GUILTY FL - Amanda Evans, 43, Tallahassee, 29 January 2011

Amanda D. Evans-Alexander

43 years of age, 5'04" approximately 200 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. Last seen on Saturday, January 29, 2011 (5:30pm) in the area of the 2000 block of South Monroe Street in Tallahassee, FL.

The Tallahassee Police Department's Special Victims Unit is seeking information on the location of this subject.

Anyone with information should contact the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-891-4200

Contact
David McCranie, Public Information Office, (850) 891-4255

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Investigators with the Tallahassee Police Department say they suspect foul play in the case of a woman who’s been missing more than a week.


Amanda D. Evans, 43, was last seen about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the 2000 block of South Monroe Street, said Officer David McCranie, TPD spokesman.

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Masalean Salters hasn't seen her daughter Amanda Evans since January 29th.

"She called me about 10 minutes later and said she'd be home in 15 minutes. That 15 minutes hasn't come yet," said Salters.

The 43-year-old was last seen at Fast Payday loans on South Monroe Street in Tallahassee and her family says Amanda's ex boyfriend Orin Battles was with her.

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Investigators with the Tallahassee Police Department are still seeking the public’s help in finding a woman who was last seen in January.

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summer_breeze said:

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Missing_Person__115379009.html

Updated: 2/7 at: 5:56 p.m. by Deneige Broom

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TPD Release:

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, the family of 43 year-old Amanda Evans contacted the Tallahassee Police Department to report her missing. Family members explained that Ms. Evans had not been seen or heard from since Saturday, January 29, 2011.

Investigators began searching for Ms. Evans and located surveillance video from a local business in the 2000 block of South Monroe Street. The video depicted Ms. Evans' vehicle and a man, later identified as 47 year-old Orin Battles. Ms. Evans had an ongoing relationship with Battles over the years. Investigators interviewed Battles on Monday, January 31. At the time, Battles denied any involvement in the disappearance of Ms. Evans.

On Sunday, January 30, the Leon County Sheriff's Office responded to the 2700 block of Lake Bradford Road in reference to a suspicious incident. A citizen had been fishing in a canal area and located blood and a knife. The items found were collected and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for analysis. Meanwhile, investigators from the Tallahassee Police Department also sent samples of Ms. Evans' hair and Battles DNA to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Late yesterday, a human body was discovered in the Ochlocknee River near Highway 12 in Gadsden County. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition and was later positively identified as Amanda Evans. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that DNA on the knife found on January 30 belonged to Battles and that the blood was that of Amanda Evans.

Battles was located at approximately 11:30PM last night and arrested without incident by the Tallahassee Police Department.

ARRESTED:

Orin Battles, B/M, 8/25/63 CHARGES: Homicide.

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Texas Mist said:

Updated: 12:02 PM Feb 25, 2011

[UPDATE] Murder Arrest in Missing Person Case: Amanda D. Evans

Police say body found in Ochlockonee River yesterday is missing Tallahassee woman Amanda Evans. Orin Battles charged with murder.

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Missing_Person__115379009.html




http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Missing_Person__115379009.html?storySection=story

:rose: Rest In Peace, Amanda :rose:

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"Orin Battles is guilty of first degree murder," Judge James Hankinson read the verdict aloud. That guilty verdict came after just 35 minutes of jury deliberation...

Battles was Amanda Evans' longtime boyfriend. He has now been convicted of killing her and dumping her body in the Ochlocknee River in January 2011. Evans was stabbed 24 times, shot six times and beaten.

Within minutes of the guilty verdict Battles was sentenced to life in prison.

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