Patty Hodges - the little girl who unintentionally helped bring the Moors Murderers to justice. Ian helped a group of 12 of us with varying levels of fitness negotiate the Yorkshire three peaks in a decent time. hi clare G if you would like to contact me go on facebook and look my name up,send a friends request and i will get back to you love and light suzanne onley. Hindley was being taken to an area stretching for hundreds of yards on either side of the road, where police have been searching for the bodies of the missing children for the past three weeks.. I was at 16 Wardle Brook Avenue that evening. Police are treating the discovery, reportedly a skull, with caution. Think what you like Im not anutter or attention seeker just saying what i saw, Hello Suzanne, The body was bent up with the legs brought up to the chest and the arms folded across the body. 4, April 2017, Cultural Representations of the Moors Murderers and Yorkshire Ripper Cases, 'Drowning in Here in His Bloody Sea' : Exploring TV Cop Drama's, Dead Cities, Crows, the Rain and Their Ripper, the Yorkshire Ripper: the Red Riding Novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace As Lieux DHorreur ______, University of Birmingham Foucault and True Crime. Brighton are looking to enact revenge after their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Man United when they meet in the Premier League this week and De Zerbi has decisions to make. in my opinion surely WH could be referring to something as simple as WATER HEIGHT!, this would make perfect sense if keith was buried near a stream, as the photos released recently suggest ,this makes further food for thought to disagree with the theory that shiny brook is the correct location. West Yorkshire police said they were called around 1pm to reports of remains found at Wessenden Head Road on Saddleworth Moor, near Huddersfield. 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For more information, please see our The Telegraph website said that Brady's lawyer, Giovanni Di Stefano, reported that a body had been discovered by investigators following directions given by Brady. She said she was going to pick Ian up. It is uncertain where on the moor Edward would have been buried - the theory is somewhere closer to Wessenden Head Moor (which neighbours Saddleworth Moor) due to the W/H abbreviation found on the murder and burial plan. The article continued: Today more than eighty police officers were involved in the inquiry, and a Murder Control room was set up in Huddersfield. 0 Greater Manchester officers have been actively searching for Keith's body for the past three years. We went to the same spot except for a couple of times when we went further down the road. The victi RM GC5T79 - Mrs Winifred Johnson, the mother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett, on Saddleworth Moor with Det Chief Supt Peter Topping, the man leading the hunt for her son's body. "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. I said: "We weren't in the garden. He said: You were. I said: Only over the wall. He said: 'Don't let me cop you in the garden again.' Turn off Binn Road when you reach a public bridleway sign by a wide track on the right. Your email address will not be published. He spent some time in Strangeways as a boy of 17 and, after his release in November 1957, he took a job as a stock clerk at a Manchester chemical firm Millwards Merchandising. I used to go to the house very regularly after I got to know them. Learn how your comment data is processed. This is in spite of the pathologists conclusion that Lesley was not strangled, but even upon hearing that re-iterated to him Brady stuck by his version of events. David Kirwan, the solicitor acting for Keith's mother Winnie Johnson, said police had not been in touch about any discovery. I might have had a little bit of wine. Ian said: 'All right.' Manchester Evening News. Have they SEaRCHED Far RouGH Clogh area>>>> OSGB SE 03200 06000 area yet? Winnie Johnson told a memorial service for Keith at Manchester Cathedral that she will never rest until she can give him a proper funeral. I carried on down past Wessenden Head reservoir to Wessenden Reservoir and Lodge. Back to Pattys evidence for the prosecution: I remember Christmas Eve, 1964. 14 2 r/MoorsMurders They took wine with them nearly every time. I am in total agreement with the comments from andy H. I am certain this is the right area to be searching. from what ive learned there was a hand written note, regarding disposal of the body discovered in hindleys prayer book written by Brady, which read check WH periodically for movement, from this Topping decided he was referring to Wessenden Head (hence shiny brook) along with the other markers i previously mentioned. It is understood officers visited the area last night. We are at the very early stages of assessing the evidence which he brought to our attention, but have taken the decision to excavate an area of land with a view to determining what lies there. I set off onto The Pennine Way making my way between enormous bags of Heather Brash which was being helicoptered onto the moors and spread by hand to help prevent the worst excesses of erosion. "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.". In October 1965, following their arrest for the murder of Edward Evans in Hattersley, the bodies of Lesley Ann Downey and John Kilbride were discovered buried on the moors. They buried four of their five young victims on Saddleworth Moor, but Keiths body has never been found. entering the moors on the opposite side of the road, it fits perfectly to be holme/rimmon/birchen clough down to greenfield BROOK ( a mirror image of hoe grain to shiny brook etc ) including waterfall etc. 