After fears of a final wish in his will, a coroner has banned any ceremony on Saddleworth Moor for Ian Brady's ashes to be scattered.
Brady, along with his girlfriend Myra Hindley, killed five children in the 1960s and buried their bodies on the Moor.
It was believed he had wanted his remains to be scattered there to upset the families once more in a 'sick, final twist'.
Terry West, 66, whose sister Lesley Ann Downey was murdered by Brady, said: "For the coroner to order this ban must mean Brady stipulated his ashes should be scattered on Saddleworth Moor.
"It is a sick, final twist to cause his victims' families the greatest upset from beyond the grave."
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This final ruling by the coroner will be a small victory for the family of Keith Bennett who have campaigned tirelessly for Brady to reveal where his body is buried - he is the only one the victims not to have been found.
Brady died on Monday at a high security psychiatric hospital in Merseyside where he had been held since 1985.
Myra Hindley died back in 2002 after also being imprisoned for life following her role in the deaths of Pauline Reade, 16, John Kilbridge, 12, Keith Bennett and Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
It was hoped that before he died, Brady would reveal the whereabouts of Bennett but his lawyer explained that this was not the case.
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"We discussed a few things but he was extremely weak and it was sort of very, very difficult for him," explained Robert Makin to Radio 4's Today programme.
"It was somebody who was in his last hours really.
"When he was able to speak, he spoke to me - we discussed a few things but not as extensively as on previous occasions.
"He wanted to make sure that his legal and preparatory wishes were going to be fulfilled by me."
It is understood that these discussions included his 'disposal arrangements' and 'sorting out his affairs'.
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Coroner Christopher Sumner admitted he had no formal powers to dictate where Brady's ashes are spread, but believed he had made the "proper moral judgement."
Speaking at Sefton Coroner's Court, Merseyside, he said he would release the body only when he had an assurance 'that the person who wishes to take responsibility for that funeral has a funeral director in place and has found a crematorium willing to cremate Stewart-Brady's body'.
The Sun are also reporting that Brady has barred the nursing staff who cared for him from attending his funeral.
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