The Second Inquiry Was Also Sustained – but the Campaign Continued
The second inquiry, chaired by High Court judge Sir Daniel Brabin, also sustained Timothy’s conviction. However, Sir Daniel differed from the prosecution’s case at the original trial, asserting that Timothy most likely had not murdered his daughter, Geraldine.
Despite these inquiries failing to identify John Christie as Beryl’s murderer definitively, the campaign against the death penalty and in favor of clearing Timothy’s name persisted. In 1968, the new Home Secretary Roy Jenkins recommended a royal pardon, dramatically altering the course of events.
