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36. Ibid.
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid.
39. Ibid.
40. The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones QC, MP, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
41. Ibid.
42. Myra Hindley, evidence given at trial. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
43. The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones QC, MP, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
44. Myra Hindley, evidence given at trial. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
45. The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones QC, MP, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
46. Panorama: Myra Hindley, documentary (BBC, 24 November 1997).
47. Topping, Topping, p. 142.
48. Myra Hindley, evidence given at trial. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
49. The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones QC, MP, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
50. Myra Hindley, evidence given at trial. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
51. G. Heilpern QC, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
52. The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones QC, MP, trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
53. Ibid.
54. Ibid.
55. Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson, summing up. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
56. Myra Hindley, letter, May 1966. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
57. Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson, summing up. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
58. Ibid.
59. Trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
60. Ibid.
61. Ibid.
62. Ian Brady, statement to court. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
63. Trial transcripts. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
64. Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson, summing up. See footnote 25, chapter 8.
65. Janie Jones, The Devil and Miss Jones: The Twisted Mind of Myra Hindley (London: Smith Gryphon, 1988), p.148.
66. Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson, sentencing. See footnote 25, chapter 8.When Brady and Hindley left the dock, the judge praised the detective work done on the case in general; he singled out Tyrrell alone for special mention. Although Tyrrell had found the left luggage receipt, without doubt the most crucial work was carried out by Jock Carr, Joe Mounsey, Mike Massheder and Dennis Barrow. None of the men were ever given public recognition for their achievements in the case.
67. Judge Gerald Sparrow, Satan’s Children (London: Odhams Books, 1966), p. 102.
68. Anon., The Gorton & Openshaw Reporter (13 May 1966).
69. Hansford Johnson, On Iniquity, p. 89.
70. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 107.
71. Francis Wyndham, The Sunday Times (8 May 1966).
72. David Rowan and Duncan Campbell, ‘Myra Hindley: My Life, My Guilt, My Weakness’, The Guardian (18 December 1995).
Part V – God Has Forgiven Me: 7 May 1966 – 15 November 2002
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1. Jean Ritchie, Myra Hindley: Inside the Mind of a Murderess (London: Grafton Books, 1988), p. 131.
2. Ibid., p. 132.
3. Marshall Palmer, report, 21 September 1966. National Archive, Myra Hindley, J82/669.
4. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 134.
5. Ibid., p. 133.
6. Joe Chapman, Out of the Frying Pan (London: Chipmunka Publishing, 2009).
7. David Rowan and Duncan Campbell, ‘Myra Hindley: My Life, My Guilt, My Weakness’, The Guardian (18 December 1995).
8. Ann West, For the Love of Lesley: Moors Murders Remembered by a Victim’s Mother (London: W.H. Allen & Co., 1989), p. 115.
9. William Mars-Jones QC, ‘The Moors Murders’ address given to the Medico-Legal Society, 9 November 1967.
10. Lady Tree is the founder of Fine Cell Work, a charity that employs prisoners to make skilled needlework and tapestry, which is sold through ‘premium’ outlets such as the shop at Highgrove or via commissions. There are currently 350 prisoners involved in the scheme.
11. Lady Anne Tree, Peter Stanford interview for the Independent on Sunday Review.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. Joe Chapman, author interview, Oxford, 18 July 2009.
16. Myra Hindley, letter, 1967. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
17. Nellie had been using the name Hettie Moulton for some time, but to avoid confusion she is referred to throughout this book as Nellie.
18. The 1968 Theatres Act abolished censorship.
19. Ann West was left cold by Williams’ method of interviewing, as was Danny Kilbride, who refused to allow his name to be included in the book. Williams wanted to include two chapters about Keith Bennett and Pauline Reade but was dissuaded by his publisher’s lawyers.
20. Myra Hindley, letter, 15 June 1968. Hull University; Brynmore Library.
21. Ibid. On 24 June 1967, Benfield wrote to Emlyn Williams, heading his letter ‘Extremely Confidential’, to ask him about his sources. His main concerns were the pornographic photos of Brady and Hindley, and her diary. Williams replied that Maureen had given him a copy of the diary, but on his own typewritten copy of the diary he’d scribbled, ‘Found in wardrobe, 16.’ He claimed to have been given the pornographic photos by ‘Bill’, whose real name he’d forgotten and whose address he’d lost. However, in a very jolly letter written to Williams’ wife in 1969, William Mars-Jones’s wife stated that her husband and Emlyn were great pals and the four of them should have lunch. She signed her letter, ‘Yours sincerely, Sheila Mars-Jones (“Mrs Bill”)’. (Emlyn Williams Collection, Preliminary Notes, Ref: L3/4, National Library of Wales.)
