Myra hindley autobiography template

(1942-2002)

Who Was Myra Hindley?

Myra Hindley was an English serial killer. In partnership with Ian Brady, she committed the rapes and murders of five small children.

Hindley's 17-year-old brother-in-law tipped off the police about her crimes. Hindley plead not guilty to all of the murders. She was found guilty of three murders and was jailed for life. She was never released and died in prison in 2002.

Early Life

Born on July 23, 1942, in Manchester, England, Hindley grew up with her grandmother.

After the drowning death of a close male friend when she was 15, Hindley left school and converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1961, she met Ian Brady, a stock clerk who was recently released from prison.

Myra hindley autobiography template

She fell in love with him and soon gave herself over to his total control.

Crimes

Testing her blind allegiance, Brady hatched plans of rape and murder. In July 1963, they claimed their first victim, Pauline Reade.

Four months later, 12-year-old John Kilbride disappear