出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/13 08:32 UTC 版)
Timothy John Evans (20 November 1924 – 9 March 1950) was a Welshman accused of murdering his wife and daughter at their residence in Notting Hill, London in November 1949. In January 1950 Evans was tried and convicted of the murder of his daughter, and he was sentenced to death by hanging. During his trial, Evans had accused his neighbour, John Christie, of being responsible for the murders. Three years after Evans's trial, Christie was found to be a serial killer who had murdered a number of women at his property, including his wife, and this cast serious doubt on the safety of Evans's conviction. An official inquiry conducted 16 years after Evans's hanging confirmed that Evans's daughter had been murdered by Christie, and Evans was subsequently granted a posthumous pardon.