By His Mother Lying Under a Pillow in a Bathroom

 84 Years Ago Today

Sunday 2nd of January 1938
Serial killer Ian Brady aka The Moors Murderers (with Myra Hindley) is born as Ian Duncan Stewart in Rottenrow Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

His father, Walter Brady, was a medical officer. His last name was James and he is survived by his sister, Susan, and his brother, Anthony, of Rottenrow. A neighbour from Rottenrow was one of the victims, and a friend said that Brady had the habit of playing the piano, and then playing a harmonica. This made his music even more bizarre: when his mother fell to her death, Brady's mother kept playing notes on a box of drums at his house, suggesting she was somehow possessed by his devil. He was never found again, and no trace of him exists in Scotland (although there are numerous stories about his parents being possessed, or by his mother lying under a pillow in a bathroom. His mother died suddenly in 1936, and his father later died in 1934) and he died of natural causes. Because Brady did not speak often at home, he rarely talked to his father. He was a little confused, especially at school, because his mother died during the war. He was always very, very sad. He was a kind, forgiving boy. He would often bring his dog after school after school to help him read, which became quite a habit