The Moors Murders; Ian Brady & Myra Hindley

By Alan R. Warren

It was in Manchester, England in 1965, when the police were called to a possible crime scene at the residence of Ian Brady and girlfriend Myra Hindley. What they found in the upstairs spare bedroom were the remains of 17-year-old Edward Evans, who had been cut into pieces with an axe.

After an investigation and search, the police found two suitcases that were full of graphic pictures and a videotape of a young 10-year-old girl, Lesley Ann Downey who had been missing for months. The pictures showed Leslie tied up and tortured. The tape recorded the assault, and when heard at the police station, made people cry and some even vomit.

The mysteries about to unfold shocked not only the UK, but also the entire world. Soon they would become known as the ‘Moors Murders’ - one of the most infamous serial murder cases to come out of Britain.

This book by journalist Alan R. Warren not only reviews the real facts and evidence, describes what REALLY happened behind the closed doors of Brady and Hindley, but also includes actual letters from Ian Brady from the last few years of his life. These give us a unique insight into the mind of Brady; his loves, his hates, and his beliefs in the world of today!

After reviewing several documentaries and reading many of the books already published, I realized that there were many things left unsaid about this case. Even though Myra claimed innocence by not being there when the rapes and murders happened, I suggest that not only was she there, but she was intimately involved; in both the murders and the rapes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alan R. Warren
• Release date: Jun 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463242612

Alan R. Warren

ALAN R. WARREN is the Host of the Popular True Crime History Radio show 'House of Mystery' Heard on the 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles/102.3 F.M. Riverside/ 1050 A.M. Palm Springs/ 540 A.M. KYAH Salt Lake City/ 1150 A.M. KKNW Seattle/Tacoma part of the NBC news talk radio network or listen to on our website at http://www.houseofmysteryradio.com/ or most major podcast platforms.Al Warren has his Masters Degree ( MM) in Music from the University of Washington in Seattle, Bachelor of Arts (BA ) Criminology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and Recording & Sound Engineering Diploma from the Juno Award Winning Bullfrog Studios in Vancouver B.C. Canada.Al Started Writing for Articles in True Case Files Magazine and is still a Contributor and Serial Killer magazine. Since then he has completed 16 true crime books for two different publishers ( RJ Parker/Vronksy Publishing in Toronto, Canada & WildBlue Press in America)His bestsellers include 'Beyond Suspicion' The True Story of Colonel Russell Williams, 'Blood Thirst' the true story of the Vampire Killer of Canada, 'Deadly Betrayal' the true story of Jennifer Pan , 'Last Man Standing' the true story of Jack McCullough, the man that was put away for the oldest unsolved murder case in America, and has since then been released as he did not do the crime. You can read more about him on his website. www.alanrwarren.com

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THE MOORS MURDERERS

THE MOORS MURDERERS

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Alan R. Warren

Alan R. Warren

Copyright

THE MOORS MURDERERS: Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Written by Alan R. Warren

Published in Canada

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Book Description

It was in Manchester, England, in 1965, when the police were called to a possible crime scene at the residence of Ian Brady and girlfriend Myra Hindley. What they found in the upstairs spare bedroom were the remains of 17-year-old Edward Evans, who had been cut into pieces with an axe.

After an investigation and search, the police found two suitcases that were full of graphic pictures and a videotape of a young 10-year-old girl, Lesley Ann Downey, who had been missing for months. The photos showed Leslie tied up and tortured. They tape-recorded the assault, and when heard at the police station, made people cry, and some even vomit.

The mysteries about to unfold shocked not only the UK but also the entire world. Soon they would become known as the Moors Murders − one of the most infamous serial murder cases to come out of Britain.

This book by journalist Alan R. Warren not only reviews the real facts and evidence, but it describes what really happened behind the closed doors of Brady and Hindley. It also includes actual letters from Ian Brady from the last few years of his life that give us a unique insight into the mind of Brady, his loves, his hates, and his beliefs in the world of today.

After reviewing several documentaries and reading many of the books already published, I realized that there were many things left unsaid about this case. Even though Myra claimed innocence by not being there when the rapes and murders happened, I suggest that not only was she there, but she was intimately involved; in both the killings and the rapes.

Dedication

A dedication to all who were lost

John Kilbride | Lesley-Ann Downey | Edward Evans | Pauline Reade | Keith Bennett

Contents

Introduction

1. All I Ever Knew Was You

2. Pauline Reade

3. John Kilbride

4. Keith Bennett

5. Lesley-Ann Downey

6. Edward Evans

7. The Investigation

8. Trial

9. Prison

Epilogue

LETTER ONE - JULY 2015

LETTER TWO - AUGUST 2015

LETTER THREE - OCTOBER 2015

LETTER FOUR - SEPTEMBER 2016

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also By Alan R. Warren

References

Introduction

The Lost Soul

It was the morning of Friday, March 5, 2010. Winnie Johnson was awakened by what sounded like a voice calling out to her. She had sat down the night before on her sofa, thinking about the memorial service that was finally going to happen 46 years after her son, Keith Bennett, had disappeared.

She soon realized that the sounds she was hearing were short gusts of wind blasting across her roof, and not anybody calling to her. As she sat up slowly, she could see that it was still very dark out. She walked towards her living room window and opened her curtains, noticing that it was very cloudy.

It had been a bitterly cold winter with plenty of snow. The news reported that it was the worst winter Manchester had seen since 1987. She wrapped her robe around herself and tied the rope tightly, as it had been disheveled sometime during her night on the sofa.

Winnie walked over to the fireplace mantle and picked up the picture of her son. Walking back to the sofa, she focused on Keith’s eyes in the photo. She was trying to connect with him, trying to get answers, as she had done for so many years.

Sitting back down, Winnie quietly said, Look at my eyes. They are tired and have no answers. They don’t know much, but they know that I love you, and I guess that’s all they’re going to know. She sighed and placed the picture on the coffee table. Winnie willed herself not to cry. She had cried too many times already, and no matter how hard she cried, no matter if she screamed and yelled even, nothing would change.

Winnie replayed in her head the last time she saw her son. She was walking to the market, and her son was running off to meet up with his friends to see a movie. Winnie remembered waving at him and smiling. Every time she rewound and relived this in her mind, she wanted to change it. She even tried to change it. She desperately told him, No, you cannot go. You are to stay here with me and help me do my shopping. But in her mind, she re-imagined the scenario of Keith coming to the market with her, he would somehow disappear from the store, and she would end up in the same place - Keith was gone.

Just before 11 a.m. that same day, Councilor Jim McArdle helped Winnie into the memorial service for Keith at the Manchester Cathedral. Her hair was combed flat across her head, tied back with a band keeping it out of her face, and she wore a black and white speckled dress with a long magenta sweater over it.

Winnie stood in front of a large crowd of people, made up of her family, friends, and neighbors, and the room went silent. She was trembling and felt dizzy. It was all very overwhelming. Not only was this the memorial service that she had always prayed for her son to celebrate his life, but it was also the last step in closing the criminal