Malcolm Morris
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Malcolm Morris QC (died October 1972) was a British lawyer and a judge.
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[edit] Career
In 1950 Morris defended Timothy Evans, charged with the murder of his baby.[1] Evans was the tenant of serial killer John Christie. He was found guilty and hanged but there has been a long campaign to clear his name.
In 1957 Morris was junior prosecutor in Attorney General Reginald Manningham-Buller's team that prosecuted suspected serial killer Dr John Bodkin Adams. Adams was acquitted but was thought by Home Office pathologist Francis Camps to have killed 163 patients.[2]
[edit] Family
In July 1949 Morris married Betty, who worked for MI6. They had two children, Rupert (born 9/12/51) and Laura (born 31/7/53).[3]
Morris died in October 1972, aged 59.
[edit] In popular culture
Robert Hardy played Morris in the 1970 film based on the events at 10 Rillington Place.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/timothyevans/timothyevans.pdf
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
- ^ Emil RUSS - Helen FERGUSON
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