Snapped: Women Who Murder – "Kristie Evans" (January 18, 2026)

Podcast: Snapped: Women Who Murder
Host: Oxygen
Episode Theme: The murder of pastor David Evans in Ada, Oklahoma, by his wife Christy Evans and her lover, Khalil Square. The episode explores the investigation, shocking family secrets, the swinger lifestyle, manipulation, abuse allegations, and the ripple effects on the Evans family and community.

Episode Overview

This episode examines the shocking case of Christy Evans, who orchestrated the murder of her husband, David Evans—a respected pastor—in their small Oklahoma town. The story unfolds through the investigation, revealing a web of abuse allegations, marital secrets, a clandestine affair, and a murder-for-hire plot that devastates a family and community. Through interviews with family, law enforcement, attorneys, and Christy herself, the episode interrogates motives, morality, and the consequences of secrecy and manipulation.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Murder and Initial Investigation

• Incident: On March 22, 2021, Christy Evans calls police after her husband, David Evans, is found shot dead in their bed.
  • Christy’s initial statement: She heard “this loud pop sound,” and believed it was an intruder ([00:07–00:59]).
  • Crime Scene Details: No weapon found; David was shot in the head while sleeping.

    "The way he was positioned, the blood had dripped down his neck and down the side of the bed to the floor." – Investigator ([00:11])

• Community Shock: David Evans, as the Harmony Free Will Baptist Church pastor, was a well-known spiritual leader.

  "People were just irretrievably shocked." – Prosecutor ([03:13])

2. The Evans’ Background

• Family History: David and Christy met young, married at 18, and had three children. Both played strong roles in the church, projecting an image of an ideal couple to the public ([03:31–08:52]).

  “If you saw them out in public, you would have seen two people that were madly in love.” – David Evans’ child ([08:30])

• Career Struggles: David cycled through jobs before becoming a pastor; Christy supported the family financially and within the church.

3. The Investigation Shifts Focus

• Early Theories: Police consider a church member as the suspect, noting prior death threats over David’s moderate preaching style ([14:02–15:15]).
• Key Evidence Emerges: A mysterious white Mustang is seen at the Evans’ home while David was away, belonging to Kahlil Square, a man with a violent criminal record ([16:00–17:37]).

4. Family and Sexual Secrets Unveiled

• Affair and Double Life: Christy admits to an affair with Khalil while David was on a mission trip. The couple are revealed to be swingers, meeting men through Craigslist for threesomes, a secret that shocks the conservative community.

  "They are what people would refer to as swingers." – Prosecutor ([19:48])

• Violation of 'Rules': Christy’s secret solo contact with Kahlil violates the couple’s agreement for non-monogamy ([21:11]).

5. The Murder Plot

• Christy’s Confession: Under pressure, Christy confesses to orchestrating David’s murder, claiming coercion, marital abuse, and being trapped in the marriage.

  "If you love me, you’ll do this. If you love me, you’ll take care of my needs." – Family Member, quoting David ([24:08]) "I just felt like the only way out was to have him murdered." – Prosecutor, relaying Christy's statement ([24:28])

• Role of Kahlil Square: Christy lures Kahlil into the plot, offering sex, promises of David’s life insurance, and a vision of a future together.

  "She promised him $160,000 and that she would buy him a brand new truck and the two of them would live happily ever after." – Defense Attorney ([34:03])

• Execution of the Plan: Christy drugs David, leaves the door unlocked, and encourages Kahlil to kill him as she and David lie in bed ([25:32–26:06]).

  "She pulls him up on his feet and says, ‘Go do it now, go do it now.’" – Defense Attorney ([35:31], [01:16])

6. Motives, Abuse, and Manipulation Allegations

• Christy’s Claims: She portrays herself as a victim of verbal, emotional, and sometimes physical abuse, manipulated into sexual acts and isolated from support ([27:39–29:09]).
• Family’s Perspective: Children and relatives have mixed feelings, acknowledging both abuse and times of genuine love.
• Prosecution’s Perspective: Asserts Christy’s manipulation, greed, and calculated moves, highlighting her explicit jailhouse letters and her attempts to seduce and control Kahlil for financial gain.

