Police have today (October 1) said they have not yet found human remains as their search for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett continues after the reported discovery of a skull. The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, with three of them later found buried on Saddleworth Moor in north west England.
But the schoolboy's body was never found following his disappearance in 1964. Forty-eight years later, Keith's mother Winnie Johnson died aged 78 without fulfilling her wish to give him a proper Christian burial.
Fresh hopes were raised on Friday when a report in the Daily Mail revealed that author Russell Edwards believes he has located the youngster's makeshift grave following "extensive soil analysis" which indicated the presence of human remains. It is said Mr Edwards commenced his own dig – close to where the other Moors Murders victims were found – and uncovered a skull with teeth present which independent experts are reported to have concluded is human.
