Remembering Mal 50 years later

Photo taken by Paul McCartney 

 

I am glad that, since the Get Back Documentary, Mal Evans has been receiving more recognition among Beatles fans.  If you are a long-time follower of this site, then you will already know that I have been a big lover and supporter of Mal for a very long time.   I am glad that other people have finally discovered how interesting he was.   Sadly, Mal's life ended 50 years ago today.  If you or someone you love is having mental health issues, please seek help today. Take a lesson from Mal Evans, who ended his life way too soon.  Even if everything appears helpless in that moment -- there are always brighter days ahead.  

Here is how the news reported Mal's death 50 years ago:

Beatles' Aid Shot to Death by Cops

UPI

January 7, 1976

    Malcolm F Evans, the Beatles' longtime road manager and a personal friend of the singing group's members, was shot and killed when he allegedly pointed a rifle at two policemen, the police department said yesterday. 

    Evans, 40, was shot Sunday night at the home of Francis Hughes, where he had been living. Investigators said Miss Hughes, who was unemployed, told them she got into an argument with Evans, who was having business problems, and Evans went to an upstairs bedroom taking a jar of pills and a rifle with him. 

    She called the police, an officer, David D Krempa, 30, and Robedt E Brannon, 27, responded to a man with a gun suicide attempt call. The two officers went to the bedroom where they saw Evans sitting on the floor, allegedly pointing a rifle at them. 

    They fired six shots, killing Evans instantly, investigators said. Evans had been the Beatles' road manager since their earliest days in Liverpool, England, and joined Ringo Starr when the group broke up. Friends said he had been depressed recently because he was out of a job.

     Starr was reported to be "stunned by the death", and a spokesman for Paul McCartney said "Paul is very disturbed at the loss of a close friend."