Since his death following a wild chase and shootout with police in Decatur, Texas Evan Ebel’s friends, including one former inmate, have discussed the struggles the 28-year-old faced after leaving prison in January.
Ebel is suspected of killing Colorado Departement of Corrections Director Tom Clements and Denver pizza delivery driver Nathan Leon in a crime spree that ended Thursday in Texas.
“He was telling me he was having trouble sleeping, I’ve been through the same thing myself,” said Ryan Pettigrew a former inmate who claimed to continue a relationship with Ebel outside of prison.
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Late Tuesday, neighbors confirmed to FOX31 Denver that law enforcement had searched Ebel’s previous home in Commerce City. Sources reported the 28-year-old was also employed at a Denver area law firm thanks to his father’s connections.