What were the Moors Murders?
The murders were committed by Tan Brady and Myra Hindley between November of 1963 and October of 1965. The victims were Lesley Anne Downey (10 years old), John Kilbride (12 years old), and Edward Evans (17 years old). Hindley and Brady committed the murders, buried the bodies “on the moors” and then went about their daily life. The murders were the most gruesome and horrendous thing ever to happen in Manchester and the town was left in fright and shock. Lesley Ann Downey was kidnapped and murdered after being gagged, stripped, and photographed. Edward Evans was strangled and beaten to death by 14 hits with an axe and was later found in Myra Hindley’s upstairs room packed in a blanket. The book, Beyond Belief, tells the tale.
