For Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, Manchester was their hunting grounds, and the moors -- a vast stretch of barren landscape -- was their dumping grounds. Britain's most reviled killers preyed on children, abducting and violently murdering their victims before leaving their bodies in shallow graves. Ordinarily, criminals of this scale would have been executed, but the death penalty was abolished in the UK just a month before the case went to trial. 56 years ago today, Brady and Hindley were sentenced to spend the entirety of their lives behind bars.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
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LINKS + SOURCES:
TV:
The Moors Murders (TV Miniseries) 1999
Moors Murders (All 4 documentary series) 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/was-hindley-worse-than-brady
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39934966
https://brady.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4915384/brother-of-moors-murderers-victim-lesley-ann-downey-should-have-been-with-her-the-day-she-died/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170401/He-saved-children-Two-months-death-beloved-Galway-David-Smiths-wife-Mary-says-credited-helping-bring-Moors-Murderers-justice.html