22. Myra Hindley, letter, 15 June 1968. Hull University; Brynmore Library.
23. Lady Anne Tree, Peter Stanford interview for the Independent on Sunday Review.
24. Tania Branigan, ‘High Profile Allies Led Call for Release’, The Guardian (16 November 2002).
25. Robert Wilson, Devil’s Disciples: Moors Murders (Dorset: Javelin Books, 1986), p. 161.
26. Myra Hindley, letter, 1967. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
27. Myra Hindley: The Prison Years, documentary (Granada Anglia, 2006).
28. Internal memo, 13 January 1969. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/86.
29. Internal memo, 14 January 1969. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/86.
30. Fred Harrison, Brady and Hindley: The Genesis of the Moors Murders (London: Grafton Books, 1987), p. 156.
31. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 233.
32. Myra Hindley, letter, 1966. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
33. Harrison, Brady and Hindley, p. 156.
34. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 161.
35. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 168.
36. Ibid., p. 155.
37. Myra Hindley, letter, 1969. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
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1. Myra Hindley, letter, 1970. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
2. Robert Wilson, Devil’s Disciples: Moors Murders (Dorset: Javelin Books, 1986), p. 162.
3. Fred Harrison, Brady and Hindley: The Genesis of the Moors Murders (London: Grafton Books, 1987), p. 154.
4. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 163.
5. Jean Ritchie, Myra Hindley: Inside the Mind of a Murderess (London: Grafton Books, 1988), p. 152.
6. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 163. Note: Ritchie has Myra writing this after an outing to Hampstead Heath with Dorothy Wing.
7. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 158.
8. Ibid., p. 234.
9. According to Robert Wilson’s book Devil’s Disciples, Tricia exchanged letters with Myra at Nellie’s address using the name Glynis Moors.
10. Ian’s foster mother died of heart failure in 1970, and his foster brother, Robert Sloan, died from the same complaint in middle age. His foster sister, May, contracted tuberculo
sis and her sister, Jean, took an overdose in 1988. Journalists tracked down his foster brother, John, in 2005, but he refused to speak to them.
11. Peter Topping, Topping: The Autobiography of the Police Chief in the Moors Murders Case (London: Angus and Robertson, 1989), p. 131.
12. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 164.
13. Ibid.
14. Duncan Staff, ‘Dangerous Liaison’, The Guardian (14 October 2006).
15. Ann West, For the Love of Lesley: Moors Murders Remembered by a Victim’s Mother (London: W.H. Allen & Co., 1989), p. 104.
16. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 165.
17. It was usual, but not regulatory, for the governor to obtain Home Office permission first.
18. Myra Hindley, letter, 1972. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
19. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 166. A life sentence was then reckoned as twenty-one years, with any long-term prisoner entitled to apply for parole after serving a third of their sentence; that left Myra within six months of being legally eligible to apply.
20. Ibid., pp.166–7.
21. Norman Luck, ‘Hearts and Flowers’ (22 February 2008). Gentlemen Ranters website: www.gentlemenranters.com.
22. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 175.
23. Following the trial, the Home Office reviewed the information given by Pat Ali and awarded her £1,500 as compensation for her lost remission.
24. Danny Kilbride, author interview, Manchester, 21 August 2009.
25. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 168.
26. Myra Hindley, letter, 1974. Reproduced with the kind permission of Andrew McCooey.
27. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 187.
28. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 168.
29. Janie Jones, The Devil and Miss Jones: The Twisted Mind of Myra Hindley (London: Smith Gryphon, 1988), pp. 158–9.
30. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 169.
31. Internal memos, November 1975. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, NA, 336/26.
32. Sara Trevelyan, author interview, Edinburgh, 24 June 2009.
33. On 8 November 1972, The Times reported David Smith’s acquittal at Manchester Crown Court for the murder of his father, who was in the last stages of cancer when Dave gave him a drink mixed with 20 sodium amytal tablets. He received a nominal two-day sentence.
34. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 235.
