Winnie Johnson laid a heart-shaped wreath of flowers in memory of her son Keith who was 12 years old when he left home on June 16, 1962, on a short walk to his grandmother's house.
He became one of the victims of child killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady and was buried in a shallow grave somewhere on the vast expanse of moorland at Saddleworth.
Keith's body has never been found.
Mrs Johnson, 70, from Fallowfield, said: "I am not in good health but there is no way I would stay at home today. It is a bleak place but very quiet and peaceful. I always feel better when I've been because I feel Keith is nearby and is watching me."I have been to hell and back over the years because of what happened and more than anything else I want to find him. But the police say they cannot do another search without fresh evidence."
Hindley and Brady were convicted in 1966 of the murders of John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and 17-year-old Edward Evans in a case that shocked Britain.
In 1985 police re-opened their inquiries in relation to Keith Bennett and 16-year-old Pauline Reade after the killers confessed in prison.
Brady and Hindley were taken back to Saddleworth Moor to find their graves and Pauline Reade's remains were eventually recovered. But despite repeated attempts by the police and other experts, Keith's grave has still not been found.
Hindley died in November 2002 while Brady, now 66, remains in custody at Ashworth high security prison in Merseyside. Tweet
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As a mother of two - I can only guess at the agony of Winnie Johnson and her family. As a Dowser - I believe I may have a location for the body - of Keith Bennett. Is there anyone out there who can probe the ground in my location. I have run photographs of the area past about 150 Psychics worldwide online - and they all agree I have the correct location. The police will only act with some kind of evidence and I need some help please.
My uncle was keith bennit and at the age he was when he was killed i still think about him and allthough i never met him i wish those pigs didnt kill him my gran winnie who i live with in fallowfield manchester still talks about him and those sick people will never be forgivven in my family.
we will never give up the search keith
xxx
Pippa Berry if you see this message please email me at lawrencemark12@aol.com ,im sure i will be able to help you
if people think it is so easy to find his remains - just go there and find him. give his family some peace.
Child killers should hang or spend the rest of their miserable lives in jail.
Children look to us for protection and the sub-humans who take their lives should also forfeit their lives too.
Winnie,
the truth will come out i believe every life taken by evil,will be found leave it up to angels and nature, keith is there on moors i believe east side ,we must concentrate on a white feather that will mark his grave you will be reunited with keith, his body will be found ,he is a beautiful boy and i say is as he is happy and living on his level above you know when you feel peaceful on the moors keith and other angels are there look closely at birds and white feathers i have so much empathy and love for keith and you
i have so much love and empathy for keith and his mum ,nature and white feathers (angel) will reunite mum and son , my ongoing support strength and love to you winnie
I feel so much heartbreak for winnie and all the families of this evil pair,watched a programme tonite on myra hindley "born to kill".and i wept when i saw winnie,she has no disclosure, manchester police should dig up the whole of the moors to find keith regardless of cost,I remember so clearly these attrocoties i was a teenager at the time living in manchester and remember the whole coverage of the trial,I would ask winnie to reply to some of the physcics who have offered help,my heart aches for this poor lady who has lost a treasured son and cannot even put him to rest, if there is a God please help Winnie to find her beloved child and let her have some peace of mind,..Dear Winnie this note is for you, please never give up, he will be found. love moira..
I think it is such a sad thing that has happened in view of keiths mum. I want her to know i pray for her every day and hope she understands her son is in a better place. Myra hindley and Ian brady were 2 sick people and i hope they both pay for what they did to those poor children.