Fred and Rose West’s home, where at least 12 murders took place, has long been demolished, replaced with a walkway.
But a second home, which belonged to the couple, still stands today, on Midland Road in Gloucester – and that’s where the remains of one of their victims were found.
Fred was an English serial killer who committed at least twelve murders between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire, England – the majority with his second wife, Rose.
And the home where many of the murders took place – 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester – became known as a ‘House of Horrors’.
But Fred’s daughter, Charmaine, was killed and hidden in the Midland Road house, where the couple previously lived, and others are rumoured to have been killed there too.
Between 1967 and 1987, Fred and Rose tortured, raped, and murdered at least 12 young women, including two of their children.
Unlike the property at Cromwell Street, which was demolished, the property at 25 Midland Road is still standing – and sold for just £57,750 in 2000.
But it wasn’t until their daughter Heather’s disappearance prompted police to obtain a warrant to search the Cromwell Street garden in 1994.
Further excavations at the property led to the discovery of multiple bodies under the patio and cellar. The pair were arrested in 1994.
Fred was charged with 12 counts of murder, but he hanged himself in prison before his trial, while Rose was sentenced to life in prison in 1995.
Interest in the case has been re-ignited with a new docuseries from Netflix telling the horrifying story using previously unseen footage and unheard audio tapes.
Who were the West’s victims?
Anna McFall, 18, killed in July 1967 by Fred, who hadn’t yet met Rose at the time. Discovered June 1994 at Fingerpost Field near Much Marcle. McFall was the nanny to the children of West and his first wife Rena West and was eight months pregnant at the time of her death.
Charmaine West, 8, Fred’s stepdaughter. Believed to have been killed by Rose in 1971 while Fred was serving a sentence at HMP Leyhill. Buried in the cellar at 25 Midland Road.
Rena Costello, 27, Fred’s first wife, also killed in 1971, buried at Letterbox Field in Much Marcle.
Lynda Gough, 19, killed April 1973. Buried in 25 Cromwell Street.
Carol Ann Cooper, 15, killed November 1973. Burried in the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street.
Lucy Partington, 21, killed December 1973. Last seen at a bus stop in Cheltenham, her body was discovered in the cellar in Cromwell Street in 1994.
Therese Siegenthaler, 21, abducted in 1974 while hitchhiking. Buried under an extension built by Fred at 25 Cromwell Street.
Shirley Hubbard, 15, abducted from a bus stop in Droitwich in November 1974. Dismembered remains were found in the cellar in Cromwell Street.
Juanita Mott, 18, a former lodger at Cromwell Street. She was last seen in April 1975. Her body was found buried at Cromwell Street.
Shirley Robinson, 18, a former lodger who was eight months pregnant with Fred’s child. She was killed in May 1978.
Alison Chambers, 16, living in care in Gloucester. She was last seen in the summer of 1979, her body was buried in the Cromwell Street garden.
Heather West, 16, the eldest daughter of Fred and Rose. A pupil at Oxstalls School at the time of her death in June 1987. Her dismembered body was found buried in the garden at Cromwell Street. Her brother Stephen claims their father asked him to help dig the hole she was buried in.
Rosemary West, known as Rose, is still living in prison.
Rose, 67, currently serving her sentence at New Hall Prison in Wakefield, where she gained the nickname ‘Auntie Rose’, because she reminded staff of their older relatives and loved knitting.
Last year, it was suggested West may have used a web of ‘secret’ tunnels to help carry out and cover up his sickening crimes.
Urban explorers appear to have uncovered 22 miles of interconnected tunnels linked to many of the city’s major sights, including the Cross Keys, the Fleece Bar, the Monks Retreat, and around the cathedral.
This makes sense given Gloucester’s history stretching back to Roman times, according to Paul Cowmeadow, of Gloucester Paranormal Investigation Services, who said the presence of the tunnels was not in doubt.
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