Ian Brady: Do you think Ian Brady actually knows the location of Keith Bennett?

Why do they have to wait till he's dead to open the letter? Just open it, he lost his rights when he sexually assaulted, killed, and then buried children, in this case never to be found again.

Why do they have to wait till he's dead to open the letter? Just open it, he lost his rights when he sexually assaulted, killed, and then buried children, in this case never to be found again.

The woman did the crime, so should have had the time. Regardless of whether she participated, she also kept it from the police, and did so on numerous occasions. If all criminals merely said 'I'm sorry for doing it', they would all be released, because they'd all claim to be apologetic for their actions, knowing they'd be released.

I agree that she was more human in admitting her wrongfulness and repenting, but at the same time, she did take the lives of innocent children, and shouldn't have been let out merely for apologising in fear that; A - she may do it again, B - she did the crime, and should do the time, or the system of justice in the UK would be a mockery and based on the specifics of the case and how 'innocent' the person appears, rather than setting a general constant standard for others who do the same.

my point was they were sure she had reformed, and she had also done 16 years longer than the judge had said she should- the point was that she was kept in jail purely because of the notoriety of the case, the home secretary kept increasing her sentance just because of the public reaction each time parole for her was mentioned

imo that is wrong, regardless of how abhorrent the crimes were, if a judge gives a sentance that is what should be served, it should not be extended by the home secretary just because it was an infamous murder and the public says so, only if she was deemed still a threat and many people who worked with her confirmed she wasnt

im not sticking up for hindley by the way, at all, just what i see as a blatant manipulation of the justice system

my point was they were sure she had reformed, and she had also done 16 years longer than the judge had said she should- the point was that she was kept in jail purely because of the notoriety of the case, the home secretary kept increasing her sentance just because of the public reaction each time parole for her was mentioned

imo that is wrong, regardless of how abhorrent the crimes were, if a judge gives a sentance that is what should be served, it should not be extended by the home secretary just because it was an infamous murder and the public says so, only if she was deemed still a threat and many people who worked with her confirmed she wasnt

im not sticking up for hindley by the way, at all, just what i see as a blatant manipulation of the justice system

Yes, he definitely knows. Apparently anyone who was out with him in 1987 and observed his body language could see that; being "disoriented" was seemingly one of his little games and it's said he got himself into a position where he could see the grave to put his own mind at rest wrt. it being undisturbed. His "walking with purpose", some say, was to distract the police and drag them away from a site they wanted to dig up - possibly the real grave site? I hope to God the police kept notes on that so they can go back later.

That said, the ground up there is reportedly soft and peaty which means the body could have shifted a short distance of its own accord over the years.

Are you sure that is why she wasn't released? They confessed to two more child murders in the eighties, so her maximum sentence could have actually been close to ninety years.
I see your point though, if you were right about why she was kept in. Personally I don't think anyone who has ever molested a child (or worse, in this case) should ever be released. Our legal system is too light on them. But still, under current laws your point is valid.



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Also, if we are still sticking with the story that Brady IS alive and we're not being lied to, he is officially superhuman. The 74 year old man has now survived a month without food, which is on top of his medical conditions is pretty much impossible.
If he'd have voluntarily ended his hunger strike it would have been in the papers, as would it be if they'd found a new method of feeding him, so it is starting to look more and more likely that my theory was right.


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Part of me thinks he cant remember where the boys body is buried and is just being his usual controlling self.The other part of me thinks he knows exactly where it is, and is keeping the location to himself.He has ruled that little boys family lives since he killed him.That poor mother went to her grave not knowing where her sons body is, unable to give him the decent burial she wanted to.

That you know of. The newspapers aren't always right, and might essentially manipulate the facts to get readers/might not have been told the details...