Offender Record · OFF-2026-046
Tammy Corbett (photo from the Radford University biography)
Tammy L. Corbett
Also known as Tammy L. Eveans, Tammy Eveans
Sex
Female
Race
White
Born
1965
Custody
Incarcerated
States
IL
Distinguishing featuresNone reported in public records
Custody
Incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center
Custody record at the facility
Sentenced to life without parole on February 10, 1993 for two counts of murder; also serving 20-year sentence from September 24, 1990 for one count of murder.
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Summary of the record
Tammy Corbett was convicted of three counts of murder for killing her biological children: a 7-week-old son Robert Eveans in September 1987, a 16-day-old daughter Amy Eveans in September 1988, and a 3-year-old son Richard Eveans Jr. in July 1989, all in Macoupin County, Illinois. She pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the death of Richard Jr. in 1990, receiving 20 years, and was found guilty but mentally ill for the deaths of Robert and Amy in 1993, receiving life without parole. Corbett is currently incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center in Illinois.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Offense date Sep 1987, Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois
Murder (suffocation death of 7-week-old son)
Macoupin County State's Attorney · Circuit Court of Macoupin County · 720 ILCS 5/9-1 · Arrested Aug 10, 1989 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life without parole (concurrent with other murders)
Robert Eveans, age 7 weeks (56 days old), was suffocated in September 1987. His death was initially ruled accidental (attributed to a skull fracture). Corbett admitted to placing her hand over his mouth and suffocating him. Found guilty but mentally ill February 10, 1993.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Corbett, Tammy; Child-killing mother sentenced to natural life; Tammy Corbett; Tammy Corbett / The Death Of Her Third Child Prompted A Look See; People v. Eveans
Offense date Sep 1988, Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois
Murder (suffocation death of 16-day-old daughter)
Macoupin County State's Attorney · Circuit Court of Macoupin County · 720 ILCS 5/9-1 · Arrested Aug 10, 1989 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life without parole (concurrent with other murders)
Amy Eveans, age 16 days old, was suffocated in September 1988. Her death was initially ruled Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Corbett admitted to placing her hand over her mouth and suffocating her. Found guilty but mentally ill February 10, 1993.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Corbett, Tammy; Child-killing mother sentenced to natural life; Tammy Corbett; Tammy Corbett / The Death Of Her Third Child Prompted A Look See; People v. Eveans
Offense date Jul 1989, Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois
Murder (smothering death of 3-year-old son)
Macoupin County State's Attorney · Circuit Court of Macoupin County · 720 ILCS 5/9-1 · Arrested Aug 10, 1989 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: 20 years
Richard Eveans Jr., age 3 years, was smothered to death in July 1989. Corbett admitted to the killing, placing her hand over his mouth until he died. She was found guilty but mentally ill on September 24, 1990.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Corbett, Tammy; Child-killing mother sentenced to natural life; Tammy Corbett; People v. Eveans
Pattern and Background
Victim counts and the pattern of the offenses as stated by courts, agencies and the cited reporting. Suspected counts are what officials have said publicly, not a finding of this site.
3
Victims convicted
3
Victims confessed
0
Victims suspected
Active years
1987–1989
Victim profile
Children, Family members
Stated motive
Power or control, Domestic or partner
Range from home
local
Confessed
Yes
Cooperated with investigators
Yes
Education
some high school
Marital history
Married, Divorced
Children
3
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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IL
Brighton, Illinois
approx. 1984 – 1989 · Lived with husband Richard Eveans and children during the period of the murders.
Macoupin, Illinois
approx. 1987 – 1989 · Paint company
Dwight, Illinois
1989 – 2013 · Dwight Correctional Center (Oakdale Reformatory for Women), maximum security facility for women.
Lincoln, Illinois
2013 – present · Logan Correctional Center, multi-level security female facility. Transferred when Dwight Correctional Center closed.
Timeline
Oct 02, 1965
Tammy L. Corbett born in Illinois.
Jul 31, 1987
Robert Eveans born.
Sep 25, 1987
Robert Eveans, age 7 weeks, died from suffocation in Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois.
Aug 16, 1988
Amy Eveans born.
Sep 01, 1988
Amy Eveans, age 16 days, died from suffocation in Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois.
Jul 1989
Richard Eveans Jr., age 3 years, died from smothering in Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois.
Aug 10, 1989
Tammy Corbett arrested for the murder of Richard Eveans Jr.
Sep 24, 1990
Corbett found guilty but mentally ill of murder for the death of Richard Eveans Jr. and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Apr 1991
While in prison, Corbett charged with the murders of Robert and Amy Eveans.
Feb 05, 1993
Trial begins for Corbett on charges related to deaths of Robert and Amy Eveans.
Feb 10, 1993
Corbett found guilty but mentally ill of the murders of Robert and Amy Eveans and sentenced to life without parole.
Apr 08, 1993
Corbett's request for a new trial denied.
Jan 04, 1996
Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Corbett's conviction and sentence in People v. Eveans.
Apr 1996
Corbett's appeal denied.
2013
Dwight Correctional Center closed; Corbett transferred to Logan Correctional Center.
Sources
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News report · Wicked We ·
Tammy Corbett / The Death Of Her Third Child Prompted A Look See“She admitted placing her hand over Robert's mouth and suffocating him, and placing her hand over Amy's mouth and suffocating her. The trial court ruled no evidence of insanity or provocation had been presented and then found Tammy Corbett guilty but mentally ill on all four counts of murder.”
Other government record · Wikipedia ·
Logan Correctional Center“Logan Correctional Center is an American prison in the state of Illinois for female offenders in Logan County, Illinois, near Lincoln.”
Other · Murderpedia ·
Tammy Corbett“Corbett was arrested on August 10, 1989 for the murder of her three year old son. She is found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison on September 24, 1990. While in prison Corbett is charged with the murders of her other two children in April 1991. She is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole on February 10, 1993 in Illinois.”
Other government record · Wikipedia ·
Dwight Correctional Center“Dwight Correctional Center (DCC), also known as Oakdale Reformatory for Women, was a women's prison in Livingston County, Illinois. It operated from 1930 to 2013.”
News report · Lincoln Daily News ·
Letter from inmate Tammy Eveans“My name is Tammy Eveans, and I am an inmate at Logan Correctional Center here in Lincoln, Illinois. I have been incarcerated for 35 years.”
Other · Radford University Department of Psychology ·
Radford University serial killer biography: Corbett, Tammy“Corbett was born in Illinois on October 2, 1965; charged with murders in April 1991; sentenced to life without parole February 10, 1993; served at Dwight Correctional Center, Springfield, IL.”
Court record · Court Listener / Appellate Court of Illinois ·
People v. Eveans“After a bench trial, defendant Tammy Eveans, a/k/a Tammy Corbett, was convicted of four counts of murder. She was sentenced to two concurrent terms of natural life imprisonment and now appeals her conviction.”
News report · St. Louis Post-Dispatch ·
Court Ponders: Could Husband Testify at Trial?“Corbett, 29, of Brighton, is serving life without parole after a judge in Macoupin County found her guilty but mentally ill in the murders of two of her children in 1987 and 1988.”
News report · United Press International ·
Child-killing mother sentenced to natural life“A judge sentenced a Southern Illinois woman to natural life without parole in prison Wednesday for suffocating two of her children. Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty for Tammy Corbett, 27, of Brighton but Circuit Judge Joseph Koval turned aside that request, saying the woman suffered from at least some degree of mental illness.”
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