Was Evans innocent?

[Graham]

I think I'm correct in saying that neither Evans nor Christie was charged with the murder of Beryl Evans. Timothy Evans was charged only with the murder of Geraldine. Only after Evans had been executed were more bodies discovered at 10 Rillington Place, and Christie arrested. Christie confessed to the murder of Beryl during an abortion that went wrong. He never confessed to the murder of Geraldine even though he had nothing to lose by doing so.
I rather feel that the weight of the evidence points to Evans' killing Geraldine, but whether he did this deliberately is a matter of conjecture - he said that the baby kept him awake all night and every night with its screaming, so perhaps her death was accidental. Whatever, Evans should not have hanged, as he was clearly deficient in his ability to grasp facts and reality.

Graham

[Limehouse]

I think Evans was innocent of both crimes too. The forensic evidence on Beryl and the location of Geraldine's body appear to point to Christie being guilty of both murders.

[sdreid]

I think that Evans was probably innocent of both. Guess we'll never know for sure. No mystery why QC wants to think he was guilty. In the end, I suppose it's a sh!t happens.

[dougie]

thoughts?