Editing Moors murders (section)

===Edward Evans===
On the evening of 6 October 1965, Hindley drove Brady to [[Manchester Central railway station]], where she waited outside in the car whilst he selected a victim. After a few minutes Brady reappeared in the company of 17-year-old Edward Evans, an apprentice engineer who lived in [[Ardwick]], to whom he introduced Hindley as his sister. Brady later claimed that he had picked up Evans for a sexual encounter. They drove to Brady and Hindley's home at Wardle Brook Avenue, where they relaxed over a bottle of wine.

At some point Brady sent Hindley to fetch Smith, her brother-in-law.{{sfnp|Staff|2007|pp=184–186|ps=none}} Although Hindley's family had not approved of Maureen's marriage to Smith, Brady had been cultivating a friendship with his brother-in-law, who had become "in awe" of Brady, something that increasingly worried Hindley as she felt it compromised their safety.{{sfnp|Staff|2007|pp=183–184|ps=none}} Hindley returned with Smith and told him to wait outside for her signal, a flashing light. When the signal came, Smith knocked on the door and was met by Brady, who asked if he had come for "the miniature wine bottles"{{sfnp|Staff|2007|pp=184–186|ps=none}} and left him in the kitchen, saying that he was going to collect the wine. Smith later told the police:

{{Blockquote|I waited about a minute or two then suddenly I heard a hell of a scream; it sounded like a woman, really high-pitched. Then the screams carried on, one after another really loud. Then I heard Myra shout, "Dave, help him," very loud. When I ran in I just stood inside the living room and I saw a young lad. He was lying with his head and shoulders on the couch and his legs were on the floor. He was facing upwards. Ian was standing over him, facing him, with his legs on either side of the young lad's legs. The lad was still screaming&nbsp;... Ian had a [[hatchet]] in his hand&nbsp;... he was holding it above his head and he hit the lad on the left side of his head with the hatchet. I heard the blow, it was a terrible hard blow, it sounded horrible.{{sfnp|Ritchie|1988|p=78|ps=none}}}}

Smith then watched Brady throttle Evans with a length of electrical cord.{{sfnp|Williams|1967|p=266|ps=none}} Brady sprained his ankle in the struggle, and Evans' body was too heavy for Smith to carry to the car on his own, so they wrapped it in plastic sheeting and put it in the spare bedroom with the intention of disposing of it later.{{sfnp|Staff|2007|p=186|ps=none}}