"No identifiable human remains" found in search for Moors Murders victim
Police are investigating reports of a bone found on Saddleworth Moor, after being told it could be linked to Keith Bennett
Police investigating the death of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett say they've not found "identifiable human remains" during searches of Saddleworth Moor.
The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and his body has never been found.
Earlier this week, an author investigating Bennett's death alerted police to the possible discovery of a human bone on the moor, where three of the couple's victims were buried.
In a fresh statement, Greater Manchester Police said: “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."