Police investigating the death of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett are probing the reported discovery of a human 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.
But the schoolboy's body was never found following his disappearance in 1964 and 48 years later his 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.
