Keith Bennett

2022 - 10 - 1

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Police dig for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett after skull ... (The Guardian)

Detectives are analysing a small sample of the remains and some clothing on Saddleworth Moor near Manchester.

“We have always said that GMP would act on any significant information which may lead to the recovery of Keith and reunite him with his family. “The site was assessed late last night and, this morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity. We are in the very early stages of assessing the information which has been brought to our attention but have made the decision to act on it in line with a normal response to a report of this kind. Brady died in 2017 and Hindley in 2002. “Following direct contact with the author, we were informed that he had discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the Moors and he agreed to meet with officers yesterday afternoon to elaborate on his find and direct us to a site of interest. Greater Manchester police said: “At around 11.25am on Thursday 29 September 2022, Greater Manchester police was contacted by the representative of an author who has been researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a victim of Ian Brady and

Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett's body restarts (BBC News)

Police search for the body of Keith Bennett, killed in 1964, after "potential remains" are found.

A plaque in her and Keith's memory was placed on the moor, with the inscription: "To Winnie and Keith. "He did go to the moors a long time ago and I suspect that if there had been information for him that he could have provided, he would have provided it then." "We are in the very early stages of assessing the information which has been brought to our attention, but have made the decision to act on it in line with a normal response to a report of this kind," he said. Mr Bottomley said the author had agreed to meet officers "to elaborate on his find and direct us to a site of interest". Keith will come home." He said after "direct contact with the author, we were informed that he had discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the moors".

What happened to Keith Bennett?... (The Irish Sun)

KEITH BENNETT was murdered by the Moors Murderers in the early 1960s and his body is yet to be found.However, police have begun searching for Bennett'

On the 50th anniversary of his life sentence, Brady was urged to finally name the spot where he killed and buried Keith but he did not reveal it. [died of cancer ](https://www.thesun.ie/news/1001951/ian-brady-dead-at-79-after-moors-murderer-loses-his-fight-against-cancer-in-hospital/)in 2017 at the age of 79. [murdered five children](https://www.thesun.ie/news/1003299/ian-brady-myra-hindley-moors-murders-victims/) between the ages of 10 and 17. Brady and Hindley have been dubbed as "the evilest duo in Britain" due to their string of murders in the 1960s. Keith Bennett, 12, was one of the five victims tortured and killed by Ian Brady and KEITH BENNETT was murdered by the Moors Murderers in the early 1960s and his body is yet to be found.

Skull found in hunt for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett (thejournal.ie)

The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

“We have always said that GMP would act on any significant information which may lead to the recovery of Keith and reunite him with his family. We will act on credible and actionable information that will help lead us to him.” “Greater Manchester Police will never close this case. “We are in the very early stages of assessing the information which has been brought to our attention but have made the decision to act on it in line with a normal response to a report of this kind. “Following direct contact with the author, we were informed that he had discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the Moors and he agreed to meet with officers yesterday afternoon to elaborate on his find and direct us to a site of interest. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

Has body of Keith Bennett been found on Saddleworth Moor and ... (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Has body of Keith Bennett been found on Saddleworth Moor and who were Ian Brady and Myra Hindley? · Police are searching on Saddleworth Moor. · Who was Keith ...

Keith was the couple’s second victim. [Keith Bennett](/read-this/moors-murder-victim-keith-bennett-police-begin-dig-after-skull-found-on-saddleworth-moor-3862994) was one of five children tortured and murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in Manchester in the 1960s - a killing spree that later became known as the Moors Murders. [Manchester](manchesterworld.com) could belong to Moors victim [Keith Bennett](/read-this/moors-murder-victim-keith-bennett-police-begin-dig-after-skull-found-on-saddleworth-moor-3862994) in a potential major development in the infamous murders carried out by [Ian Brady](/news/crime/keith-bennett-case-will-never-be-closed-say-police-killer-brady-dies-aged-79-856371) and [Myra Hindley](/news/leeds-governor-who-met-myra-hindley-and-charles-bronson-588258) in the 1960s.

Suspected remains linked to Moors murders being investigated by ... (Sky News)

An author researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a 12-year-old boy who went missing in 1964 and whose body has never been found, made the discovery.

Certainly, with every bit of her spirit and her will, she wouldn't rescind that power to those people who took him." 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. 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's body was. The bodies of four of their victims were found buried on Saddleworth Moor in the south Pennines, but Keith's remains have never been found. An author researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a 12-year-old boy who went missing in 1964 and whose body has never been found, made the discovery. Suspected human remains have been found in the search for the final victim of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

LIVE: Moors Murders dig to continue as police search for victim Keith ... (Manchester Evening News)

The 12-year-old was snatched 58 years ago by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - his body has never been found.

During their trial at Chester Assizes in the spring of 1966, a harrowing 16 minute tape was played to the jury in which Lesley Ann, could be heard pleading for her life. When the newspapers printed details of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's unspeakable cruelty disbelieving readers are said to have wept. We have always said that GMP would act on any significant information which may lead to the recovery of Keith and reunite him with his family. In a statement, GMP Force Review Officer Martin Bottomley said: “At around 11.25am on Thursday 29 September 2022, Greater Manchester Police was contacted by the representative of an author who has been researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Standing watch through the night, police have been guarding the site where forensic investigators were yesterday battling foul weather amid a renewed search for Keith Bennett. It is understood a tiny piece of clothing has also been found buried 3ft underground beside the suspected skull.