The BBC has commissioned a 2-part series investigating the Moors murders, drawing on newly discovered documents and recordings.
The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice has been made by Longtail Films, as filmmaker and author, Duncan Staff uncovers a large cache of long-lost legal documents.
Joined by a team of professionals, they hope to transform the understanding of the case of infamous serial child killers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
“The purpose of this project is to reveal why this case has never been closed and to show how victims’ families have been traumatised for generations as a result,” explained Duncan Staff, Creative Director of Longtail Films.
“This is the story of how Ian Brady has been able to manipulate everyone for more than half a century – and what should now be done to finally put an end to it.”
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The series will seek to expose past missed opportunities while also uncovering “startling new evidence” which they believe could be used in a new search to find the body of the final missing victim, Keith Bennett.
Staff worked alongside professionals who, “with great care and understanding for the victims and their families,” examine the recovered materials and follow clues to hunt down other evidence. The experts include former murder detective and cold-case specialist Martin Slevin and the forensic archaeologist and body recovery expert, Professor John Hunter.
“Almost 60 years after Brady and Hindley were convicted, Duncan expertly revisits the case uncovering evidence that has long been forgotten in pursuit of answers and, ultimately, justice,” said Joanna Carr, Head of BBC Current Affairs.
The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice is a 2×60 documentary series produced by Longtail Films for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Directed by Poppy Goodheart, the Longtail Films’ executive producers are Duncan Staff and Jonny Young.
It’s set to air later this month.
