‘Leave him out for the bin men’
Detectives search Saddleworth Moors. The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley (left) between July 1963 and October 1965. The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17, Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans
He said: “It was obvious that the end was fairly close. I went to see him and spent a few hours with him.
“He was in the last hours of his life so he was pretty weak but we were able to discuss a few things and sort out what he wanted to be done.”
Mr Makin, who represented Brady for more than 25 years, said: “Clients have their challenges and some are easier to deal with than others. I would sort of say at the end I had a rapport with him and knew what he wanted.”
Norie Miles, a close friend of Keith’s mother, Winnie Johnson, said Keith’s brother Alan would continue to search for his body.
She said: “Alan is still searching for Keith and has areas of interest.
“He will never give up and none of us will ever give up supporting him.
“Our thoughts are with him and all the other families as well.”
In 1966, Brady and Hindley were jailed for life for the killings of John Kilbride, 12, 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans, 17.
They went on to admit the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett.
Glasgow-born Brady had been held at Ashworth High Security Hospital since 1985. Hindley died in jail aged 60 in November 2002.
Chief Insp Ian Hanson, chairman of the Greater Manchester branch of the Police Federation, said “monster” Brady’s body should be “left out for the bin men.”
He said: “When somebody dies, it is natural in a civilised society we show compassion. However, there are exceptions.
“He had no right to breathe the same air as those decent and dignified relatives whom he tortured for decades by refusing to assist in the search for their loved ones.
“Ashworth Hospital can leave him out for the bin men.” He had no right to breathe the same air as those decent and dignified relatives whom he tortured for decades by refusing to assist in the search for their loved ones.