New hope for access to Ian Brady’s briefcase

A lawyer for the family of the last missing Moors murders has said that he hopes that renewed interested in the case may help get access to two briefcases left behind by the killer Ian Braddy.

John Anile has long been represented by 12-year-old Keith Bennett’s family-one of the five children killed by Brady and his lover Myra Hindle in the 1960s.

Brady never explained the place of her remains despite Keith’s mother Winnie Johnson, Who died in 2012Begging him to do so.

Mr. Anile said that Keith’s family and police had been trying for years to get their hands on the briefcase, including personal papers, which could provide clues about burying Keith.

Brady, who was jailed in 1966, buried four of his victims in graves on Sadalworth Moore, Greater Manchester, Where comprehensive discoveries for kith Has taken place.

Keith’s brother Alan Bennett Has previously claimed The suitcase was abandoned with Robin Makin, a Solicitor of Brady, located in Liverpool, who refused to hand over his “personal petition” and police requests to him.

Mr. Makin did not respond to the remarks request.

Mr. Anile said that the Greater Manchester Police had failed for warrant to reach after the briefcase. Brady dies in May 2017 At Ashworth Hospital, a safe psychiatry unit in Mercesis where he was detained since 1985.

But he said that the court had not given a warrant to the force, even after converting the law to 2022, it became easy for the police to get evidence, which could help them find human remains.

“This law was passed and I think the police tried to act on it, but it did not give them, it seems, any additional powers,” said Mr. Anile.

“I think the police have been informed that there is no such information [about Keith’s whereabouts] Solicitor’s hands and as a result we have not been able to take it forward yet. ,

However, Mr. Anile said A new BBC documentary on the caseWhich was discovered that 200 pages were missing from an autobiography written by Brady, helping the police push fresh for access.

He said, “The latest information that some pages from the autobiography have been passed to this Solicitor – which will enable them, I agree, apply in court so that they can reach them,” he said.

“So we will further discuss with the Greater Manchester Police to see what action they propose.”

Mr. Anile said that when there was no suggestion that the missing memoir page was in the briefcase, the family was “worried” to anything that could help him respond.

“I don’t think they are connected, but a combination of the contents of those pages and matters, if all of them are examined and kept together, it can make a picture that is really useful,” he said.

“The family is desperate to close and find Keith’s body.”

A GMP representative stated that the force “always committed to finding answers to Keith Bennett’s family”.

He said: “Keith’s family is central for any action regarding this case and our views remain with him.”

Bal said that it would consider “care and answer” for any “reliable evidence”.