The Moors Murders: A Twisted “Ride or Die” Love Story

The Most Evil Woman in Britain

Known as the most evil woman in Britain, Myra Hindley helped her boyfriend Ian Brady sexually assault, physically torture, and brutally murder five children, which would eventually be dubbed as the Moors murders. Myra Hindley maintained that Brady made her do it and that she was just another one of his victims. Is there any truth to this? Or was she trying to make her crimes appear less heinous?

A portrait of Myra Hindley.

Photo by Greater Manchester Police/Getty Images

Between 1963 and 1965, Myra Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, lured children into their car: Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, and Lesley Ann Downy entered their car under the pretense that they were getting a ride home. Instead, they went to Saddleworth Moor, a secluded area not far from Manchester.

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