#moors murders

[hillside-dangler]

David & Maureen Smith, 1965 C)(C

Ian Brady had been grooming the younger David Smith, whom he saw as a potential accomplice to assist with bank robberies and murder. Brady and girlfriend Myra Hindley had already killed four children and buried their bodies in the Yorkshire Moors. After Smith married Myra’s younger sister, Maureen, the four became tight.

On the evening of 6 October 1965, Brady brings 17 year old Edward Evans home “for a drink” (translation: To rape and murder him)

Mid-murder, Brady asks Myra to call Dave and get him over. He arrives shortly after with a bottle of red wine. He would soon become the prime witness in the Moors Murders case.

Brady, a depraved psychopath had invited Smith over to watch him kill. He wanted to impress him but also needed help cleaning up the mess. A hatchet to the head was followed by strangulation with electrical cord. The attack was brutal. Brady sprained his own ankle from the physical force it took to kill Evans, who was much older than previous victims. When Brady asks Smith to help dispose the body, Smith agrees, but would later call police from a public telephone booth.

Although Mr and Mrs Smith were fully exonerated, they became the target of much public abuse. They were physically attacked regularly and evicted from their homes. After stabbing another man during a fight, in an attack he claimed was triggered by the abuse he had suffered since the trial, Smith was sentenced to three years in prison in 1969.

In 1990, the couple would be immortalised on the album cover ‘Goo’, by American band Sonic Youth.

Goo and The Moors Murders

#true crime #serial killers #criminal investigations #crime after crime #Moors murders #David smith #Manchester #Maureen Smith #sonic Youth #Goo #album cover #Maureen Hindley #Ian Brady #Myra Hindley

[surfinusa]

Myra Hindley’s sister, Maureen, with her husband, David, who helped stop the Moors Murders.

The inspiration behind the album cover for ‘Goo by Sonic Youth’

#vintage #60s #moors murders #1950s #serial killer

[crimesandcuriosities]

What Happened to the Most Infamous Murder Houses in the UK?

The stories behind the real-life ‘Houses of Horrors’ in 20th century England— and what has become of them since.

Pictured above are the infamous homes in which some of Britain's most notorious killers lived and committed their heinous murders. They are recognised to this day as the real-life 'Houses of Horrors' which were, in the second half of the 20th century, plastered across the front covers of global newspapers from the 1950s through to the 1990s.

In true crime books, podcasts and documentaries, the buildings above are still frequently named in association with the crimes that took place within their walls - these crimes being some of the worst the UK has ever seen.

John Reginald Christie killed and buried eight women at 10 Rillington Place, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley killed two out of five child victims at 16 Wardle Brook Avenue, Fred and Rose West killed at least nine young girls and women at 25 Cromwell Street, and Dennis Nilsen killed three of at least twelve young boys and men in his apartment at 23D Cranley Gardens.

This post details the gruesome history of the houses and also what has become of them since their era of notoriety. The full article is available to read here.

#long post #serial killers #fred and rose west #dennis nilsen #john reginald christie #moors murders #ian brady #myra hindley #history #true crime #murder

[rockyandsparky]

Lucy Letby is now the 4th woman in British history to receive “never to be released” status.

The first was Myra Hindley (who died in 2002).

The 2nd was Rose West (currently incarcerated at HM Prison New Hall, Flockton, West Yorkshire).

The third was Joanna Dennehy (currently incarcerated at HMP Low Newton, near Durham).

#moors murders #myra hindley #lucy letby #Joanna Dennehy #rose west

[korpsetale]

Ian Brady Art

(He never had a plant named Jimmy, it was a concept for the art itself bahaha)

#ian brady #serial killer #tcc art #tc community #tcc #moors murders #myra hindley #illustration #art

[the-black-mask]

〰️ T H E S M I T H S 〰️

David & Maureen (Hindley) Smith

The Smiths: Band Name

David Smith: Moors Murders

Sonic Youth: 'Goo' album cover

#Goo sonic Youth #album cover outtakes #The Smiths #David Smith #Maureen Smith #Moors Murders #Manchester #Myra Hindley #ian brady #murder trial #true crime #criminal investigation

[thecrimecrypt]

Crimes That Shook Britain (North West)

Moors Murders Not just notorious in the UK, the name Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are synonymous with evil worldwide. In the 1960s the twisted couple tortured and violently murdered Pauline Reade, 16, John Kilbride, 12, Keith Bennett, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.

