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1942 – 1953: The horrifying true story of murderer John Christie
John Christie of Rillington Place
What you need to know before your trail
Sixty years ago, the discovery of bodies at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London, led to one of the most sensational, shocking and controversial serial murder cases in British criminal history – the case of John Christie.
There has been a great deal written about the Christie killings and the fate of Timothy Evans. Timothy Evans was the husband of one of the women Christie murdered along with their young daughter. Christie later confessed to the killings but by then it was too late. Timothy Evans hanged for the crimes.
This is a reassessment of the evidence – and of Christie’s life.
Travel Guide
London
The story of Christie is of course a true life tale. This is not a booktrail for the macabre nature of it, but what is interesting is the landscape of London and how this has changed over the years. The story is also a fascinating one in the sense that it really exposed the problems in the police work at the time and the justice system. It was one of the biggest injustices in criminal history and so is remembered for this as well as for the many victims, one of them a poor baby, who died at his hands.
Rillington Place has since been demolished and it was in a part of Notting Hill which was a slum area of the city at the time, not the nice part it is now. The trial was held at the Old Bailey.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: John Christie of Rillington Place
Author/Guide: Jonathan Oates Destination: London Departure Time: 1953 – 1953
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