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14,236. In 1953 the police entered 10 Rillington Place in London. It was simply a house of horrors. The scene of eight horrific murders. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Fred Dinenage: Murder Casebook: John Christie and 10 Rillington Place
14,237. In 1948 a couple by the name of Evans moved into the flat above the Christies. Tim and Beryl Evans were expecting their first child, and they soon attracted the attention of their sinister neighbour. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,238. On his return Evans was told by Christie that he’d tried to carry out an abortion on Beryl but tragically she had died during the procedure. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,239. The suspicion of guilt didn’t fall upon Christie. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,240. After just forty minutes of deliberation the jury found Evans guilty of murder. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,241. Christie was tried for the murder of his wife Ethyl in a trial that lasted only four days. When asked if he’d committed more murders than were known about he replied, I can’t say exactly. I might have done. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,242. On 9th March 1950 at Pentonville Prison a man known as Timothy Evans went to the gallows. He had been found guilty of the murder of his wife Beryl who had been strangled, and of his baby daughter Geraldine. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie
14,243. 10 Rillington Place ... It was Mr Christie who came up with the solution to the unwanted pregnancy. He told them he could perform abortions ... When Timothy got back Christie told him his wife had died during the operation. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,244. Christie then volunteered to take baby Geraldine away to stay with friends. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,245. Evans was found guilty and went to the gallows protesting his innocence. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,246. Once he had cleared away all the rubbish Beresford Brown [the new tenant] started to remove the wallpaper and prized open the alcove at the back of the kitchen. To his horror he found himself looking at the torso of a semi-naked woman. He called the police. And when they had removed the body they found another two concealed behind her both wrapped in blankets. All three women had been strangled. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,247. The garden fence was being supported by a human thigh-bone. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,248. His bald head and small glasses [John Christie] made him unmistakable. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,249. He showed little remorse for his deeds, proud of his skill as a killer. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,250. The question of Timothy Evans’ innocence refused to go away. In 1961 Ludovic Kennedy’s book 10 Rillington Place crushed the evidence against Evans ... Evans received a free pardon posthumously. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.