10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, Notting Hill Gate, London, was the site of one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, and a miscarriage of justice which contributed towards the abolition of the death penalty in Britain. It is also the title of a book on the murder case by Ludovic Kennedy published in 1965, and a movie starring Richard Attenborough in 1970.

Pardon

In 1965 the journalist and broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy wrote a book about the appalling miscarriage of justice which had happened in Timothy Evans' case. In 1966 the Brabin Report was issued and shortly afterwards the Home Secretary Roy Jenkins awarded Timothy Evans a long-overdue posthumous pardon.

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Journalist - Home Secretary - Roy Jenkins

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In 1970 the book was made into the eponymous film starring John Hurt as Timothy Evans and Richard Attenborough as Christie. Sightseeing trips around 10 Rillington Place (renamed 10 Ruston Close) continued until the street was demolished in the late 1970s, and the street was rebuilt as Bartle Road, although the site of 10 Rillington Place is now just a small garden.

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John Hurt - Richard Attenborough

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On 16 November 2004, Timothy Evans' half-sister, Mary Westlake, started a case to overturn a decision by the Criminal Cases Review Commission not to refer Evans' case to the Court of Appeal to have his conviction quashed. She argued that although the previous inquiries concluded that Evans probably did not kill his daughter, they did not declare him innocent, since a pardon is a forgiveness of crimes committed. The request to refer the case was dismissed on November 19, with the judges saying that the cost and resources of quashing the conviction could not be justified, although they did accept that Evans did not murder his wife or baby.

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16 November - 2004 - Criminal Cases Review Commission - November 19

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