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The infamous "Moors Murders" were committed by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady between 1963 and 1965.

The murders got the name because four of the victims bodies where found on the moor to the north of the A635 road.

The couple stood trial and were convicted of the murders of

John Kilbride, a 12 year old

Lesley Ann Downey, a 10 year old

Edward Evans, a 17 year old

Brady and Hindley later confessed to the murders of

Pauline Reade, a 16 year old

Keith Bennett, a 12 year olf

Several of the victims had been sexually abused and tortured before their deaths. The crimes outraged Britain at the time.

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