A photograph of John Christie (1899-1953), taken around 1941 by an unknown photographer, and published in the Daily Herald.
John Christie, from Halifax, was a murderer active in the 1940 and 1950s, when he killed seven women by strangling them at his home 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London. Christie is shown here in the uniform of Special Constable; he was a member of the force from 1939 to 1943.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/11789
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall: 240 cm x 190 mm
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
