Winnie Johnson nasceu o 14 de setembro de 1933 em Manchester, Lancashire, Inglaterra. Foi casada com Jimmy Johnson. Morreu o 18 de agosto de 2012 em 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.
