Moors murders timeline

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Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were responsible for the murders of five children in the 1960s, after driving them on to the moor
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Photograph: PA

12 July 1963: Pauline Reade, 16, disappears on her way to a disco

23 November 1963: John Kilbride, 12, is snatched by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, sexually assaulted and murdered

16 June 1964: Keith Bennett is taken after he leaves home to visit his grandmother

26 December 1964: Lesley Ann Downey, 10, is lured away from a funfair and killed

6 October 1965 Brady kills Edward Evans, 17

6 May 1966: Brady given a life sentence at Chester Assizes in 1966 for the murders of John, Lesley Ann and Edward. Hindley was convicted of killing Lesley Ann and Edward and shielding Brady after John's murder, and also jailed for life
1985: Brady is moved to the Ashworth psychiatric hospital in Merseyside

1987: The pair finally admit killing Keith and Pauline and are taken back to Saddleworth Moor to help police find the remains of the missing victims. Only Pauline's body is found

September 1999 Brady goes on hunger strike after complaining about being forcibly removed from his room at the hospital to a new ward because of security concerns sparked by a patient on his old ward. He has been fed by a tube ever since

15 November 2002: Hindley dies in jail aged 60

13 September 2009: Brady begins campaign to be moved to a Scottish prison so he will be allowed to die

27 March 2010: A privately funded search for Keith Bennett's grave begins. His mother, Winnie Johnson, 76, said she hoped to find her son and bury him before she and Brady die

3 July 2012: Brady suffers a seizure and spends several nights in hospital. A mental health tribunal that would look at his application to be transferred to Scotland is delayed as a result