A harrowing and previously unseen letter from Moors Murderer Ian Brady has been uncovered, exposing the serial killer's horrifying five-word confession to the mother of one of his young victims.
The document, written to Winnie Johnson, the mother of 12-year-old Keith Bennett, marks one of the most chilling admissions from one of Britain's most notorious criminals. Keith was abducted and murdered by Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964, and his body has never been found on Saddleworth Moor.
The letter contains the cold, calculated phrase: "You are right, of course", a statement experts believe was a deliberate and unrepentant confirmation of his guilt, specifically designed to torment a grieving mother.
A Lifetime of Torment
For decades, Winnie Johnson campaigned tirelessly for Brady to reveal the location of her son's grave so she could give him a Christian burial. She died in 2012 without ever fulfilling this wish, her agony prolonged by Brady's cruel silence and mind games.
This newly revealed correspondence is seen not as an act of contrition, but as another vicious twist in Brady's psychological torture of the families. It confirms what was long suspected—that he took perverse pleasure in holding onto the grim secrets of the moors.
The Enduring Mystery
Despite numerous police investigations and public appeals, the precise resting place of Keith Bennett remains one of the UK's most painful unsolved mysteries. This letter adds another dark layer to the case, highlighting the sheer evil of the killers and the immense suffering they inflicted, which continues to resonate today.
The emergence of this evidence serves as a grim reminder of the crimes that shocked the nation and the endless wait for closure that the victims' families have had to endure.
