Trista Evans Bradford
Deceased
Actor History
Barbara Crampton (March 1983 to Summer/Fall 1983)
Lifeline
Died in 1983.
Other Names
Trista Evans (maiden name)
Cause of Death
Murdered by the Salem Slasher
Former Occupation
Nurse
Former Residence
Apartment in Salem with Eugene
Past Marriages
Mac (annulled)
Eugene Bradford (1983; dissolved by her death)
Relatives
Robert Evans (father; deceased)
Barbara Talmadge (mother; deceased)
Frank Evans (uncle)
Martha Evans (aunt)
Samantha Evans (cousin; deceased)
Marlena Evans (cousin)
Rick Paige (cousin)
Unnamed Child (first cousin once removed; presumed deceased)
Donald Jeremiah Craig Jr. (first cousin once removed; deceased)
Samantha Brady (first cousin once removed)
Eric Brady (first cousin once removed)
Belle Black (first cousin once removed)
Will Roberts (first cousin twice removed)
John Roman Roberts (first cousin twice removed)
Alice Caroline Horton (first cousin twice removed)
Claire Kiriakis (first cousin twice removed)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
None
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
Pretty, quiet Trista Evans was Marlena's cousin, and came to Salem in the early 1980s, and was being stalked by an unknown person. Trista had a troubled past, as she had witnessed her mother being murdered as a child by Nora, a woman who was competing with Barbara for the affections of Alex Marshall. Nora was uncovered as the murderer when Trista remembered where she had hid the murder weapon as a young child.
During this period of discovery, Trista was dating Eugene Bradford, an eccentric inventor who was a friend of Marlena's. Eugene had become convinced that the Bradford Curse was behind a number of mysterious deaths, and she went to Haiti with him to prove that one way or another. While there, the two of them married, and enjoyed a loving honeymoon together.
Upon returning to Salem, Trista was murdered by the Salem Slasher, André DiMera, the same man who killed Eugene's eccentric cousin, Letitia Bradford. Found near her body was a raven feather, the Slasher's trademark. Eugene was heart-broken.
