Fred West's family speak out about notorious killer

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For part of the TV show, experts brought in “ground-penetrating radar” and sniffer dogs to look for human remains. A discovery was made on Friday under Clean Plate Café in Gloucester and it is widely feared this is linked to notorious serial killer Fred West.

It is now understood police were notified after documentary makers made a grim find. They were in the town filming a follow-up series to the 2019 documentary Fred & Rose West the Real Story with Sir Trevor McDonald.

An ITV spokesman said: “It is understood the discovery came about when the team producing this documentary, which is being fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald, brought in ground-penetrating radar and sniffer dogs to look for human remains.

“When they found grounds for further investigation, that’s when they contacted the police.

“This was just one of a number of locations they [the TV crew] were looking at following claims there were more victims of the Wests.”

Police have confirmed the building has previously been linked to Mary Bastholm, who was 15 years old when she was reported missing in 1968, but has never been found.

Her disappearance had previously been linked to serial killer Fred West and there was suspicion the builder was involved in her death, Gloucestershire Live reports.

Fred and Rose West carried out some of the most shocking and horrific murders this country has ever witnessed.

Together they killed and tortured at least ten women, including their own 16-year-old daughter Heather and eight-year-old stepdaughter Charmaine in Gloucester in Cromwell Street in a now demolished house.

But while Fred committed suicide almost two decades ago, Rose is still living in prison – where’s she gained the nickname ‘Auntie Rose’, because she reminded staff of their older relatives and loved knitting.

West is serving a full life tariff for her role in a series of murders carried out in Gloucestershire in the 1970s and 1980s. The pair buried the bodies of some of their victims beneath the floor of their home in central Gloucester.

She is currently serving her sentence at New Hall Prison in Wakefield, and is 67 years old.

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