JOHN CHRISTIE OF RILLINGTON PLACE by Jonathan Oates ( 9781781592885 )

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Title:

JOHN CHRISTIE OF RILLINGTON PLACE
BIOGRAPHY OF A SERIAL KILLER

By:

Jonathan Oates

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1781592888

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9781781592885

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PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

30 November, 2013

Pages:

224

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* Fascinating reinvestigation of the Christie serial murders of 1943-1953 * Published to mark the 60th anniversary of Christie's execution * Incorporates fresh information about Christie's background and career * Insight into the police methods and forensic science of the day

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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