During their killing spree, Brady and Hindley posed for photos at the murder scenes and gravesites on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester.

Both were convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to life. Hindley died behind bars in 2002, aged 60. She was so despised that 20 local undertakers refused to handle her body. Brady spent 19 years in standard prisons before being transferred to a high-security psychiatric hospital where he died in 2017 at the age of 79.

The Murders of PCs Bone and Hughes In November 2012, wanted killer Dale Cregan, 29, had made a hoax call to police. When PC Nicola Hughes, 23, and PC Fiona Bone, 32, attended, Cregan fired 32 bullets at them and launched a grenade before driving off. Both officers died.

In February 2013, Cregan admitted both murders at Preston Crown Court. He was given a whole life order, and also convicted of two other murders and three attempted murders.

Then-PM David Cameron honoured PC Bone and PC Hughes, calling their murders ‘an act of pure evil’.

Harold Shipman Britain’s most prolific serial killer, GP Harold Shipman, worked in The Hyde area of Manchester. In January 2000, he was found guilty of murdering 15 of his patients by lethal injection.

Sentenced to life, it was recommended he never be released. After the trial, an inquiry concluded Shipman had actually killed an estimated 250 victims.

Shipman killed himself in Wakefield Prison in January 2004, on the eve of his 58th birthday.

The Murder of James Bulger The unforgettable CCTV footage remains as chilling as it was back in 1993. Little James Bulger, 2, being led by the hand from The New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, Liverpool, by the boys who’d go on to kill him.

Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both 10, walked the tot for over two miles to railway tracks where they murdered him.

When James’ body was found, he had multiple skull fractures and other injuries that suggested he’d been hit with a metal bar and bricks, kicked and stamped on.

Thompson and Venables became Britain’s youngest convicted murderers in November 1993 for what the judge called ‘an act of unparalleled evil and barbarity’.

The Murder of Anthony Walker At 11pm on 29 July 2005, popular student Anthony Walker, 18, and his cousin walked his girlfriend to the bus stop in Huyton, Liverpool.

As they passed a pub, thug Michael Barton shouted racist abuse at the group, which they ignored. But later, Barton and his friend Paul Taylor ambushed the teenagers.

Anthony’s cousin and girlfriend escaped, while Anthony was killed by Taylor with a blow to the head from an ice axe. That December, Paul Taylor, 20, got 23 years for murder. Michael Barton, 17, got 17 years, reduced by a year in 2016.

Derrick Bird It was the UK’s worst mass shooting since the 1996 Dunblane massacre. In June 2010, taxi driver Derrick Bird, 52, left his home in Rowrah, Cumbria, drove to the home of David, his twin, and shot and killed him.

Then he drove to his family solicitor Kevin Commons’ home and shot him dead, too. His next victim was a fellow taxi driver. By now, police were hunting Bird and told residents of nearby towns to stay indoors. But by the time Bird’s body was found at 1:40pm, he’d killed 12 people and left 25 injured before shooting himself.

At an inquest into Derrick Bird’s death, a medical expert described him as ‘delusional and paranoid’. He’d apparently murdered his brother and solicitor believing they were in cahoots against him over a tax bill. He’d targeted his workmate over a jibe that’d been made over his personal hygiene.

But no one could ever offer a satisfactory explanation of this senseless, devastating crime.

#murder #truecrime #tc community #tcc family #serialkillers #killing #true crime community #serialkiller #blog #the crime crypt #crimes that shook britain #harold shipman #james bulger #moors murders #england

[ghazalesolei]

I realy think need someone like him in my life ...

#edit #ian brady #moors murders #my edit #ian #older man younger woman #older daddy

[overthemoorstomuswellhill]

I hope that after all these years that we have found you Keith.

#Keith bennett #moors murders #ian brady #myra hindley

[themurdererblog]

Myra Hindley, participant in the Moors murders.

Country: United Kingdom

Years Active: 1963-1965

Victim Count: 5

Punishment: Life Imprisonment

#myra hindley #moors murders #united kingdom #life imprisonment #murderer #serial killer #killer #victims #female murderer #female serial killer

[flowersforthedeadgirl]

a letter from Winnie Johnson, the mother of moors murder victim Keith Bennett , to myra hindley asking for information to find his body, dated 31st october 1986.

