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Bennett, John (2005). The Cromwell Street Murders: The Detective's Story. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 978-0-750-94273-7. Witness in West Trial 'Killed Himself' ". The Independent. 23 January 1996 . Retrieved 28 September 2014. No forensic evidence linked Fred to the murder of Anne McFall, and he always denied killing her. However, her body had been extensively dismembered, and was missing several phalange bones. Furthermore, the cubic dimensions of the grave in which her body was buried match the modus operandi of Fred's later murders. [233] To ensure her daughters' well-being, Rena frequently travelled to England to visit Charmaine and Anna Marie while they lived with Fred at Bishop's Cleeve. [37] Despite initially maintaining her friendship with McFall, Rena soon began to resent her matriarchal presence around her daughters. On 11 October, [40] in an act of resentment, Rena stole some belongings from Fred's caravan and returned to Glasgow. She was arrested the following month and returned to Gloucester to face trial. On 29 November, Rena was sentenced to three years' probation. Fred testified at the hearing, admitting he and McFall were living together, but falsely claiming McFall intended to return to Scotland imminently. [41] I, however, cycle from Bristol to Gloucester to pay homage to #cromwellstreet. I can confirm that the weather is boiling but I've got the proper chills.'

Juanita Mott, 18: Miss Mott, a former lodger at 25 Cromwell Street, was living in Newent when she vanished. Chilling Tapes Let Court into Mind of Killer". The Independent. 4 November 1995 . Retrieved 29 December 2016. Creepy Joe strikes again! President Biden tells girl, six, 'I love your EARS' at Thanksgiving event As well as the 12 confirmed victims, police firmly believe Fred is also responsible for the 1968 disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm, but to date no body has been found. [214] West's son, Stephen, has said he firmly believes the missing teenager was an early victim of his father, as Fred had openly boasted of having committed Bastholm's murder while on remand. [228] January: Mary Bastholm, (15). A teenage waitress at a café Fred frequented. Bastholm was abducted from a bus stop on Bristol Road, Gloucester. Fred confessed to police he had killed Bastholm after raping her in his car. She is believed to have been buried in Bishop's Cleeve. [206] Police were unable to charge Fred with this crime as they had no evidence. [213] Her body has never been found. [214]Brother of Fred West 'Knew about Murders' ". Herald Scotland. 21 April 1997 . Retrieved 26 October 2016. Eleamirdawcett took a selfie under the street sign with a friend, saying: 'Murderinos in Gloucester' using the hashtags '#fredwest' and '#myfavoritemurder'.

Fred West committed suicide by hanging himself in a prison cell in January 1995 — before he could stand trial for the murders. In 1946 the family moved to Moorcourt Cottage, a semi-detached building adjacent to Moorcourt Farm, on the outskirts of Much Marcle, where Fred's father worked as a milking herdsman and harvest hand. The cottage had no electricity and was heated by a log fire. [5] By 1951 Fred's mother had given birth to eight children, six of whom survived; Fred was always his mother's favourite. [6] He was seen as a mother's boy and relied mostly on his siblings for companionship. Her trial at Winchester Crown Court began on 3 October 1995. She was tried before Mr Justice Mantell. [180] Police Dig for Bodies in Farm Field: House of Death Search Moves to Countryside as Specialists Begin Archaeological-style Exercise". The Independent. 30 March 1994 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.In her autobiography, Out of the Shadows, Anna Marie later reflected that her father and stepmother generally viewed all females from the age of "about eight upwards" as "women" capable of—and needing—frequent sexual activity. [96] The West children also divulged their mother had inflicted most of the physical abuse and that their father frequently said that if they told anyone about the goings-on in the household they would be "buried under the patio" like their sister Heather. [145] Investigation [ edit ]