{"id":23537,"date":"2022-09-30T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=23537"},"modified":"2022-09-30T11:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:00:56","slug":"suspected-remains-linked-to-moors-murders-being-investigated-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/09\/30\/suspected-remains-linked-to-moors-murders-being-investigated-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected remains linked to Moors murders being investigated by police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected human remains have been found in the search for the final victim of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.<\/p>\n<p>The remains were found by an author who had been researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a 12-year-old boy who went missing in 1964 and whose body has never been found.<\/p>\n<p>His findings were reported to Greater Manchester Police (GMP), which confirmed it was investigating.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23538\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Keith-Bennett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23538\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Keith-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Bennett\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Keith-Bennett.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Keith-Bennett-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The body of Keith Bennett has never been found<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Martin Bottomley, its review officer, said the author had &#8220;discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the Moors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He met with officers on Thursday afternoon to take them to the site of interest, which was assessed that night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity,&#8221; Mr Bottomley said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is far too early to be certain whether human remains have been discovered and this is expected to take some time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keith&#8217;s surviving brother has been told about the investigation, the force said.<\/p>\n<p>It could be a major breakthrough in a case that has been open since the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The final, undiscovered, victim<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brady and Hindley sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered five children over two years in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>She died in prison in 2002 and he in 2017.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23539\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ian-Brady.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23539\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ian-Brady.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Brady\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ian-Brady.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ian-Brady-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Brady, in a police car prior to his sentencing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/the-moors-murders-the-victims-of-ian-brady-and-myra-hindley-10879310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/brady-and-hindleys-bitter-war-of-words-revealed-11502639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brady and Hindley&#8217;s bitter war of words revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bodies of four of their victims were found buried on Saddleworth Moor in the south Pennines, but Keith&#8217;s remains have never been found.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken on 16 June 1964 after going to visit his grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Brady died at Ashworth High-Security Hospital in Maghull, Merseyside, where he had been imprisoned since 1985.<\/p>\n<p>He died without revealing where Keith was buried.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23540\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23540\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson.jpg\" alt=\"Winnie Johnson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winnie Johnson never gave up hope her son would be found &#8211; but died before his remains were discovered<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>48 years fighting for justice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Keith&#8217;s mother, Winnie Johnson, spent her life tirelessly fighting for justice and the right to give her son a Christian burial.<\/p>\n<p>The former hospital worker and mother of nine died of bowel cancer in 2012 without knowing what had happened to him.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Johnson, who was a single mother, made a final plea to Brady in the weeks before her death to tell her where her son&#8217;s body was.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/my-lucky-escape-from-ian-brady-and-myra-hindleys-clutches-10880229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My lucky escape from Ian Brady and Myra Hindley&#8217;s clutches<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23541\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson-1988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23541\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson-1988.jpg\" alt=\"Winnie Johnson in 1988\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson-1988.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Winnie-Johnson-1988-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winnie searching for her son in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking after her death, her friend Pam Ayres said: &#8220;She never gave up, I expect to her dying breath she wouldn&#8217;t have given up. Certainly, with every bit of her spirit and her will, she wouldn&#8217;t rescind that power to those people who took him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>John Ainley, the lawyer for Keith&#8217;s brother, Alan, said he had spoken to him about the development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My client is keeping an open mind on the latest report having regard to earlier such reports that have raised expectations but not resulted in finding Keith&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Naturally, the family are hoping that Keith has been found after all these years and their tireless efforts to find closure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand Greater Manchester Police are investigating a site of interest but that it will take some weeks to establish whether there is a connection with Keith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/suspected-remains-linked-to-moors-murders-being-investigated-by-police-12708278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Suspected human remains have been found in the search for the final victim of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. 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