Murder Suspect Leaps to Death in Escape Bid

Suspected serial killer Gary Evans leaped to his death during an escape attempt as he was being driven back to jail from a federal courthouse in Albany, N.Y., the U.S. Marshal’s Service said. Evans, who was handcuffed and shackled, smashed a window as the van was crossing a bridge over the Hudson River. He then dove off the side of the bridge, fell about 65 feet and landed on rocks at the river’s edge in about a foot of water. Evans, 43, was dead when the marshals reached his body. Two months ago, Evans led investigators to the remains of three associates; on Wednesday he was charged with their murders.