Ian Brady: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video‘s UK arm has pre-bought a suite of true crime docs about some of Britain’s most notorious crimes. The deals with London-based distributor Abacus Media Rights also include acquisitions of two completed series.

Oldham's post Industrial Revolution landscape is well suited William Blake's description of 'dark satanic mills', one of the most striking lines in his famous poem - later adopted in the hymn, Jerusalem. But for some, an older, more natural part of its landscape holds a dark and ancient significance.

Serial baby killer Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life behind bars after receiving the UK's most severe punishment for her crimes.

A notorious serial killer will remain in an isolated underground cell until he dies after spending more than 16,500 consecutive days locked up in isolation.

The UK and Ireland’s true crime specialists have teamed to form an association that establish best production practices in the genre.

The detective who brought Scots serial killer Peter Tobin to justice will host a talk on murderers in Kilmarnock later this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video UK & Ireland has boarded a pair of British true-crime series — one about the infamous Moors Murderer Ian Brady.

A week-long search for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett was "not a waste of time" - despite it ending without any remains being found - a senior police officer has claimed.

Police are continuing to search Saddleworth Moor for the remains of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett. Officers started digging in the area last Friday (September 30) following information supplied by an amateur sleuth who has spent years looking for the child.

Police have escalated efforts to find the remains of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett as the search is poised to enter its sixth day - but as yet no bones have been found.

Police are considering widening their search for the remains of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett. Officers started digging on Saddleworth Moor on Friday following information supplied by an amateur sleuth who has spent years looking for the child.

War veteran and triple amputee Andy Reid is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity to mark the 13th anniversary of getting injured in Afghanistan. The father-of-two from St Helens landed in Tanzania on Friday ahead of his mission to climb the 19,000ft peak in Tanzania, east Africa, with the aim of raising £10,000 for his Standing Tall Foundation.

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.

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.

Years old, but still standing. In the face of the blasting wind and rain hammering the moors above Saddleworth, the enduring memorial to a little boy who lost his life at the hands of murderers - and the mum who never gave up hope of finding him.

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Moors Murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, are known to have killed five people in what is now Greater Manchester between July 1963 and October 1965.The news comes as police are digging on Saddlewoorth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett after remains were found.READ MORE: Boy born with two faces due to 'Sonic the Hedgehog' gene defies odds and survivesThe possible remains were discovered by Russell Edwards, an author looking into the infamous killings that rocked the United Kingdom.Edwards has hypothesised that the Nazi-obsessed killer, who ­strangled his victims with string and buried them on Saddleworth Moor, could have been trying to create a Swastika with the burial sites.Greater Manchester Police have released an official statement detailing the situation but were quick to stress that nothing has been confirmed.As it stands, there is no confirmed connection between the find and the Moors Murderers and it was “ far too early to be certain whether human remains have been discovered”.However, the Mail reported that three independent experts have now identified remains at the site as being human, and probably 11 or 12-years-old according to dental analysis.

It could be one of the most significant breakthroughs to finding the body of the final Moors Murder victim, Keith Bennett.

Winnie Johnson never gave up searching for her son. Tragically she went to her grave without ever discovering the truth.

Almost 60 years ago, the entire nation was left shocked by the unthinkable and evil crimes of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

Fred West are being sold online.The grim greetings have a cartoon drawing of serial killer on the front, and the message on them reads: “Happy Father’s Day.