Moors Murder police widen search for Keith Bennett's remains as dig enters sixth day
The reign of terror came to an end in 1965 when Brady invited Hindley's brother-in-law and friend, David Smith, round to their home.
Over the course of the next few weeks, officers unearthed more evidence linking the couple to unsolved disappearances. In his statement to cops, he described the teenager’s killing. He said: “Ian was standing over him, facing him, with his legs on either side of the young lad’s legs. The lad was still screaming. Ian had a hatchet in his hand. He was holding it above his head and he hit the lad on the left side of his head.Sick Brady never revealed where he buried the bodyPolice was the first officer to call at Brady’s home.
A huge search operation involving 150 officers was launched and on October 16 they found an arm bone. It belonged to Lesley Ann.In May 1966, Brady and Hindley were convicted of killing Edward Evans and Lesley Ann. Brady was also convicted of killing John Kilbride, while Hindley was convicted as an accessory after the fact.Brady got concurrent life terms on each count, while Hindley received two life terms plus seven years in the Kilbride case.
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