Mark Everett

    • Birth name: Manuel Benitez
    • Born: September 28, 1969
    • Birthplace: Florida
    • Aliases: Mark Everett, Manuel Velasco, Manuele DeVelasco, Michael Evers and Mike Evers
    • Height: Between 5' 10" and 6' 2"
    • Weight: Between 190 and 220 pounds
    • Roles included Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Stand and Deliver, Galactica 1980 and Highway to Heaven
  • Former child actor Mark Everett, whose real name was Manuel Benitez, was wanted by the FBI in connection with the 2004 murder of his girlfriend Stephanie Spears. On December 23, 2008, Benitez was killed by police after taking his seven-year-old son hostage at a restaurant in El Monte, California.FOX News: Man Killed in L.A. Hostage Standoff Was 2004 Murder Suspect
  • Fugitive

    Everett was an international fugitive wanted by the FBI in connection with the 2004 beating death of his girlfriend, Stephanie Spears, in Hawthorne, California. Authorities believe he fled with his then three-year-old son Benjamin. Authorities were said to be searching for Everett's mother, Elizabeth Velasco. Everett and Velasco were thought to have traveled together.FOX News: Man Killed in L.A. Hostage Standoff Was 2004 Murder Suspect
  • Hostage Standoff

    According to reports, 38-year-old Manuel Benitez, also known as Mark Everett, grabbed a child believed to be his son at a Chinese restaurant in El Monte, California, on December 23, 2008, and held the boy at gunpoint for about two hours. The hostage drama ended when police exchanged gunfire with Benitez. Authorities said the boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg; Benitez was killed. The child was expected to survive.FOX News: Man Killed in L.A. Hostage Standoff Was 2004 Murder Suspect

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