The Enigma of Timothy Evans

They had been killed by John Christie—a serial killer who, by sheer coincidence, had lived in the same building as Evans. Evans was eventually pardoned posthumously in 1966. Controversy raged around the issue of whether Evans’ confessions were accurate. Svartvik subjected them to a thorough analysis, finding ultimately that although there were many suspicious discrepancies between the statements, there was too little evidence to permit a conclusive judgment on the accuracy of Evans’ confessions.