Moors murders

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The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.

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Moors murders canonical 6
the Moors Murders case 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal case
murder case
serial killings
alsoKnownAs Moors murders
surface form: the Moors Murders case
charge murder
convictedPerson Ian Brady
Myra Hindley
convictionDate 1966
country United Kingdom
endTime 1965
hasParticipant Greater Manchester Police
defence lawyer Emlyn Hooson
prosecutor Laurence Byrne
impact increased scrutiny of child safety in the UK
lasting notoriety in British criminal history
languageOfName English
legacy frequent reference point in discussions of evil in British culture
subject of numerous books, films, and documentaries
legalStatusOfPerpetrators both denied parole and remained imprisoned for life
location Ashton-under-Lyne
Greater Manchester
Hattersley
Saddleworth Moor
mediaCoverage extensive national press coverage in the United Kingdom
significant international attention
notableFeature burial of victims on Saddleworth Moor
use of audio recordings of a victim as evidence
numberOfVictims 5
perpetrator Ian Brady
Myra Hindley
perpetratorDeath Ian Brady died in 2017
Myra Hindley died in 2002
publicReaction widespread public outrage in Britain
relatedWork Evil Relations
The Gates of Janus
The Moors Murders (television documentaries)
sentence life imprisonment
significantPlace Saddleworth Moor
Wardle Brook Avenue, Hattersley
startTime 1963
trialLocation Chester Assizes
victim Edward Evans
John Kilbride
Keith Bennett
Lesley Ann Downey
Pauline Reade
victimAgeRange 10–17

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Saddleworth Moor knownFor Moors murders
Longford subject Moors murders
Moors murders alsoKnownAs Moors murders
this entity surface form: the Moors Murders case
Ian Brady notableFor Moors murders
Myra Hindley notableFor Moors murders
Myra Hindley convictedOf Moors murders
Myra Hindley coPerpetratorOf Moors murders