Geoffrey Evans and John Shaw
Geoffrey Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1943 Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 May 2012 (aged 68) Dublin, Ireland |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | At least 2 |
Span of crimes | August – September 1976 |
| Country | Ireland |
Date apprehended | 26 September 1976 |
Geoffrey Evans (12 June 1943 – 20 May 2012) and John Shaw (born 6 July 1945) were English serial killers who murdered two women in Ireland in 1976. They planned to rape and kill one woman each week. Soon arrested, they became two of the longest-serving prisoners in Ireland.