The Lost Boy: The Moors Murders and why justice has failed Hindley and Brady’s victims

Author:   Duncan Staff
Publisher:   Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN:  

9781804996263


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   31 July 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Lost Boy: The Moors Murders and why justice has failed Hindley and Brady’s victims


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The definitive book on the subject, now introducing new evidence from lost files. Published alongside a major 2-part BBC documentary for Summer 25. When Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were convicted for the Moors Murders in 1966 the case shook the nation. The case has held us both horrified and fascinated for fifty years. And now, with new access to papers and files that have been missing for decades, Duncan Staff is able to shed new light on the story. The Moors Murderers were convicted for the murder of three children, but it can now be proved the police always knew there were five victims. In this updated edition of his seminal bestseller Duncan Staff reveals the injustice caused by a police failure to act on this knowledge - failure that has left families without children to bury, the Moors murderers in control of the narrative, and hideous killings unresolved. He also shows how Brady and Hindley had a system - one decoded by officers at the time - by which they recorded where all their victims were buried. Published alongside a BBC documentary series featuring Staff's work, The Lost Boy is a call to action on behalf of the families of the victims, the people of Manchester and every person who has lived with this case. It demonstrates exactly why the police should act on all the evidence when presented with serial crimes.

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Author:   Duncan Staff
Publisher:   Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Penguin (Transworld)
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781804996263


ISBN 10:   1804996262
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   31 July 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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As close to a definitive book on the subject as we are ever likely to read. * Manchester Evening News *


Author Information

Duncan Staff is an award-winning documentary maker and journalist. His investigative work has been shown on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and networks around the world. He runs a Bristol based production company, Longtail Films. In his spare time he rides and cares for horses.

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