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Police end search for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett after no remains found

The family of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett face fresh heartache as police confirmed no human remains have been found in a new search for the murdered schoolboy.

The 12-year-old was on his way to his grandmother's house when he was snatched in June 1964 by murderers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady - the third child killed by the couple. Cruelly, the evil pair refused to reveal where Keith's body was buried before their deaths, leaving the family devastated.

The Mirror reports that their hopes were raised last week when amateur detective and author, Russell Edwards, claimed to have found a partial skull on the site, which he believed to be Keith's remains. Police confirmed they had launched a new search in a bid to find these "potential human remains" on Thursday evening last week.

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