35. Ibid., p. 238.
36. Ibid.
37. Ibid., p. 243.
38. Internal memo, 26 March 1976. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141.
39. Jones, The Devil and Miss Jones, p. 164.
40. Ibid., pp. 114–5.
41. Internal memo, 26 September 1976. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141.
42. Pat Carlen, Criminal Women (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1985), pp. 157–8.
43. Internal memo, 28 September 1976. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141.
44. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 190.
45. Carlen, Criminal Women, pp. 157–8.
46. Myra Hindley, letter, 6 October 1976. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141.
47. ‘Find that . . .’ Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 191; ‘both laughed . . .’ internal memo, 28 February 1977. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141. After her release from jail, Josie worked for the charity Women in Prison, but ended up inside again. She died in Bulwood prison in October 1997, found slumped in a pool of blood in the prison’s healthcare unit. She had a severed artery in her wrist and a lethal level of sedatives in her blood. Two inquests failed to reach a conclusive verdict about her death.
48. Peter Stanford, The Outcasts’ Outcast: A Biography of Lord Longford (Gloucester: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2006), p. 348.
49. Ibid., pp. 348–9.
50. Anne Maguire, author interview, London, 29 July 2009.
51. Ibid.
52. Internal memo, 28 February 1977. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/141.
53. Sara Trevelyan, author interview, Edinburgh, 24 June 2009.
54. Anne Maguire, author interview, London, 29 July 2009.
55. There had already been one play about the Moors case; in 1970, a theatre in Germany staged Pre-Paradise Sorry Now, which has recently been revived.
56. Myra Hindley, letter, 16 May 1977. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/148. The correspondent’s name has been blacked out by the censor.
57. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 172.
58. Ibid.
59. Jones, The Devil and Miss Jones, p. 218.
60. Myra Hindley, letter, 1 August 1977. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/110.
61. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 173.
62. Ibid.
63. Myra Hindley, letter, 26 April 1978. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/110.
64. Internal memo, 24 October 1978. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
65. Internal memo, 24 October 1978. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
66. Internal memo, 18 December 1978. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
67. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 202.
68. Jones, The Devil and Miss Jones, p. 134.
69. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, pp. 202–3.
70. Myra Hindley, letter, 16 January 1979. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
71. Myra Hindley letter, 18 January 1979. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
72. Internal memo, 13 March 1979. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/22.
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1. Robert Wilson, Devil’s Disciples: Moors Murders (Dorset: Javelin Books, 1986), p. 175.
2. David Smith paid a moving visit to his ex-wife, at Bill’s request – he hoped Dave’s presence might rouse Maureen from her coma. Eventually, Dave and his wife Mary, together with their daughter Jodie and three sons, moved from Hyde to Lincoln after becoming the focus of a hate campaign by residents in Hyde. Although they were resistant to giving in to such tactics, they decided to leave for the sake of their children.
3. Jean Ritchie, Myra Hindley: Inside the Mind of a Murderess (London: Grafton Books, 1988), p. 240.
4. Elizabeth Longford also wrote to Myra’s mother: ‘. . . I do understand the agony of a mother like yourself. It seems so terribly unnatural that a young and happy girl should leave this world before her own mother.’ (Duncan Staff, ‘Dangerous Liaison’, The Guardian [14 October 2006]).
5. Anne Maguire, author interview, London, 29 July 2009.
6. Myra Hindley letter, 11 July 1980. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/86.
7. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 241.
8. Joe Chapman, Out of the Frying Pan (London: Chipmunka Publishing, 2009).
9. Myra Hindley letter, 27 January 1981. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/86.
10. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 186.
11. Internal report, 3 November 1981. National Archive, Myra Hindley Home Office files, HO336/145.
12. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 206.
13. Revd Peter Timms, author interview, Sussex, 28 July 2009.
14. Bridget Astor, author interview, London, 28 July 2009.
15. Revd Peter Timms, author interview, Sussex, 28 July 2009.
16. Ibid.
17. David Astor, 14 December 1982. From the David Astor archive, private collection.
18. Sara Trevelyan, author interview, Edinburgh, 24 June 2009.
19. Ritchie, Myra Hindley, p. 209. According to David Staff’s The Lost Boy, in July 1982 Linda Melvern visited Hindley’s mother and offered to pay her gas bill in return for the tartan album.
20. Wilson, Devil’s Disciples, p. 180.