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At their trial of Hindley and Brady in 1966 Hindley was found guilty of the murders of a 10 year old girl and a 17 year old youth, and of being accessory to the murder of a twelve year old boy. Brady was found guilty of all three murders; both were sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial was played a tape recording made by the couple of the abuse and murder of the ten-year old Lesley Ann Downey.
At their trial of Hindley and Brady in 1966 Hindley was found guilty of the murders of a 10 year old girl and a 17 year old youth, and of being accessory to the murder of a twelve year old boy. Brady was found guilty of all three murders; both were sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial was played a tape recording made by the couple of the abuse and murder of the ten-year old Lesley Ann Downey.
in 1987 the couple confeesed to two further killings: of a 16 year old girl and a 10 year old boy.
in 1987 the couple confessed to two further killings: of a 16 year old girl and a 10 year old boy.
Hindley claimed to have repented of her crimes and to have reformed, blamed Brady for instigating the crimes, and conducted a well-publicised campaign for her release from prison, in which she was encouraged and supported by [[Lord Longford]], bringing further pain to the families of her victims. However, [[Home Secretary]] Jack Straw ruled that the should serve a whole life sentence; this decision was upheld by appeal court and [[House of Lords]] judgements. Hindley was still a prisoner at the time of her death from a chest infection.
Hindley claimed to have repented of her crimes and to have reformed, blamed Brady for instigating the crimes, and conducted a well-publicised campaign for her release from prison, in which she was encouraged and supported by [[Lord Longford]], bringing further pain to the families of her victims. However, [[Home Secretary]] Jack Straw ruled that the should serve a whole life sentence; this decision was upheld by appeal court and [[House of Lords]] judgements. Hindley was still a prisoner at the time of her death from a chest infection.