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Mar 2017
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Case 49: The Moors Murders (Part 1/3)

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[Part 1 of 3]

In 1963, two youths disappeared during separate incidents in and around the northern English city of Manchester. First, 16-year-old Pauline Reade vanished while on her way to a dance. Then, four months later, 12-year-old John Kilbride disappeared from a market in Ashton-under-Lyne.

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Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher

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