Keith Bennett

2022 - 9 - 30

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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".

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

Skull found in hunt for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett (Redditch Advertiser)

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. In a statement, Greater Manchester Police’s force review officer Martin Bottomley said: “At around 11.25am on Thursday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 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.

Police dig for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett (theoldhamtimes.co.uk)

The boy is the only victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley whose body was never recovered. It has been reported that the skull of a child believed ...

Something the police and us as a family had always thought to be the case." There is no way that it is an animal." "We grew up with the terror, thoughts and fears of that morning and it was to be over 20 years until we discovered, or rather had confirmed, that Keith had been a victim of Brady and Hindley. It is the left side of an upper jaw. "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.

Skull found as police dig for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett ... (Manchester Evening News)

The boy was snatched 58 years ago by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. His body has never been found.

"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. Keith was snatched from the street and murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Brady, who lived nearby, was in the back seat. Hindley died in 2002 in prison. Brady went on hunger strike in 1999 and, after several failed attempts to be moved to a prison, he died in Ashworth Hospital in May 2017, aged 79. Brady and Hindley were jailed for life in 1966. "The site was assessed late last night and, this morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity. He became a teenage alcoholic and developed new interests. Police are digging on Saddlewoorth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett after remains were found. 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. In a statement today Greater Manchester Police said: “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.

Police statement on Moors search as Keith Bennett's 'skull found' (Leicestershire Live)

Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried four known victims in Saddleworth Moor.

It is thought that Nazi obsessed Brady was attempting to recreate the shape of a swastika with his murder victim's burial sites. He discovered a skull which is believed to be aged between 11-12, based on the teeth present. A force spokesman said: "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. Alan does not wish to be disturbed at this time and we would ask that his request for privacy is respected." The skull was found by author Russell Edwards, who has spent seven years of painstaking work to locate Keith's grave. Police officers are digging up the Yorkshire Moors in a search for the body of murder victim Keith Bennett.

Keith Bennett: Police dig on Saddleworth Moor after amateur sleuth ... (iNews)

An author who has spent seven years searching for Keith's grave contacted Greater Manchester Police and told them he had found remains a few hundred yards ...

“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. Previous searches of the Moors following discoveries have turned out to be false alarms. “The site was assessed late last night and, this morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity. “It was on my clothes, I stank of it. I worked as a gravedigger when I was 19, that hits you, that smell of death. There is no way that it is an animal.”