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Today in History: Pauline Reade, first victim of Brady and Hindley, disappears

7/12/2025

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On July 12, 1963, sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade vanished in Gorton, England, marking the first of five child murders committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. The couple terrorized Manchester between 1963 and 1965, with their victims aged 10 to 17. Reade's disappearance initiated a series of horrific crimes that shocked the nation.

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On July 12, 1963, sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade vanished in Gorton, England, marking the first of five child murders committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. The couple terrorized Manchester between 1963 and 1965, with their victims aged 10 to 17. Reade's disappearance initiated a series of horrific crimes that shocked the nation.