Winnie Johnson nació el 14 de septiembre de 1933 en Manchester, Lancashire, Inglaterra. Estuvo casada con Jimmy Johnson. Murió el 18 de agosto de 2012 en Manchester, Lancashire, Inglaterra.
Mother of Moors Murderers victim Keith Bennett. She spent 48 years campaigning for his body to be found, and died at the exact time the killer Ian Brady was reported to have possibly written a letter, to be opened after his own death, finally revealing the location.