""Highly questionable, Don. They only hanged Evans for ONE of the crimes [not 'the selfsame crimeS; that of Mrs Evans. It is highly probable that Evans was complicit with Christie thus spelt in that one""

I lived in Ladbroke Grove 500 yards from Rillington Place from 1941 till 1958, but I fail to see how proximity would give either one of us greater knowledge.

However, while you are correct in stating that Evans was hanged for just the one murder, that of his daughter, he was also accused of killing his wife but back then the judicial system always kept one crime in reserve to avoid losing a case through the double jeopardy law. There is no credible evidence for his having been complicit, especially as Christie admitted the killing of Beryl Evans (the wife).

Evans accused Christie at the time, but the police did not believe him, and set out to get damaging admissions from a man who today would, by reason of severe learning difficulties, be considered a vulnerable person and treated with much greater care.

It seems that the judiciary no longer agree with you, having awarded a posthumous pardon to Evans years ago.

Now back to the topic.

Don T.