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Timothy Evans. Timothy John Evans (20 November 1924 – 9 March 1950) was a Welshman who was wrongfully accused of murdering his wife Beryl and infant daughter Geraldine at their residence in Notting Hill, London. In January 1950, Evans was tried and convicted of the murder of his daughter, and on 9 March he was executed by hanging.
Sep 17, 2021 · Timothy Evans was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter in 1949, but later exonerated by DNA evidence. Read about his confessions, the role of John Christie, and the legal implications of the case.
Apr 13, 2020 · Timothy Evans (Image: Mirrorpix). Timothy Evans was born in Merthyr in November 1924. A poorly child was a deformed foot, he missed a great deal of schooling and barely learned to read and write.
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Apr 12, 2017 · Christie’s Life Takes a Turn for the Worse. Following the trial and execution of Timothy Evans, life turned sour for Christie and his wife Ethel. Christie lost his job as a postman and the couple squabbled. In December 1950, Ethel disappeared; gone to live with relatives in Sheffield, Christie told her friends.
Timothy Evans was wrongfully executed in 1950 for the murder of his daughter, while his neighbour John Christie, the real killer, was not caught until later. His case sparked the abolition of the death penalty in England and Wales and influenced the protection of suspects' rights.
Jan 16, 2012 · A tragic and haunting story of a Welshman who was wrongly convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife and daughter in 1950. The blog explores the background, the trial, the inquiries and the pardon of Timothy Evans, who was a victim of the notorious serial killer John Christie.
Aug 6, 2014 · Evans’s body was exhumed from Pentonville Prison and he was reburied in St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Leytonstone, London. In January 2003 the Home Office awarded Timothy Evans’s half-sister, and his sister Eileen compensation for the miscarriage of justice in Evans’s trial.
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