London, slept rough and spent much of the day in cafés and cinemas. On 28 March, he pawned his watch in Battersea for 10s. On the morning of 31 March, Christie was arrested on the embankment near Putney Bridge after being challenged about his identity by a police officer, PC Thomas Ledger. When the police searched Christie, they discovered an old newspaper clipping about the remand of Timothy Evans among the personal items on him. Conviction and execution Christie initially admitted only to the murders of the women in the alcove and of his wife during police questioning. When informed about the skeletons buried in the back garden, he admitted responsibility for their deaths as well. On 27 April 1953, he confessed to the murder of Beryl Evans, which Timothy Evans had originally been charged with during the police investigation in 1949, although for the most part he denied killing Geraldine. On one occasion following his trial, Christie indicated that he may have been responsible for her death as well, having said so to a hospital orderly. It is speculated that Christie would not have wanted to readily admit his guilt in Geraldine's death in order not to alienate the jury from his desire to be found not guilty by reason of insanity and for his safety from fellow inmates. On 5 June 1953, Christie confessed to the murders of Eady and Fuerst, which helped the police identify their skeletons. Christie was tried only for the murder of his wife Ethel. His trial began on 22 June 1953, in the same court in which Evans had been tried three years earlier. Christie pleaded insanity, with his defence describing him as "mad as a March hare" and claimed to have a poor memory of the events. Dr. Matheson, a doctor at HM Prison Brixton who evaluated Christie, was called as a witness by the prosecution. He testified, using medical terminology of the time, that Christie had a "hysterical personality" but was not insane. The jury rejected Christie's plea and after deliberating for 85 minutes found him guilty. He was sentenced to death by Mr Justice Finnemore. On 29 June 1953, Christie stated that he would not be making an appeal against his conviction. On 2 July, Evans' mother wrote to Christie asking him to "confess all". On 8 July 1953, his MP George Rogers interviewed Christie for 45 minutes about the