The ex-left back admitted he had to hire a security detail to follow his every move after receiving concerning messages from supporters who claimed they would kill him and his family when they were released.
During a game between Liverpool and Manchester United in October 2011, Evra and Luis Suarez were involved in an altercation and the Frenchman alleged that the former Reds star called him the N-word.
There was huge controversy over the incident and the Uruguayan was eventually found guilty by the FA, handed an eight game ban and a fine. However, Liverpool players backed Suarez over the debacle - with several stars seen wearing t-shirts in defence of him.
'Manchester United received so many threatening letters about me,' he told the UTD Podcast. 'People said: 'We're in jail, we're Liverpool fans. When we get out, we're going to kill you and your family'. For two months, I had security everywhere I went.
'They were sleeping in front of my house. Everywhere I went, the security followed me. It was a tough time, but I wasn't scared.
'My family were scared: my wife and brother, but I wasn't. I couldn't understand why people hated me so much. They didn't know the truth.'
The 38-year-old, who spent eight years at Old Trafford, attempted to set the record straight and explain the story from his point of view, saying that the confrontation with Suarez begin while contesting a corner in the game.
'In Spanish, he said: 'Don't touch me, I don't speak with negro'. In English, it's: 'I don't speak with the n-word'.
'He maybe didn't know I spoke Spanish and I asked him what he said and he was like: 'Yeah, you're right, I don't speak with… the n-word'. 'The referee [Andre Marriner] came over and asked what was happening with us two. I told him he racially abused me and he said: 'Okay, we'll talk after the game'.
'I remember, during that game, I was talking to myself saying: "If you punch him now, people will see you as the bad one. People will forget about what he said". I was talking to myself: "Don't do… do it…" I wasn't focused for the game.'
After Suarez was charged over the incident Liverpool players released a joint statement affirming their support for him and saying he was not a racist.
He admitted he was left 'confused and upset' by the support of Suarez, who had claimed at a hearing that by 'negro' he meant 'friend.
'When we went to the hearing with Luis Suarez and he started lying and saying when he says "negro", he means "friend".
'I said: "That is not my name. My mum gave me a name, not a colour". In the end, he admitted it and he was banned for eight games, and he had a massive fine.
'I remember after that, Liverpool played a game and they all wore the T-shirts saying 'support Suarez'. He had been banned for racist abuse, had been fined and they support him that way. I was confused and upset.'
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