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The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

You're not even a doctor in this version of the story.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

You just straight up killed Tim's wife.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

And apparently you also killed the baby, Geraldine.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

Christy, of course, was shocked by this story.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

confession, this story, and he denied it all.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

He's like, I have no idea what you're talking about.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

That's crazy.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

Tim's recantation really didn't make much sense to anyone, and it wasn't backed up by much in the way of evidence.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

True, there were some issues with his confession.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

Workmen who were often in the small building where the bodies were found claimed to have been there the day Tim would have had to put the bodies inside.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

But they weren't really sure about the dates and the police weren't too interested in confirming their statements.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

And the contradiction fell away.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

But those weren't the only problems with Tim's story.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

So Mrs. Christie said she'd been in the room and she'd seen nothing.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

But this shed was really small.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

How could Mrs. Christie have gone into the shed and not seen the bodies?

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

Of course, both Mrs. Christie and the carpenters could have been wrong about the dates.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

Maybe they were in there before the bodies were put in there.

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

We all know how when you don't have something planting you in a date, it's really hard to remember what you did this morning, what you ate for lunch, right?

The Prosecutors
352. The Case of Timothy Evans and John Reginald Christie Part 1 of 2 -- With a Little Help From My Friends

That's a common trope.