==Historical views== 
 Adams was acquitted but general opinion, it seems to me, is coming round to the conclusion that he was in fact guilty. It may be helpful therefore to collect quotes of those writing recently for use in the article: 
 *Crime journalist Evan Whitton - "Dr John Bodkin Adams, who falsely denied he was a serial killer of Eastbourne widows" - in Serial Liars: How Lawyers Get the Money and Get the Criminals Off, Lulu.com, 2005 page 37.