Oklahoma: The Kristie and David Evans Saga
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.5 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
We trace the beginnings of Kristie Dawnelle Evans, born in 1974 into the simplicity of small-town life. We explore how her path crossed with David Evans, a seemingly nonchalant senior with a magnetic allure. Their story, far from a fairytale romance, is marked by an age-induced chasm and a gradual gravitation towards one another. By 1991, a 17-year-old Kristie found herself entwined with David, setting the stage for a relationship that would later unfold into a saga of deceptive fronts.
This episode examines the layers behind their relationship, examining the dynamics that led to a web of deceit and betrayal. As we work through through their journey, we revealed the hidden facets of their lives, revealing a story that goes beyond the surface of a small-town romance. Tune in to "Foul Play: Crime Series" for a deep dive into the world of Kristie and David Evans, where appearances are deceptive, and the truth is as compelling as it is complex.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Today's story is one of lust, despair, illusions, an unbridled affinity for putting up deceptive |
| 1:01.5 | fronts. Today we talk about Christie Evans. Our story |
| 1:06.4 | began sometime around 1974 in Roland Oklahoma when Christie Donnell Evans was born. |
| 1:14.6 | Born and bred in Roland, Christie didn't know of any other world. |
| 1:19.1 | And as a town of only a few thousand in Arkansas, Christie grew up as a small town girl. |
| 1:25.0 | In high school, she met David Evans, |
| 1:28.0 | a senior three years older than her. |
| 1:30.0 | David had a flare about him. Call it relaxed or nonchalance. It wasn't |
| 1:37.6 | exactly love at first sight. Naturally, they both were in different head spaces, given their age difference. |
| 1:44.9 | But it was clear that they were interested in each other, because by 1991 when Christie was |
| 1:50.1 | only 17 years old, She began dating David Evans. |
| 1:54.3 | David may not have been popular, but he was certainly known to be funny and |
| 2:02.2 | heartwarming. |
| 2:04.0 | Everyone who knew him loved him, and Kirstie couldn't help but be among the crowd of his fans. |
| 2:10.7 | When they began to date, they hit it off immediately. Just four months into their |
| 2:15.1 | relationship they were married. David was a pastor of the Harmony Free Will Baptist |
| 2:21.2 | Church in Ada, Oklahoma. |
| 2:24.0 | Free Will Baptists are not the same as regular Baptists. |
| 2:28.0 | While regular Baptists believe in eternal salvation, |
| 2:32.0 | free will Baptists believe in conditional salvation. Free will Baptist believe in conditional |
| 2:34.3 | salvation. You have free will to live your life as you wish, in the way you wish, but |
| 2:41.0 | you are not guaranteed eternal salvation. |
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