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. There is also an archive of original reports of the Moors Murders investigation and trial at The Times website here. The most recent attempt by police to discover his remains was called off last summer. and our We went up Ashton way. We'll provide live updates on this breaking news below. Keiths mother died died from cancer, aged 78, in August 2012, never knowing where her sons body lay. The MEN understands Greater Manchester Police received new information yesterday following excavation conducted by independent archaeologists that suggested a skull appeared to have been discovered on remote land on the moors. Do you ever get that? Keith's remains have never been found. Brady claimed manual strangulation. The remains of her left arm were found sticking above the peat; at the time, press likened it to a beckoning arm. Their victims were Pauline Reade (16), John Kilbride (12), Keith Bennett (12), Lesley Ann Downey (10) and Edward Evans (17). Keith, 12, was murdered in 1964 by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, one of. We reported that police sealed off two roads leading up to the remote moorland. Natural causes could unfortunately not be excluded either. 307 0 obj <> endobj I just wanted to let you know. hb```a``b`e`Qea@ s\ r3Y)(0p``5L#&Ozp b5O2YCQ |, (X;bhv(ghbeH E They were called Puppet and Lassie. Other forms of mechanical asphyxia were not ruled out - including smothering - but I must add that her body suffered from several post-mortem injuries caused by animals, which included the disappearance of her abdominal organs. Yorkshire Water leases 11 sections of moorland for grouse shooting including Wessenden Head and Digley Moors, near Holmfirth. I read it out to Myra. The legs and arms were kept in position by two cords. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. For more information, please see our May 17, 2017. Of course. It was about 11.30 pm when Myra called to ask if I could go out on to the moors. Those of the feet were still held within the socks. Myra suggested I should go with her down Longsight. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? That is a short distance north of the A635 road, and well away from the general area where the other three bodies were discovered. According to Geoffrey Garrett and Andrew Nott (pathologists): We learned quite a lot about what happened to Pauline in the hours when she was at the mercy of the Moors Murderers, those last hours of her life. Weve partnered with Cotswold Outdoor to help everyone make the most of their time outdoors in the places we care for. On two occasions I went for walks on the moor with Ian and Myra. Brady initially claimed W/H stood for Woodhead, which is nowhere near Saddleworth Moor. They put the soil on the back garden. I dont see any reason why Keith Bennett is not near where the others were found, by Hollin Brown Knoll/Adams Cross close to Greenfield Brook. The helicopterlanded on the main A635 Holmfirth to Greenfield Road near the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire, and a convoy of police vehicles then drove further on to the moor. Alan was eight when his brother vanished. I had it from the bottle. endstream endobj 308 0 obj <>/Metadata 30 0 R/OCProperties<>/OCGs[341 0 R]>>/Pages 305 0 R/StructTreeRoot 45 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 309 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 595.32 841.92]/Parent 305 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 310 0 obj <>stream Police have begun digging for the remains of Moors murders victim Keith Bennett after a skull was reportedly found more than half a century after he went missing. The Moors Murders were one of, if not the most high profile murder cases in Britain in the 20 th Century. He had been lured into the house by Hindley on Brady's request. Ill interject her statement with the transcript of the tape: HINDLEY We went to see Uncle Jim. Your email address will not be published. He really missed the ability to walk the moors. In his own words, it should have taken only one hit. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. (picture: Geograph/John Fielding) The mother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett has said that her search for his body will go on. The inn was known locally as the Isle of Skye Inn because of its remoteness and scenic moorland views. Shortly after I got in the house I heard the van drive off. Both Hindley and Brady declared Shiney Brook to be the wrong place when they were taken there. 1 / 6 Lesley's mother Ann Downey (later Ann West) watches the police dig for her daughter in an unspecified location, October 1965. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, Vol. It also made it impossible to rule out natural causes as a cause of death (although this is obviously not the case - the other evidence from the case confirms that she was murdered). In fact, the only victim that we know was strangled to death was John Kilbride (Edward Evans was also strangled, but he died from axe blows), and even then we only know this because of Brady and Hindleys accounts after they confessed in the mid-1980s. In 1985 they admitted killing Keith and Pauline Reade, 16. The moorland in this area does have a dark and sometimes forboding feel to it, but as a place to find solitude and feel far removed from the urban jungle of Greater Manchester it represents an excellent option.I parked in the layby at the site of what was once The Isle of Sky Inn, Black Hill lay shrouded in low cloud and the car park at Featherbed Moss had been almost invisible beneath