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| Moors body search is called off | Moors body search is called off |
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| The hunt for the last remaining undiscovered victim of the Moors murderers has been called off, Greater Manchester Police has said. | The hunt for the last remaining undiscovered victim of the Moors murderers has been called off, Greater Manchester Police has said. |
| Keith Bennett, the third victim of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, disappeared in June 1964. | Keith Bennett, the third victim of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, disappeared in June 1964. |
| A search of Saddleworth Moor in 2008 tried to match up photos taken by Hindley and Brady with aerial shots of the moor in an attempt to find him. | A search of Saddleworth Moor in 2008 tried to match up photos taken by Hindley and Brady with aerial shots of the moor in an attempt to find him. |
| The 12-year-old's disappearance has been classified as dormant by police. | The 12-year-old's disappearance has been classified as dormant by police. |
| They say only a major scientific breakthrough or fresh evidence would see the hunt for his body restart. | They say only a major scientific breakthrough or fresh evidence would see the hunt for his body restart. |
| Ian Brady is held at Ashworth High Security Hospital in Merseyside. | Ian Brady is held at Ashworth High Security Hospital in Merseyside. |
| He was convicted in 1966 along with Hindley, his former lover, of murdering 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey, Edward Evans, 17, and 12-year-old John Kilbride. | He was convicted in 1966 along with Hindley, his former lover, of murdering 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey, Edward Evans, 17, and 12-year-old John Kilbride. |
| I will never give up as long as I have breath in my body Winnie Johnson Keith Bennett's mother | |
| He was transferred to Ashworth in 1985 and, two years later, finally confessed to murdering Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, 12, who went missing on the way to his grandmother's house in Manchester. | He was transferred to Ashworth in 1985 and, two years later, finally confessed to murdering Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, 12, who went missing on the way to his grandmother's house in Manchester. |
| Brady and Hindley were taken separately to the moors to try to find the bodies. | Brady and Hindley were taken separately to the moors to try to find the bodies. |
| Scientists believed that, due to the nature of the soil on the moors, it would be likely that some of the 12-year-old's remains would still be preserved. | Scientists believed that, due to the nature of the soil on the moors, it would be likely that some of the 12-year-old's remains would still be preserved. |
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| Eventually police managed to locate the remains of Pauline Reade but, despite many weeks of digging, they were unable to find the remains of Keith Bennett. | |
| The investigation also called on the resources of, amongst others, clinical psychologists, imagery experts, search advisors, geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, archaeologists and anthropologists. | The investigation also called on the resources of, amongst others, clinical psychologists, imagery experts, search advisors, geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, archaeologists and anthropologists. |
| Keith's mother, Winnie Johnson, said: "I am 76 in September and I just want Keith found. | |
| Ian Brady was convicted of the murders of five children | |
| "I will never give up as long as I have breath in my body - not just for me but for my family and all of those around me. | |
| "What Brady has done and continues to do is just so cruel." | |
| Det Ch Supt Steve Heywood said: "The Moors murders have cast a long and dark shadow over the history of our region. | Det Ch Supt Steve Heywood said: "The Moors murders have cast a long and dark shadow over the history of our region. |
| "We had all hoped that we would find the body of that little boy who was taken so cruelly away all those years ago and finally allow his family to lay him to rest. | "We had all hoped that we would find the body of that little boy who was taken so cruelly away all those years ago and finally allow his family to lay him to rest. |
| "Sadly we have not found his body and we reluctantly have to say that for now we have exhausted all of the avenues available to us. | |
| "In the end, one man holds the key to where Keith Bennett's body is. | |
| "One act of humanity would help Winnie find some peace and allow her to give her son the burial she so desperately wants." |