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In this episode of pplpod, we delve into the dark history of the Moors murders, a series of child killings that terrorized Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965. We profile the perpetrators, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, a couple described by their trial judge as "two sadistic killers of the utmost depravity".

Join us as we cover:

• The Partnership: How Brady, a man fascinated by Nazi atrocities and the Marquis de Sade, and Hindley, a woman infatuated with him, came together to plan what they believed would be the "perfect murder",,.

• The Victims: The tragic abductions of five children and teenagers—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey, and Edward Evans—at least four of whom were sexually assaulted.

• The Investigation: How the murders were exposed after Hindley’s brother-in-law, David Smith, witnessed the killing of 17-year-old Edward Evans and alerted the police,.

• The Aftermath: The discovery of bodies in shallow graves on Saddleworth Moor, the chilling tape recordings played at trial, and the lifelong incarceration of the killers,,.

Decades later, the case remains unresolved for the family of Keith Bennett, whose body has never been found despite repeated searches and brief confessions from the killers before their deaths in prison,,.