In less than two weeks what began as a missing persons report has turned into a horrific tragedy that has lead law enforcement to the conclusion that 20-month-old Quinton Simon was killed — and thrown into a dumpster.
02.10.2022 - 15:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A drone has been sent up by police searching Saddleworth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett following the reported discovery of what an author 'interpreted' as human remains.
Pictures from Sunday morning (October 2) show officers using the device to carry out further searches of a remote area. Killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady buried teenagers they lured to their deaths on the moors.
No human remains have yet been found in the search, which was launched after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was sent pictures of what was claimed to be part of a jaw bone.
Police say they are 'committed' to conducting the search in 'the most thorough way possible'.
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Author Russell Edwards alerted GMP to the apparent discovery after he brought together a team of experts in a bid to find Keith's remains.
Keith was just 12 when he was murdered after he was lured into a van by Myra Hindley, who asked him to help her with some boxes. Her lover and fellow killer Ian Brady was sat on the back seat, on June 16 1964. He is one of five innocents killed by the pair and known to be buried on Saddleworth Moor. His body was never discovered.
The pair's other victims were Pauline Reade, 16, John Kilbride, 12, Keith Bennett, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
Senior Investigating Officer Cheryl Hughes said on Saturday evening: “Following information received which indicated that potential human remains had been found on the Moors, specialist officers have today (1 October 2022) resumed excavation of a site identified to us.
“This information included photographs of the site and show what experts working with the informant have
In less than two weeks what began as a missing persons report has turned into a horrific tragedy that has lead law enforcement to the conclusion that 20-month-old Quinton Simon was killed — and thrown into a dumpster.
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Officers are still to find any 'identifiable' human remains after spending a third consecutive day searching for Keith Bennett on Saddleworth Moor. Greater Manchester Police has been checking the area since Friday (September 30) after receiving information from an amateur sleuth.
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No human remains have yet been found in the latest moorland search for Keith Bennett, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed. Police began searching an area of moorland near to Dove Stone Reservoir following an informant reporting that discoveries interpreted by experts to be bones had been located.