‘Skull found’ in hunt for remains of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley’s final Moors murder victim
- Police said they were investigating after an author looking into the notorious murders, carried out between 1963 and 1965, claimed to have found human remains
- Keith Bennett, 12, was one of five victims of serial killers Brady and Hindley, who buried all but one of their victims on moorland near Manchester, UK
British police on Friday said they were investigating after an author looking into the notorious Moors Murders killing of a 12-year-old boy in 1964 claimed to have found human remains.
The boy, Keith Bennett, was one of five victims of child serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, who buried all but one of their victims on bleak moorland near the northwestern city of Manchester.
The brutality of the crimes – carried out between July 1963 and October 1965 and which in several cases included sexual assault – still inspires revulsion today.
Greater Manchester Police said they had been contacted on Thursday by a representative of the author, who had been researching the death of Keith Bennett.
“We were informed that he had discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the moors,” a statement said.
“The site was assessed late last night and, this morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity,” it said, adding that it was “far too early to be certain” if the remains were human.
Brady and Hindley were jailed in 1966 for the murders of John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.