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John Reginald CHRISTIE

The English murderer John Reginald Halliday Christie (1898-1953). His trial influenced
legislation regarding the death penalty after he was found guilty of a murder for
which Timothy Evans had been hanged.
Original Publication: People Disc - HW0541
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John Reginald Christie

John Reginald Christie and his wife Ethel

John Reginald Christie

John Christie is taken into West London Police Court for his second remand hearing, 8th April 1953.

1953: Crowds hope to catch a glimpse of murderer Reginald Christie
as the police van arrives in Notting Hill, London.

John Christie arriving at court in London to face four charges of murder, 8th April 1953.

22nd April 1953: A crowd around the entrance of Clerkenwell Court, London, where John Reginald
Christie (1898 - 1953) is facing charges of murdering his wife and three other women.
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

26th June 1953: A court official at the Old Bailey in London taking exhibits
from the trial of John Reginald Christie for murder.

15th July 1953: Crowds looking at the death certificate of murderer John Reginald Christie,
after his execution at Pentonville Prison.