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John Christie fall guy Evans tried for Rillington Place murders

A stock image of homes in Notting Hill, London, UK.
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Timothy Evans went on trial for the Rillington Place murders, a series of savage, sexually driven attacks actually carried out by depraved postal worker, John Christie.

With Evans, a man who suffered with severe learning difficulties, tragically under-represented in court and up against a prosecution drawing evidence from Christie himself, the jury came to all the wrong conclusions and sentenced him to death by hanging.

Two months later, he was, marking a black day for British justice...