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{{Villain Infobox|image = Johnchristie.jpg|fullname = John Reginald Halliday Christie|alias = Reg Christie|origin = Halifax, Yorkshire|occupation = Member of the War Reserve Police|hobby = Visiting prostitutes|goals = Continue killing women (failed)|crimes = Theft | {{Villain Infobox|image = Johnchristie.jpg|fullname = John Reginald Halliday Christie|alias = Reg Christie|origin = Halifax, Yorkshire|occupation = Member of the War Reserve Police|hobby = Visiting prostitutes|goals = Continue killing women (failed)|crimes = Theft<be>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. | ||
Obtaining money on false pretences | |||
Violent conduct | |||
Assault | |||
Serial murder | |||
Rape | |||
Fraud}}'''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. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Christie was born in Yorkshire, England in 1899. He was unpopular at school and was bullied by his family. He enlisted in the | Christie was born in Yorkshire, England in 1899. He was unpopular at school and was bullied by his family. He enlisted in the Britishitish army in 1916, and fought in [[World War I]], during which he was the victim of a gas attack, which he claimed left him without the ability to speak loudly for the rest of his life due to a personality disorder that forced him to feign illness or injury for attention. | ||
After marrying Ethel Simpson in 1920, Christie received several criminal convictions for theft, obtaining money on false pretences, "violent conduct" and hitting a woman over the head with a cricket bat, and began visiting prostitutes. He and his wife moved to the now-infamous 10 Rillington Place, where he lived until police began searching for him. He also began an affair with another woman, and was assaulted by her husband as a result. | After marrying Ethel Simpson in 1920, Christie received several criminal convictions for theft, obtaining money on false pretences, "violent conduct" and hitting a woman over the head with a cricket bat, and began visiting prostitutes. He and his wife moved to the now-infamous 10 Rillington Place, where he lived until police began searching for him. He also began an affair with another woman, and was assaulted by her husband as a result. |