Moors murders: Police call off the search for missing boy
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Moors murders: Police call off the search for missing boy
The search for the remains of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett has been called off. The 12-year-old was killed in 1964 by notorious killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. Greater Manchester Police said searches based on the words and photographs of the killers had failed to yield results. Keith was the third of the Moors Murderers' five child victims. A police spokesman said: "The search for the body of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett is to enter a dormant phase after Greater Manchester Police exhausted all the avenues currently available." Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Heywood, head of Manchester's serious crime division, said although the search was over the case would never be closed. He said: "As a force, there is nothing we would have liked more than to draw a close to this dark chapter, and we are very disappointed that we have not located Keith's remains. "But we will never close this case and remain open to any new lines of inquiry which may come about as a result of significant scientific advances or credible or actionable information."
ITN | July 1, 2009