#winnie johnson #keith bennett #myra hindley #myra is evil #80s #letter #poor mom #poor boy #moors murders

[hillside-dangler]

Ian Brady: Literary Indulgences

All men are divided into ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary.’ Ordinary men live in submission and don't have the right to transgress the law, because, don’t you see, they are ordinary. But extraordinary men have a right to commit any crime and to transgress the law in any way, just because they are extraordinary

)c(

There are certain persons who can... that is, not precisely are able to, but have a perfect right to commit breaches of morality and crimes, and that the law is not for them.

)c(

but never try to answer for what is between a husband and his wife, or a lover and his mistress. There is always one little corner which remains hidden from all the world, and is known only to the two of them. Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ian Brady's childhood was one of loss and instability. His birth was eclipsed by the death of his father which left his mother unable to care for him. She worked as a waitress for hours a day, but couldn't afford a babysitter to watch her new born. This meant she'd be forced to leave Ian home alone, and after several months she decided to give her son away. With the truth of his identity protected by lies, young Ian struggled to trust authority and had no respect for the rules. He was nicknamed Dracula, for his solemn appearance and love of horror movies. His praise of Hitler didn't win him any friends and he'd learn to survive as an outsider. He despised weak people and loved power. He looked down on society and called them all maggots. Ian became his own god and would create his own kingdom. Without the restraint of common law or morality, Brady was free to act on all his sordid desires.

The discovery of Brady's photography, literature and music provided an insight into his sadistic world. There seemed to be a code between the two killers. Photos of Myra posing on the moors, led police to the burial sites of 3 victims. Were they taken as trophy pics to gloat of their conquests or markers for murder locations ?

Before each murder, Brady would buy Myra a new pop record. This was his way of telling her, he had the urge to kill again.

▶️ Theme from 'The Hill' movie

▶️ Theme from The Legion’s Last Patrol: Ken Thorne and His Orchestra.

▶️ 24 Hours From Tulsa: Gene Pitney

▶️ It’s Over: Roy Orbison

▶️ Girl Don’t Come: Sandie Shaw

▶️ Joan Baez: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

#true crime #serial killers #crime after crime #criminal investigations #moors murders #david smith #Ian Brady #marquis de sade #frederick nietzsche #crime and punishment #literature #fyodor dostoevsky #compulsion #mein kampf #myra hindley #joan baez #sandie shaw

[bizarrepotpourri]

So my last story, "Learning the Ropes", is based on an actual case from Great Britain in the 1960s, the Moors Murders. I'm not even trying to disguise it, giving the perps the press nickname of "Monsters of the Moors" and closely sounding names of Curtis Bradley and Mary Ann Huntley (real ones were Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, in case you didn't know).

Now, if you haven't read the story yet, the major spoiler is that I am not glorifying them, just the opposite. The sensationalistic fumetti-style cover should clue you in what happens in the story itself, and I'm not going into the details of the crimes either. As you can see, the cover is based on the photo of actual killers, drawn by Stable Diffusion through image-to-image in the style of horror manga artist Junji Ito in order to make them look creepier (and the fictional killer turned out looking at least as predatory as Brady on his mugshot in all attempts, which I haven't quite expected, but enjoyed).

The other photo is actually not drawn through image-to-image: I ran a prompt requesting the character "crouching with a cute little dog in the hills in autumn" and got two really good shots: this one and another that I posted on Pixiv, with the woman facing right with a fluffy cream shiba inu-like dog at her feet.

If you want to catch up, the story is here:

#ai art #anime art #serial killers #moors murders #myra hindley #stories #my writing #Learning the Ropes

[rockyandsparky]

Ian Brady blowing smoke

#myra hindley #moors murders #ian brady #1966

[korpsetale]

Ian Brady

#true crime art #illustration #art #drawing #personal art #ian brady #moors murders #digital art #true crime #tcc

[maycanady]

iZOMBIE | 3.01 "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother"

#he's known for three episodes and is already joking about murdering for his zombie friends #i love #clive babineaux #malcolm goodwin #liv moore #rose mciver #major lilywhite #robert buckley #clive x liv x major #izombie #izombieedit #dcedit #tvedit #my gifs