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{{Villain Infobox|image = John_Christie.jpg|fullname = John Reginald Halliday Christie|alias = Reg Christie<br> The Rillington Place Strangler<br> Reggie-No-Dick<br> Can't-Do-It-Christie|origin = Halifax, Yorkshire|occupation = Member of the War Reserve Police|hobby = Visiting prostitutes|goals = Continue killing women (failed)|crimes = [[Theft]]<br>Obtaining money on false pretences<br>Violent conduct<br>[[Assault]]<br>[[Serial murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>Fraud|type of villain = Perverted Serial Killer}}'''John Reginald Halliday Christie '''(8 April 1899 - 15 July 1953) was a British rapist, serial killer and [[Necrophilia|Necrophile]]. He is most infamous for committing two murders which another man, Timothy Evans, was wrongly convicted and hanged for. The controversy surrounding this miscarriage of justice was a major factor that contributed to the abolishment of captial punishment in the United Kingdom.