both little so it was no big deal. All rooms had at least a double bed. My parents always stayed in Kyle’s room and if he was there he stayed with them. Travis was off a little on his move in date. He moved in earlier than he stated. He lived at an apartment in Rochester with his sister and her boyfriend but I think their lease ran out or something around the first of September. Travis was working for me in Hampton Beach a lot that summer and by the time of the seafood festival, he was living with us in the basement room. I can’t recall the exact date but he was off by at least 3-4 weeks. It was earlier than he thought. I remember at least once where Bruce and Michelle came to stay with us towards end of September and it worked out perfect because Travis was staying at a girl’s house for the night. Crystal said that Amanda told Crystal that she hadn’t seen you since she had been back, which was untrue. Yeah, this was untrue but likely it was true for Crystal as that is likely what Amanda told her because we were not supposed to be together. What is interesting is I remember that night of Jan. 4th well because Amanda and I got into an argument. I was staying at Jeremy’s apartment that evening and Amanda had planned to come and meet me, (She was staying with Bruce and Michelle at the time). Amanda called me up to inform me that Bruce and Michelle asked her to babysit. I was a little disappointed because I made plans to make dinner for her, spend time alone as Jeremy was out, etc. However, I thought it was cool that she was helping out with Bruce and Michelle. They had a young daughter named Ashley that we all called “doodle bug”. Anyway, later that evening, I called Bruce and Michelle’s to see how the babysitting was going and Michelle answered. She told me that they never asked Amanda to babysit and that she had been talking to some of her girlfriends earlier that day. I was really mad and hurt when I found this out. It’s not that I cared that she wanted a night out dancing with her friends, it was that she lied to me. Here I am seeing this girl, because she feels like she is going to die if I’m not around her. I’m risking my freedom and she is lying and betraying me. The thing is, it was stupid because I didn’t try to control what she did or who she hung out with. Amanda would tell me her friends were coming to the house, and I would say fine. Later, when we were living with Vanessa, she wanted to go dancing with Vanessa and Mary and I was like, “cool, have fun.” I stayed home and watched Vanessa’s kids, Hannah and Johan. Another time she went and I was working at Domino’s. I washed all of her laundry at Domino’s and left her a love note along with her folded laundry in her car for when she came out of the club. She NEVER had to lie to me, but it was like this habit that she had developed years before and for some reason never grew out of. It caused many trust issues between us. She knew she didn’t need to lie, she got her way and anything she wanted from me. If I had a brain in my head, I would have just said I can’t do this anymore when she showed up at Jeremy’s that next morning smelling like alcohol. I might not be here today, because it seems like the state’s entire case was about the fact that I saw her when I shouldn’t have. Even Mark Sisti made the point in trial that they spent far more time trying to catch Amanda and I together than they ever did investigating the facts and who really killed Kassidy. The thing is, I understood more than anyone all that Amanda was going through, I finally got through to her that she didn’t need to lie to me when she wanted to go out. Back to Crystal’s interview for a minute. She made a few comments that I wanted to clarify. Crystal has seen Amanda go without food so Kassidy could eat. (Sad) Crystal must be referring to when they were living together or something. No one ever went without while living with me.
Kyle’s full name is Kyle Chester Evans. His middle name is after his grandfather just as mine was after my grandfather, Chad Emery Evans. March 18, 2010 (61) Attached is my 10 page letter to my attorneys that you turned into a word document and double spaced to 20 pages so I could make comments as needed. Directory: documents documents -> Concept stage documents -> Concept stage documents -> The great global switch-off documents -> Nonprofit grant application documents -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide documents -> Annual InStructional unit plan documents -> Chaos equipment included Download 1.97 Mb. Share with your friends:
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