Mercy to Timothy Evans

Television broadcast
Original title	Mercy to Timothy Evans
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
year	1969
length	80 minutes
genre	Documentary film
Director	Korbinian Köberle
script	Hellmut Andics Werner Murawski
First broadcast	20th August 1969
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Josef Fröhlich : Timothy Evans Dorit Amann : Beryl, his wife Friedrich Georg Beckhaus : John Christie Renate Schubert : Ethel, his wife Claudia Gerstäcker : Ruth Fürst Kurt Klopsch : Jennings Hans Irle : Barrat Wolfram Schaerf : Public Prosecutor Rudolf Möller : Finemore Hans Peter Korff : Curtis-Bennet Ernst G. Schiffner : Lewis Hans Timmermann : Humphreys Norbert Skalden : Morris Edgar Maschmann : Law OA Buck : Brown Conny Palme : Williams René Genesis : Dr. Hobson Curt Timm : Bing Gerhard Hartig : Sergeant Gough Friedrich Schütter : Sergeant Evans in other roles: Andrea Grosske , Adolph Spalinger u. a.

Gnade für Timothy Evans is a ZDF documentary television game from 1969 based on a true story from 1949/50.

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The mentally retarded illiterate Timothy Evans is accused of killing his wife Beryl and their 14-month-old daughter Geraldine. Evans revokes his confession some time later and accuses his neighbor John Christie of the deeds, but after the bodies are found, Evans confesses to the deeds again and has to answer at the Old Bailey . Christie, who was called by the prosecution as the main witness, is again accused of the murders by Evans, who again declares himself innocent. Since the court no longer believes him, he is finally sentenced to death by hanging and executed two months after the end of the trial.

Others

The script was written after the actual case of Timothy Evans, whose conviction and execution led to a judicial scandal in Great Britain and called on opponents of the death penalty, as it turned out a few years later that at least the death of Evans' wife was to his account Neighbors to John Christie, who was eventually exposed as a serial killer. The film re-enacts the trial and shows the origins of the murders in flashbacks, as well as Evans' rehabilitation.

The press praised the film, especially the performance of Friedrich Georg Beckhaus, who "delivered an outstanding study of the mass murderer" .

Another film adaptation of the material followed in 1971 under the title John Christie, the strangler of London ( 10 Rillington Place ) with Richard Attenborough as John Christie and John Hurt as Timothy Evans.

Web links

• Mercy for Timothy Evans in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ For more details see the Wikipedia articles on Timothy Evans and John Christie.
2. ^ Grace for Timothy Evans at krimiserien.de , accessed on November 30, 2017