McCartney Times

To Beatles fans who pined for an opportunity to be closer to the band, their road manager-turned-personal assistant Mal Evans might have seemed like one of the luckiest guys on Earth — but his luck ran out Jan. 5, 1976, in a bizarre confrontation with Los Angeles police that ended in his death.Evans first spotted the Beatles during a show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and after striking up a friendship with George Harrison, he got his first band-related gig when Harrison recommended that the club owner hire Evans to be the doorman. Big but gentle, he made a perfectly imposing presence, and by 1963, he’d come on board as the group’s full-time bodyguard.

Source: 40 Years Ago: Beatles Assistant Mal Evans Killed in Confrontation With Police