US EditionFred and Rose West detective recalls what it took to solve the case – and get confession
- Authorities arrested Fred and Rose West on February 25, 1994, at their home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, amid an investigation into multiple murders and disappearances.
- The arrests followed police interviews with the West children, who reported threats from Fred that they would be buried like their missing sister Heather under the patio if they spoke out.
- During a subsequent police search, officers uncovered nine sets of remains buried at Cromwell Street, and Fred West confessed to 12 murders while initially denying Rose’s involvement, though evidence implicated her in at least two filicide cases.
- Fred West died by suicide in his prison cell on January 1, 1995, before his trial, while Rose West was convicted in November 1995 on 10 counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term later set at 25 years.
- Rose West remains incarcerated and is regarded as one of the UK's most notorious female serial killers, with recent documentaries such as Netflix’s 2025 series revisiting the case through exclusive footage and new insights.
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Fred and Rose West still haunt nation 30 years after House of Horrors was dug up
The arrest of married couple Fred and Rose West on suspicion of murder 30 years ago today marked the beginning of a grisly saga that continues to horrify the nation. By early 1994, one dogged detective disturbed by a West family joke that their missing 16-year-old daughter Heather was ‘under the patio’ had finally convinced senior officers to search their house at 25 Cromwell Street and dig up the garden. That work began on February 24 and carri…
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Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story focuses on the dark true story of two married serial killers who abused, raped, and murdered several young women and girls, including their own children, in the Gloucester area between 1967 and 1987. Fred and Rose West were arrested in 1994, after police got a search warrant to excavate their property. Fred West, who was charged with 12 counts of murder, killed himself in prison in 1995 before he could st…
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