  "She used her sexual prowess to get him to do whatever she wanted, which included murdering her husband. She screwed him stupid. I mean, she played him like a fiddle." – Prosecutor ([34:18])

7. Arrests, Confessions, and Trial

• Kahlil’s Capture: He confesses involvement after being confronted with Christy’s statements. Both are arrested for first-degree murder ([31:04–32:24]).
• Defense Strategy: Christy’s team tries to argue coercive control akin to battered woman syndrome, but Oklahoma law does not allow coercive control as a legal defense ([38:49]).
• Change of Plea and Sentencing: Christy pleads guilty in April 2022 in a blind plea. During sentencing, letters surface where she brags about her sexual power and jokes about how she could have avoided being caught ([39:14–41:11]).
• Final Sentences:
  • Christy Evans: Life in prison with possibility of parole after 40 years (eligible at age 88).
  • Khalil Square: Also pleads guilty and receives life.

8. Aftermath and Reflection

• Family Devastation: The Evans children are left without both parents, divided in their loyalties, and haunted by abuse and regret ([41:49–42:27]).
• Christy’s Message: She urges listeners not to isolate themselves and to seek help from domestic violence resources.

  "Just don’t isolate yourself. Find somebody that you can talk to, reach out to somebody. Because when you’re in the middle of this situation, you are not going to be thinking straight." – Christy Evans ([42:27]) "God’s the only one who can give you mercy." – Christy Evans ([42:27])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the murder scene:

  "It was pretty obvious this individual was deceased." – Investigator ([02:28])

• On their pastoral image:

  “They seem to be like what you think the ideal couple should be.” – Church Member ([08:15])

• On the lasting impact:

  "My grandkids are not affected just by the death of their father. They're affected by having a mother who is serving a life sentence. They have lost, in effect, two parents in this situation." – Family Member ([41:58])

• On Christy’s self reflection:

  "I needed to make some kind of right out of what had been wrong. The main catalyst, I guess for me turning myself in was my family." – Christy Evans ([27:39])

• Defense and Prosecution Standoff:

  "He really had to wrestle with this whole concept of, you mean this is our only way out?" – Defense Attorney, on Khalil ([33:18]) "She played him like a fiddle." – Prosecutor ([34:18])

• Explicit jailhouse letter:

  "I'm so good in bed that any man would have killed my husband." – Prosecutor, reading from Christy’s letter ([36:09])

Key Timestamps

• 00:07 – Christy recounts the gunshot, initial chaos
• 03:01–03:05 – Pastor David Evans’ community role
• 09:01–09:05 – Christy and David’s marriage and church partnership
• 16:00–17:37 – Mystery white Mustang and identification of Kahlil Square
• 19:48–20:34 – Swinger lifestyle and Christy’s affair revealed
• 24:08–26:06 – Christy’s confession, justification, and details of the murder plot
• 29:55–30:26 – Family and child abuse allegations
• 34:03–34:18 – Promise of life insurance, manipulation of Kahlil
• 36:09–36:23 – Explicit jailhouse letters surface
• 41:02–41:11 – Christy’s life sentence delivered
• 42:27 – Christy’s message to abused women

Tone & Language

• Narrative style: Immersive true-crime storytelling, with direct quotes from investigators, family members, church members, and Christy Evans herself.
• Tone: Somber, sensational, and reflective. The podcast maintains a non-judgmental but investigative stance, balancing Christy’s claims with prosecutorial rebuttal and family testimony.

Useful for Listeners Who Haven’t Heard the Episode

This summary provides a chronological recounting of the crime, social and emotional context, investigative twists, revelations about family and sexual dynamics, and the courtroom drama that followed. It incorporates the main speakers’ perspectives and verbatim expressions to capture the episode’s authentic storytelling.

This is a summary of a true crime podcast episode and reflects the complexity and tragedy of real events as shared in the original broadcast. For those affected by domestic violence, resources such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE) are available.