Mother’s final plea to Moors murderer

Winnie Johnson

THE mother of a Moors murder victim has made one last plea to killer Ian Brady to tell her where her son is buried.

Winnie Johnson (78) is now critically ill with cancer and her one last wish is to find the remains of her eldest son, Keith Bennett.

Keith was just 12 years old when he was murdered by Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964.

Now, almost 50 years on from Keith’s death, Brady still refuses to say where he buried the youngster’s body — only that it is somewhere on the vast Saddleworth Moor.

But brave Winnie has refused to give up the search to find and bring home her son.

And as a documentary due to be aired on Monday will reveal, she has made one last plea to the killer to tell her the truth about Keith. A spokesman for More 4, which is airing the programme, “Dear Mr Brady”, said: “Out of the five victims of the Moors murderers, only Keith remains buried on Saddleworth Moor.”

Lawyer John Ainley, acting on behalf of Mrs Johnson, said: “Winnie is suffering from cancer and is not in the best of health and has been in hospital.

“There’s only one question she wants answered and that’s where her son Keith is, so she can have a proper family burial during her lifetime.”




“Dear Mr Brady” will be aired on More 4 at 10pm on Monday.