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The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965.The victims were five children—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans—aged between 10 and 17, at least four of whom were sexually assaulted.
Ian Brady is in custody following his arrest, and has already admitted murdering Edward Evans. However, Myra Hindley is still at liberty, as police begin a murder investigation. David Smith tells police that he recalls Brady's claims that he has committed murders in the past, and buried the bodies on nearby Saddleworth Moor. Brady and Hindley ...
With accomplice Myra Hindley, he buried the children in shallow graves on Saddleworth Moor. From being declared insane in 1985 until his death he was held in a mental hospital and was on long-term hunger strike, which led to him being force-fed through a tube. In 2001, he published a book on serial killing. The body of one of his victims, 12 ...
Victims of the so-called "Moors murderers" Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, who sexually assaulted, murdered and then buried their underage victims in shallow graves. Four of the victims' gravesites were eventually discovered, with the only exception being Bennett's, whose body still has not been found. [54] [55] Murdered Various John Kilbride: 12
Other artists have deliberately employed the notoriety of the murders to shock their audience, as with the short-lived punk band The Moors Murderers in 1977-8, and Marcus Harvey's large portrait of Myra Hindley, created from the handprints of children, which had to be temporarily removed from display at the Sensation exhibition at the Royal ...
Myra Hindley: 2002-11-15 United Kingdom: Died in hospital after heart attack in prison British serial killer Habibullah: 2002-12-04 Afghanistan (detained by the United States) Pulmonary embolism due to blunt force injury to the legs [15] Mullah, brother of a Taliban leader His death was initially attributed to "natural causes" by the military.
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Hindley, Myra: 1963–1965 5 5 Died in prison Committed the so-called Moors murders with boyfriend Ian Brady, killing five children and burying four of their bodies on Saddleworth Moor [34] Ireland, Colin: 1993 5 5 Died in prison Known as "The Gay Slayer"; killed five gay men in London to seek attention from the media [35] Jebson, Ronald: 1970 ...