Overview

• Family solicitor John Ainley says reports that some of roughly 200 missing pages may be with Brady’s solicitor could support a fresh legal application.
• Ainley plans further discussions with Greater Manchester Police to assess next steps once any court access is pursued.
• Brady handed locked briefcases to his solicitor before his 2017 death, and a district judge refused police access the next day, citing no prospect of prosecution.
• GMP later failed to obtain a warrant despite a 2022 law change intended to ease evidence access in human‑remains searches.
• Keith Bennett’s remains have never been found after Brady refused to reveal the location, while GMP says it will review any credible new evidence.