John Christie of Rillington Place: Biography of a Serial Killer - Softcover

Oates, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781592888 ISBN 13: 9781781592885

Publisher: Wharncliffe, 2014

Synopsis

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. Much has been written about the Christie killings and the fate of Timothy Evans who was executed for murders Christie later confessed to – the story still provokes strong feeling and speculation. But most the books on the case have been compiled without the benefit of all the sources that are open to researchers, and they tend to focus on Evans in an attempt to clear him of guilt. And many simply repeat what has been said before. So a painstaking, scholarly reassessment of the evidence - and of Christie’s life - is overdue, and that is what Jonathan Oates provides in this gripping biography of a serial killer.

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About the Author

Dr Jonathan Oates is the Ealing Borough Archivist and Local History Librarian, and he has written and lectured on the Jacobite rebellions and on aspects of the history of London, including its criminal past. He is also well known as an expert on family history and has written several introductory books on the subject including Tracing Your London Ancestors, Tracing Your Ancestors From 1066 to 1837 and Tracing Villains and Their Victims.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wharncliffe
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781592888
• ISBN 13: 9781781592885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224