How Moors murderer Ian Brady tormented victim Keith Bennett’s family for decades by refusing to reveal where the youngster’s body lies
TWISTED Ian Brady never revealed where he buried Keith Bennett - and used the torment of the 12-year-old’s family to entertain himself.
Brady repeatedly claimed he knew where Keith’s grave was, but vowed never to tell despite the pleas of the lad’s brother Alan and his mum Winnie Johnson, who died in 2012.
Youngster Keith was tragically murdered aged just 12 years old by Brady and Myra Hindley.
Keith was on his way to his grandmother’s house on June 16, 1964, when he was snatched away.
Hindley lured the 12-year-old boy into her van.
She drove to a lay-by on the Moor and Brady took the boy while Hindley kept watch.
Brady reappeared 30 minutes later having sexually assaulted and strangled Keith.
Keith's family have wondered for years where their little lad was buried.
Last year Ian Brady was urged to finally name the spot where he killed and buried Keith Bennett, on the 50th anniversary of his life sentence.
The serial killer has remained silent about the 12 year-old's whereabouts since he was jailed and branded "wicked beyond belief" by a judge on 6 May, 1966.
And it was hoped that in his final moments this week, as he lay on his death bed, that Brady would tell officers where Keith was buried.
He refused, however, before dying at approximately 6pm today.
Keith’s brother Alan and family lawyer John Ainley have often walked the moors searching for clues as to his final resting place.
Solicitor John asked Brady to show some compassion and finally pinpoint the grave.
He said: “Now that half a century is nigh, it's time for you to end the hurt, misery and speculation and do the honourable by revealing Keith's final resting place.
"He is the only one of your five victims still buried on the Moors so you should do the honourable thing by telling us the truth about his fate and last moments.
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"By your own admission you are ill and don't have much time left to live, so surely it would be a humane gesture on your part to finally reveal the truth.
"Please God, you won't take the secret to your own grave. You have spent 50 years in jails and psychiatric hospitals so what have you got too lose by being upfront with us?"
John, 68, added: “At this late stage it would be good for you to give us fresh information about Keith's grave so that we, and Alan in particular, can have a degree of peace. Surely, it’s the least you owe us?”
Brady and Hindley were convicted of killing Pauline Reade, 16, John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and 17-year-old Edward Evans.
While locked up he later admitted killing Keith, who he snatched off the street in June 1964, shortly after his 12th birthday.
Keith’s mum, Winnie Johnson, died from cancer in 2012 having never learnt the truth.
It was just hours before Brady died that Terry Kilbride, whose brother John, 12, was also killed by Brady, told The Sun: "I would beg him to do the right thing on his deathbed and tell us where Keith is.
"Now is the time for him to stop playing tricks and come clean.
"If he takes it to the grave, I will feel so sorry for Keith's family. There will only ever be another search if there's fresh evidence. That has to come from him."