the thick blanket of fog. Police called off the search in August 1987 despite not having found Keith Bennett s body. Scan this QR code to download the app now. The helicopters had started ferrying the huge bags of brash out on to Broadhead Moss and the whirring of their rotors accompanied for the remainder of the day. On your remark about who is allowed to comment on this website, the answer is that anyone can. Find out where you can walk your dog and the guidance to follow at different times of the year when walking near livestock and nesting birds. First Group Bus Services No 182, 183, 184 or 185 from Huddersfield; 184 from Oldham. I going to saddleworth moor for you, I am look for keith bennitt for mis jonhons, Your email address will not be published. The murders, named after the Yorkshire Moors where the victims' bodies were buried, stuck fast to the public consciousness. One shoe had fallen off; the exposed foot was better preserved than the other. Marsden Moor is a one pawprint rated place. The right arm was beneath the body; the hand being near the right knee. Police sources have said he has refused to speak to detectives, waving them away on their last visit to discuss their search of the moors. yet she drew the map with the names hoe grain and shiny brook???? I was reading the Mail Online after watching the news & started looking at photos & google maps to locate the area on the Mail Online website, I hope Keith can be found, regards Craig. When he got to Dallas Street, he was lured into a van by Hindley who asked him to help her with some boxes. The official cause of of death was established as cerebral contusion and hemorrhage due to fracturing of the skull due to blows to the head from a hatchet (Edward was struck fourteen times in total by Brady - using both the blade of the hatchet and the flat side of it) - accelerated by strangulation by ligature. This stopped in February 1965 because two girls - they were twins - came to live near us, and I started going around with them. Saddleworth Moor and the area around will, unfortunately, be forever connected with the Moors murders. Reports of todays memorial service can be viewed at the Manchester Evening News website here, and at the BBC here. my method places the 3 known graves within a few feet.its backed up by things myra said and pics from the time and some logic. Myra took some sandwiches. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I remember meeting Ian. Strangulation by ligature excluded, despite what Brady and Hindley claimed. She was one of at least three children who they took up there for visits, although she was the only one who served as a witness for the prosecution at trial. Something went wrong, please try again later. Keith was murdered 58 years ago at the age of. About two months ago whilst driving back from Holmfirth as i passed the Ford pub and started to head over the moors I saw an orange arrow in the sky pointing down with the word HERE The Lodge used to serve rich repasts in Victorian times, even in Wainwrights day food was provided, but apparently the last tenant farmer moved out some years ago and the place is now being run as a small scale deer farm. The victims' Theres only one person who really knows the truth. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The mother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett has said that her search for his body will go on. George Oldfield, head of West Yorkshire CID, said: I can only urge them, as I have in the past, to be careful if they have to go out. They snatched the child and took him to Saddleworth Moor where he was sexually abused and murdered by Brady. This track is uneven underfoot, and peters out to a footpath once you reach Wessenden Reservoir. I had some whisky, some gin and some wine. Myra then drove me back home. There is a large free car park run by the local authority available near Marsden Moor Estate Office, HD7 6DH. Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who was jailed in 1966 along with his accomplice and girlfriend Myra Hindley for the murder of three children, is believed by Police to have revealed the location of the body of 12 year old victim Keith Benett in documents released to his legal advocate Jackie Powell. One group stood with a makeshift noose and a placard demanding the death penalty.. For further details, see section marked Terrain. The body was still clothed. The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Police have been digging on Saddleworth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett after reports of human remains being found. Police are digging on Saddleworth Moor near Manchester after a skull was reportedly found that could belong to Moors murder victim Keith Bennett. 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. June 12, 2022 . HODGES I don't know. In 1966, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were convicted of the abduction, sexual assault and murder of Lesley Anne Downey (10), John Kilbride (12) an d Edward Evans (17). Was gun found on Saddleworth Moor part of a stash belonging to moors murderer Ian Brady? But for those growing up in 1960s Manchester, where the grisly crimes were committed, the actions of Brady and Hindley bore a very real threat. The moor was the burial site of at least four victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, the Moors murderers. As you turn onto the Wessenden track you will see Butterley Spillway to your right. %PDF-1.6 % This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Marsden Moor Estate Office, The Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6DH.

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