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With interest in true crime never greater, it's unsurprising to find the story of 10 Rillington Place still drawing curiosity.
- Adam Scovell
- How Many People Did John Christie Kill?
- Trophies?
- How Did John Christie Kill His Victims?
- Where Did John Christie Hide His Victims' Bodies?
- What Was John Christie Like as A Child?
- Why Did John Christie Kill?
- When Did John Christie Marry Ethel Simpson?
- What Was His Marriage to Ethel Christie like?
- Did His Wife Ethel Help John Christie Kill?
- Why Did John Christie Speak So quietly?
Christie killed at least eight women from 1943 to 1953. However, it’s possible he had many more victims. During the Second World War, the Yorkshireman was a special police constable and was in the perfect position to get away with more murders. Plus, several of Christie’s trophies from each killing were never matched to a victim.
Like other serial killers, he liked to keep an item that reminded him of each murder. And Christie’s trophy? A clump of his victim’s pubic hair. However, a few of these hairs have never been matched to a body. We warned you it was going to be grim. The real John Christie
He strangled them. According to Christie’s account, he strangled Ruth Fuerst, his first known victim, during sex at his house, 10 Rillington Place in 1943. Christie’s modus operandi means he’s often referred to as The Rillington Place Strangler, but he didn’t only choke his victims – Christie also used gas. For instance, he invited Muriel Eady, his...
Rather than dumping them away from his ground floor flat, Christie liked to keep the bodies close to him – a characteristic common to many necrophiliacs. He buried his first victim under the floorboards in the living room before moving her to a hole in the garden. He would go on to bury his second victim, Muriel Eady, next to her. He also hid three...
Christie’s childhood was fairly uneventful – unlike many serial killers he didn’t spend his time killing family pets. But there were some warning signs for what he would grow into. Christie was the sixth of seven children in his Yorkshire-based family, and his dominating five elder sisters undermined his confidence. Christie also said his father wo...
Well, that's quite a question. But here’s one possible explanation for you: on reaching puberty, he was teased about sex. Rumours surfaced after his first sexual experience at age 16 or 17 and he soon picked up nicknames like "Can't-Do-It-Christie". It was from this point many psychologists say Christie formed a hatred and dread of women and he was...
Christie married Ethel Simpson aged 21, just after the First World War. The two of them lived in Sheffield for the first part of their marriage.
Would it surprise you if we said it wasn’t too happy? It was a sexually dysfunctional relationship as Christie often suffered from impotence (which some say she teased him about) and friends and neighbours gossiped that she only stayed with him out of fear. They separated after four years, and Christie moved to London. However, nine years later, in...
We’re not sure how loyal his wife was or exactly how much she knew about the murders. However, it's highly unlikely she's innocent as she backed up the lies Christie would tell to cover up the killings (see next page to avoid any spoilers). The full extent she helped will forever be a mystery, but that won’t stop dramas from guessing.
Christie joined the army aged 17 and a half, just after the Battle of The Somme. He was sent to France a few months before the war ended and was caught in a mustard gas attack. Christie claimed this blinded him and prevented him from speaking for three and a half years – however, this might well be another one of his lies.
- Thomas Ling
Based on the pubic hair that Christie collected, it has been speculated that he was responsible for more murders than those carried out at 10 Rillington Place. He claimed that the four different clumps of hair in his collection came from his wife and the three bodies discovered in the kitchen alcove, but only Ethel Christie matched the hair ...
Dec 25, 2023 · The True Story of John Christie From '10 Rillington Place' John Reginald Christie was one of England’s most notorious serial killers who gassed, sexually assaulted, and strangled at least eight...
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Nov 19, 2016 · BBC drama Rillington Place, named after the house of horrors where Christie carried out his crimes, will offer a three-part perspective on the murderer who terrorised 1950s London. 7. John...
10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime film. The film stars Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood and was directed by Richard Fleischer, produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ransohoff.
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Nov 29, 2016 · Rillington Place tells a true story – and it’s definitely not a happy one. John Christie is one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers, and murdered several women throughout his life.
