John Reginald Halliday Christie was born in Northowram, England in the district of Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire on April 8th 1899. He was the 6th of 7 children in his family and the 1st son born to his parents, Mary Hannah Halliday and Ernest John Christie. His father was a carpet designer. He was an extremely strict man, punishing his children for the most trivial of acts, as well as uncommunicative. He displayed very little emotion towards his children, which sometimes made Christie question if he even loved him. On the other hand, his mother was very loving and protective. Christie’s 5 older sisters took advantage of him, and Hannah would try to assist John, but this would just undermine him and make him feel like less of a man.
In school, John was not the most popular of kids, not having many friends. Some of his peers described him as a “queer lad”. Regardless of his social life, John excelled in academics. He received a scholarship at the age of 11 to Hallifax Secondary School. At the time he had an IQ of 128. Outside …show more content…
October of 1948, their daughter Geraldine Evans was born. During late 1949, Timothy reported to police that he believed his wife and daughter were dead after they’d be missing for a substantial amount of time. During a search for the 2, they were found in an outdoor wash house, wrapped in a blanket and table cloth together. The autopsy showed that they died by strangulation. Evans for some reason suspected Christie, though Christie denied all allegations towards him. Evans later became a suspect himself and he confessed (though it’s believed to close the case that the police might have fabricated his confession). Evans tried to retract his “confession” and continued to point fingers at Christie. They both went to court for this, and Evans was found guilty even though Christie was much dirtier with his track record of crimes. On March 9th 1950 Timothy Evans was
In school, John was not the most popular of kids, not having many friends. Some of his peers described him as a “queer lad”. Regardless of his social life, John excelled in academics. He received a scholarship at the age of 11 to Hallifax Secondary School. At the time he had an IQ of 128. Outside …show more content…
October of 1948, their daughter Geraldine Evans was born. During late 1949, Timothy reported to police that he believed his wife and daughter were dead after they’d be missing for a substantial amount of time. During a search for the 2, they were found in an outdoor wash house, wrapped in a blanket and table cloth together. The autopsy showed that they died by strangulation. Evans for some reason suspected Christie, though Christie denied all allegations towards him. Evans later became a suspect himself and he confessed (though it’s believed to close the case that the police might have fabricated his confession). Evans tried to retract his “confession” and continued to point fingers at Christie. They both went to court for this, and Evans was found guilty even though Christie was much dirtier with his track record of crimes. On March 9th 1950 Timothy Evans was