Saddleworth Moor
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| Locations | Northern England |
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| Easiest route | Pennine Way |
| Parent range | Peak District National Park |
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| ID | 2069869 |
About Saddleworth Moor
Saddleworth Moor is a moorland in North West England. Reaching more than 1,312 feet above sea level, it is in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. It is crossed by the A635 road and the Pennine Way passes to its eastern side.
Rochdale grooming: Predatory gang jailed for child abuse
... The girls were sexually assaulted in cars, public parks, on Saddleworth Moor and in flats and houses in Rochdale, the jury was told...
Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett ends with no evidence found
... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) began searching Saddleworth Moor on Friday after the force said it received a report of " possible human remains"...
Moors Murders: No bones found in search for Keith Bennett
... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a search of Saddleworth Moor had produced " no visible evidence to suggest the presence of human remains"...
Moors Murders: No remains yet found in search for Keith Bennett
... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it on Saddleworth Moor...
Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett's body restarts
... Greater Manchester Police said it had received information about a " site of interest" on Saddleworth Moor...
Brother wants Moors Murderer Ian Brady's briefcase contents revealed
... His brother believes the cases may reveal clues about where Brady and lover Myra Hindley buried Keith on Saddleworth Moor...
Moors Murders: Search for Keith Bennett ends with no evidence found
A search for The Last victim of the Moors murderers has been completed with " no evidence to indicate The Presence of human remains" being found, police have said.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) began searching Saddleworth Moor on Friday after The Force said it received a report of " possible human remains".
It said The Search had now ended.
The Force previously said it 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.
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, spent her life trying to locate her son's body, even taking to The Moor herself, armed with a spade.
The new search was a result of evidence gathered across seven years by author and investigator Russell Edwards, who told 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".
On Tuesday, The Force said were found at a site identified by Mr Edwards, but its forensic teams were continuing a search of the wider area.
GMP said it 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".
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.
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 .
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.
Source of news: bbc.com
