A drone has been sent up by police searching Saddleworth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett following the reported discovery of what an author 'interpreted' as human remains.
Pictures from Sunday morning (October 2) show officers using the device to carry out further searches of a remote area. Killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady buried teenagers they lured to their deaths on the moors.
No human remains have yet been found in the search, which was launched after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was sent pictures of what was claimed to be part of a jaw bone.
Police say they are 'committed' to conducting the search in 'the most thorough way possible'.
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Author Russell Edwards alerted GMP to the apparent discovery after he brought together a team of experts in a bid to find Keith's remains.
Keith was just 12 when he was murdered after he was lured into a van by Myra Hindley, who asked him to help her with some boxes. Her lover and fellow killer Ian Brady was sat on the back seat, on June 16 1964. He is one of five innocents killed by the pair and known to be buried on Saddleworth Moor. His body was never discovered.
The pair's other victims were Pauline Reade, 16, John Kilbride, 12, Keith Bennett, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
Senior Investigating Officer Cheryl Hughes said on Saturday evening: “Following information received which indicated that potential human remains had been found on the Moors, specialist officers have today (1 October 2022) resumed excavation of a site identified to us.
“This information included photographs of the site and show what experts working with the informant have interpreted as a human jaw bone. No physical evidence of a jaw bone or skull has been examined.
“However, based on the photographs and information provided, and in line with GMP’s usual practice to follow-up any suggestion of human burial, we began our search of the site of interest.
“We have not found any identifiable human remains but our work to excavate the site is continuing.
“Conditions are difficult and it may take us some time to fully complete the excavation but we are committed to ensuring this is undertaken in the most thorough way possible."
The Manchester Evening News understands it will take a week to a fortnight to establish whether any remains are those of Keith.
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