Confessed Murderer of 7 Women Must Die in London". The Free Lance-Star. 25 June 1953 . Retrieved 7 January 2017.

Above all, this book is a moving personal story of the enduring love a boy had, and still has, for his beloved big sister and tiny niece, both of whom he still misses and mourns to this day. As though such pain were not enough to have borne, he and his family have had also to live with the sensationalised, endlessly trawled over and almost always erroneously depicted events which are so very far from the truth as he alone knew it to be – alone, that is, until now, thanks to this belated but heartfelt and crucially valuable contribution.Adapted by Clive Exton from Ludovic Kennedy’s crusading non-fiction book of the same name, 10 Rillington Placeexpertly tells the bleak story of English serial killer John Reginald Christie (Richard Attenborough), and the terrible miscarriage of justice created by his crimes. Please note that, as Christie remains infamous, this piece will include spoilers (as I’m assuming many readers will at least be aware of the basic historical facts). I am also going to confine my analysis solely to the version of events portrayed onscreen, rather than discussing discrepancies or omissions compared to the real case.

Christie carried on with his own life, getting a job as a clerk and taking on new tenants at 10 Rillington Place. Nelson, Sara (13 December 2016). "Rillington Place: The Terrible Truth About The Murderer John Christie". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 21 December 2016. He later confessed to the Fuerst and Eady murders, writing: “I remember as I gazed down at the still form of my first victim, experiencing a strange, peaceful thrill.” Christie was demobilised from the army on 22 October 1919. [16] He joined the Royal Air Force on 13 December 1923, but was discharged on 15 August 1924. [17] Marriage [ edit ]It wasn’t long before some suggested that it must surely have been the monster downstairs who killed Beryl and Geraldine. Campaigns were launched, principally by Evans’s family, to recognise what they said was a gross miscarriage of justice. Eventually, he received a posthumous royal pardon. And that, so far as most people believe, was the end of that. I have never had any doubt of Evans’ guilt. As time passed our many years of research have proved that, despite the bizarre prospect of two killers in the same house, their murdering techniques were different. Gammon, Edna (2011). A House to Remember: 10 Rillington Place. Memoirs Books. ISBN 978-1-908-22338-8. Peter: I remember every detail about the house, 10 Rillington Place. It is firmly ingrained in my memory. After Christie’s crimes came to light, I knew exactly where each body had been placed. Those memories will never go away. Following Christie's conviction, there was substantial controversy concerning the earlier trial of Timothy Evans, who had been convicted mainly on the evidence of Christie, who lived in the same property in which Evans had allegedly carried out his crimes. [123] Christie confessed to Beryl's murder and although he neither confessed to, nor was charged with, Geraldine's murder, he was widely considered guilty of both murders. [124] This cast doubt on the fairness of Evans' trial and raised the possibility that an innocent person had been hanged. [124]