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Oct. 10, 1965 - Lesley Downey's Body Found On Moor: Ten-year old Lesley Downey, whose naked body was found buried on a bleak stretch of moorland at the week-end, may have been only one of a maniac killer's victims. A senior police officer said last night: Within the next few days we expect to find more bodies. Everything points to this from the information we have. Lesley's body was buried with her clothing in a shallow grave on Saddleworth Moor, near Greenfield, Yorks. The grave was only 150 yards from the main road between Ashton-under-Lyne and Huddersfield. Police began searching six days ago after being told of a man's boast to a friend. This led police to believe that possible murder victims might be found buried on moorland near Woodhead, Cheshire. At the week-end, following new information, police switched their search to Saddleworth Moor. A police officer saw a forearm bone sticking up through the peat soil on an escarpment above the Isle of Skye road, and a few minutes later Lesley's body was found. Photo shows A police conference at the moorland grave

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