Has body of Keith Bennett been found on Saddleworth Moor and who were Ian Brady and Myra Hindley?

Sophie Wills
By Sophie Wills
Published 30th Sep 2022, 16:36 BST
Updated 30th Sep 2022, 19:20 BST
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Police are searching on Saddleworth Moor.

Police are probing claims that a skull found near Manchester could belong to Moors victim Keith Bennett in a potential major development in the infamous murders carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s.

Police officers are preparing to dig up a section of Saddleworth Moor after the skull, which appears to belong to a child around 12 years of age, was discovered in the area.

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The remains were found through an independent search by an author who is writing a book on the tragic murder. The remains were found through an independent search by an author who is writing a book on the tragic murder.
The remains were found through an independent search by an author who is writing a book on the tragic murder.

‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ author, Russell Edwards and a team of excavators claimed yesterday to have found a skull, though this has yet to be confirmed by police.

Greater Manchester Police said that although it is too early to know if the remains belong to Keith, who was murdered by Brady and Hindley in 1964, they are keeping his family including younger brother Alan Bennett informed.

Who was Keith Bennett?

Keith Bennett 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.