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Beijing Olympics Myra Hindley Visit London 2012 image condemned

London 2012 organisers are at the centre of an extraordinary row after an image of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley was included in a montage designed to promote the upcoming Games. ...full story at Daily Telegraph

from Daily Telegraph on Mon, Aug 25 2008

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