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| Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett ends with no evidence found | Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett ends with no evidence found |
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| Keith Bennett, who was killed in 1964, is the only victim whose remains were not found | Keith Bennett, who was killed in 1964, is the only victim whose remains were not found |
| A search for the last victim of the Moors murderers has been completed with no evidence of human remains being found, police have said. | |
| Greater Manchester Police began searching Saddleworth Moor on Friday after detectives received information from a member of the public. | |
| The force said the search had now ended. | |
| Police previously said they would continue to act on information "which may lead to the recovery of Keith". | |
| Keith Bennett was one of five youngsters killed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s and he remains their only victim whose remains have never been found. | Keith Bennett was one of five youngsters killed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s and he remains their only victim whose remains have never been found. |
| The 12-year-old went missing while on his way to see his grandmother in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester on 16 June 1964. | The 12-year-old went missing while on his way to see his grandmother in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester on 16 June 1964. |
| His mother Winnie Johnson, who died in 2012, spent her life trying to locate her son's body, even taking to the moor herself, armed with a spade. | His mother Winnie Johnson, who died in 2012, spent her life trying to locate her son's body, even taking to the moor herself, armed with a spade. |
| Police said the search of the moor had seen "excavation by accredited forensic experts" | Police said the search of the moor had seen "excavation by accredited forensic experts" |
| The new search was a result of evidence gathered across seven years by author and investigator Russell Edwards, who told BBC Radio Manchester he was "convinced" he had found the boy's remains. | The new search was a result of evidence gathered across seven years by author and investigator Russell Edwards, who told BBC Radio Manchester he was "convinced" he had found the boy's remains. |
| He also said if the search was not a success, he would give up his own hunt and had "no intentions or desires to visit Saddleworth Moor for the rest of my life". | He also said if the search was not a success, he would give up his own hunt and had "no intentions or desires to visit Saddleworth Moor for the rest of my life". |
| Keith Bennett: The "lost" victim of the Moors Murders | Keith Bennett: The "lost" victim of the Moors Murders |
| Who were the Moors murderers' victims? | Who were the Moors murderers' victims? |
| Ian Brady: The killer who showed no remorse | Ian Brady: The killer who showed no remorse |
| On Tuesday, the force said "no bones, fabric or items of interest" were found at a site identified by Mr Edwards, but its forensic teams were continuing a search of the wider area. | On Tuesday, the force said "no bones, fabric or items of interest" were found at a site identified by Mr Edwards, but its forensic teams were continuing a search of the wider area. |
| Police said they had now closed the scene on Saddleworth Moor "following completion of excavation by accredited forensic experts, concluding that there is currently no evidence to indicate the presence of human remains". | |
| Daniel Sandford looks back at the revulsion caused by Brady's crimes | Daniel Sandford looks back at the revulsion caused by Brady's crimes |
| Daniel Sandford looks back at the revulsion caused by Brady's crimes | Daniel Sandford looks back at the revulsion caused by Brady's crimes |
| Brady and Hindley tortured and killed five youngsters between 1963 and 1965. | Brady and Hindley tortured and killed five youngsters between 1963 and 1965. |
| Brady, who was born in Glasgow but later moved to Manchester, was jailed in 1966 for the murders of John Kilbride, aged 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17. | Brady, who was born in Glasgow but later moved to Manchester, was jailed in 1966 for the murders of John Kilbride, aged 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17. |
| In 1985, after being moved to a secure hospital, Brady also admitted murdering Keith and 16-year-old Pauline Reade. | In 1985, after being moved to a secure hospital, Brady also admitted murdering Keith and 16-year-old Pauline Reade. |
| Edward's body was found by police at Brady and Hindley's shared home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, while the remains of Lesley Ann, Pauline and John were found on Saddleworth Moor. | Edward's body was found by police at Brady and Hindley's shared home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, while the remains of Lesley Ann, Pauline and John were found on Saddleworth Moor. |
| Police have carried out a number of searches of the moor to try and find Keith's remains, including two in which they were joined by the murderers themselves, but his body has never been found. | Police have carried out a number of searches of the moor to try and find Keith's remains, including two in which they were joined by the murderers themselves, but his body has never been found. |
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