Little is known about Devonshire's early life. Born on September 23, 1969, in
Wilmington, Delaware, he started committing crimes at age 14 and by the time of his first murder he had accrued convictions for a variety of crimes in the states of Delaware,
Maryland,
Indiana,
Ohio and
New Jersey. His rap sheet included crimes such as assault, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, battery, burglary, and trespassing. By 2003, Devonshire was residing in
Magnolia, where he lived on the same street as 51-year-old Albert C. Harris Sr. On April 6, Harris was found bludgeoned to death inside his
mobile home on Irish Hill Road. The murder came as a shock to locals, who theorized that it was likely committed by someone acquainted with him. Over the following months, Devonshire was imprisoned at the
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on unrelated charges.
DNA evidence collected at his home linked him to Harris' murder, and he was subsequently charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. ==Release and new murders==