Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News Halton not asked to cremate Brady 2017-05-25 - ● ● Halton Borough Council has not been asked to cremate the body of Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who died last week, aged 79 The victims of Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who has died in hospital. From left: John Kilbride, 12, 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey, Edward Evans, 17, Pauline Reade, 16, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett, whose body has never been found