Police are digging in the Saddleworth Moors for murder victim Keith Bennett, according to reports.
The boy is the only victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley whose body was never recovered.
It has been reported that the skull of a child believed to be around 12 was found on the moors.
Keith Bennett, 12, was the third victim of Brady and his accomplice Hindley.
The Mirror has reported that last night, forensic anthropologists from Greater Manchester Police were examining potential samples of body tissue taken from the area.
GMP has been contacted for comment.
Forensic archaeologist Dawn Keen, who specialises in the study of human remains, remotely supervised the "grave cut", according to a report in the Daily Mail.
She said yesterday: "I do believe there are human remains there. They [police] have got to look.
"From the photographs, I saw the teeth, I could see the canines, I could see the incisors, I could see the first molar. It is the left side of an upper jaw. There is no way that it is an animal."
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