Unusual bond is examined in ID docuseries The Serial Killer Connection
ID is releasing a new true crime docuseries in October, and it’s about a very unusual bond that was formed between the survivor of a serial killer and the killer’s wife. The 3-part docuseries The Serial Killer Connection revisits the case of Richard “Marc” Evonitz, who kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and killed at least three teenage girls in Virginia.
Evonitz’s last victim was 15-year-old Kara Robinson (Now Kara Robinson Chamberlain), whom he abducted at gunpoint from her friend’s front yard in Lexington, South Carolina. He took Robinson back to his apartment, where he drugged her, tied her to his bed, and sexually assaulted her.
Robinson stayed calm, and tried to gain his trust during the 18 hours she was held by him, offering to sweep his floor and engaging him in conversation. While doing so, she gathered info on Evonitz by looking at the doctor and dentist cards posted on his refrigerator.
Unlike his prior victims, Robinson was able to free herself while Evonitz slept. She flagged down a car, and asked the driver to take her to the police station, where she was able to give them the information she had memorized, but when the police went to his apartment, he had fled.
Evonitz called his sister Jennifer, and the two planned to meet at a local restaurant in Florida, but Jennifer instead called law enforcement. When Evonitz was surrounded by police, he shot himself in the head.
As an adult, Robinson became involved in law enforcement and victim advocacy. She currently hosts Freeform’s true crime docu-series Somebody Knows Something, which can be streamed on Hulu.
The Serial Killer Connection digs into her friendship with Bonnie Lou, who had been married to Richard Evonitz. Their connection was sparked by a social media trend, and the two worked past their trauma and became determined to uncover other possible crimes committed by him.
The Serial Killer Connection will premiere on ID October 7
The remaining episodes will debut each Wednesday after that. Episodes will air at 9:00 p.m. ET, and you can also stream each episode on HBO Max.
“Following new leads from families and law enforcement, Kara and Bonnie pursue a trail of evidence that stretches from possible connections to unsolved cases to Evonitz's own archive of photographs, notes, newspaper clippings, and collected "trophies." The series also sheds new insight into Evonitz through exclusive, never-before-heard testimony from his sister.”
Also featured will be interviews with law enforcement who were involved in the case, fellow survivors, and victims’ family members.
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