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- Christie himself subsequently admitted killing Beryl, but not Geraldine; it is now generally accepted that Christie murdered both victims and that police mishandling of the original inquiry allowed Christie to escape detection and enabled him to commit a further four murders.
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Aug 4, 2020 · Two days later, Beryl was murdered, followed by Geraldine. The accepted account is Christie persuaded Beryl he could perform an abortion, murdering her and the child while Evans was at work.
Two of Christie's victims were Beryl Evans and her baby daughter Geraldine, who, along with Beryl's husband Timothy Evans, were tenants at 10 Rillington Place during 1948–49. This case sparked huge controversy after Evans was charged with both murders, found guilty of the murder of his daughter and hanged in 1950.
- The Rillington Place Strangler, The Monster of Rillington Place
- Execution by hanging
- HM Prison Pentonville, London, United Kingdom
Nov 29, 2016 · Beryl Evans, who moved into Rillington Place with her husband Timothy and baby daughter Geraldine, came to Christie when she found herself pregnant again, fearing she could not support another...
- Sara C Nelson
May 19, 2023 · By the time of his trial in 1950, Evans had recanted his previous confessions and pleaded innocent, claiming Christie was the culprit. Christie, a key witness in the trial, denied having any part in Beryl’s or Geraldine’s death. Despite his criminal history, Christie wasn’t considered a suspect.
- Austin Harvey
Apr 13, 2020 · Christie was tracked down and arrested in west London in March 1953 and during the course of questioning confessed to killing Beryl Evans – though he never admitted to killing little Geraldine.
Feb 20, 2012 - by Mark Pulham. John Reginald Halliday Christie. Serial Killer Reg Christie pinned one of his eight murders on the witless Timothy Evans before he was discovered to be the “Monster of 10 Rillington Place.” Evans’s execution by hanging – and his posthumous pardon – helped lead to the abolishment of the death penalty in Great Britain.
Apr 18, 2016 · Just over a year later, both Beryl and Geraldine were dead, and Timothy went on trial for their slayings. Christie served as a principal witness. Authorities remove bodies from 10 Rillington Place. Timothy Evans initially claimed that Christie had killed Beryl during a botched abortion procedure.
