Profiling A Serial Killers

Emily Raymond

First victim – Pauline Reade • She disappeared on her way to a dance in the Crumpsall district

on the 12 July 1963

• She was 16 years old

• She was killed in Saddlesworth Moor

• She was sexually abused

• She was hit by a shovel which fractured her skull

• The killer had slit her throat with a razor shape knife from behind

• She was almost decapitated

• Her body was then buried

Second victim – John Kilbride• 12 year old boy

• Was on his way home from Aston market place when he disappeared on the 23rd November 1963

• Like Pauline Reade, John was murdered in the moor

• He was sexually assaulted

• It was attempted to slit his throat

• John was strangled with a shoelace

• John was then buried

Third victim – Keith Bennett

• Keith was 12 years old

• Went missing when he was on his way to his grandmothers house on 16th June 1964

• He was also murdered in the Moors, the same as the other two victims

• He was sexually assaulted

• He was strangled with a piece of string

• He was then buried

Fourth victim – Lesley Ann Downey

• She was 10 years old

• She went missing on 26th December 1964

• She was taken to the home of the killer and forced to pose for pornographic photos

• She was also recorded

• She was also raped and strangled with a piece of string

• She was buried in Saddlesworth Moors

Fifth victim – Edward Evans

• He was a 17 years old

• He went missing on October 6th 1965

• He was taken back to the killers house

• His skull was smashed with an axe

• the body was found by the police in the bathroom of the house after a witness had called them

Location

Body findings

• Pauline Reade’s body was found on the 1st July 1987

• John Kilbride’s Body was found on the 21st October 1965

• Keith Bennett’s body has never been found

• Lesley Ann Downey’s body was found in 1965

• Edward Evans’ body found in October 1965

Ian Brady• He was born in a rough area of Glasgow

• He was raised by just his mother but she couldn’t cope

• Ian was unofficial adopted at four months but his mother regularly visited until he was 12

• Between 13 to 16 he was charged on three accounts with housebreaking and burglary

• He was not charged but was sent to live with his mother in Manchester

• a year later he was arrested again and released in 1957

Myra Hindley• Born in Gorton, Manchester

• When Myra’s sister was born, her mum and dadcouldn’t cope with work and children so sent her to live with her grandmother

• Myra’s and her father’s relationship never fully developed

• Parents were delighted to have her babysit their children

• Her best friend died at 13 when he drowned. She felt guilty as she was a strong swimmer and believed she could have saved him but turned down his offer that day to go swimming

• In January 1961 she met Ian