Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, known to his family as Frank Longford and styled Lord Pakenham from 1945 to 1961, was a British politician and social reformer. A member of the Labour P
Longford in 1974
Pakenham at his wedding in 1931
On television discussion series After Dark in 1988
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The Moors murders were a series of murders of children committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965. The five known victims – Pauline R
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
…the modern British parole system in the 1960s following the abolition of the death penalty. His ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the release of Moors murderer Myra Hindley attracted much media and public controversy. For this work, the Longford Prize is named after him. It is awarded annually during the…
Brady and Hindley after their arrests in October 1965
The empty plot where 16 Wardle Brook Avenue in Hattersley once stood. Manchester City Council decided in 1987 to demolish the house.
Saddleworth Moor, viewed from Hollin Brown Knoll. The bodies of three of the victims were found in this area.
In this photograph taken by Brady in November 1963, Hindley crouches over John Kilbride's grave on Saddleworth Moor with her dog, Puppet.