Fred West

07:57, 22 OCT 2025

Irish woman 'will never forget smell' of Fred West after he crept into her bed

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kathleen Richards was abused as a child before fleeing to the UK but she ended up as a tenant of serial killers Fred and Rose West at 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester

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'I fled Dublin for UK and lived with Fred West – there was immediate warning sign'

Kathleen Richards was just 17 when she moved into 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester in 1977, where she was subjected to the vile attentions of her landlord, serial killer Fred West

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Irish lodger who escaped killers Fred and Rose West breaks silence decades later

Irish woman Kathleen Richards has told how she unknowingly lived with Fred and Rose West at 25 Cromwell Street in the late 1970s, before narrowly escaping the serial killers' house of horrors.

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'I'm pregnant - and my brother did it' - girl's horror confession

Fred West, who would go on to become one half of the most notorious serial killer couple in recent history, raped, killed and butchered young women for his own sexual kicks, then dismembered their bodies

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'Fred West was a monster, but Rose did something even worse to us kids'

EXCLUSIVE: In extracts from his new book, Fred West expert Howard Sounes shares his harrowing previously-unpublished interview with West's son Barry, revealing what it was really like growing up in Britain's House of Horrors

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Rose West 'struggles to walk, talks to the TV' and eats peculiar prison breakfast alone

New details have emerged about how notorious serial killer Rose West spends her final years in prison - isolated, frail and largely shunned - as Netflix's Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story sheds fresh light on the couple's horrific crimes.

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Victims of Fred West could be spread across the UK, new investigation finds

EXCLUSIVE: A new investigation reveals the serial killer was in places other than his home city of Gloucester, including Nottingham, Birmingham, London, Bristol and Wales

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Fred West police urged to dig land where bodies of 20 'forgotten' victims may be buried

The ITV team led by detective chief inspector Colin Sutton will be presented by Sir Trevor McDonald urging police to dig up land where more victims could be buried

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Serial killer Dennis Nilsen's chilling recordings air for first time in Netflix trailer

EXCLUSIVE: The first look trailer allows Nilsen's personal recordings to be heard for the first time

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Fred West: Police find "possible evidence" that body of teenage girl was buried at cafe

Forensic archaeologists have confirmed that there are a number of structural anomalies within the cellar that warrant further exploration and excavation work will now begin

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Rose West actress set to star as Canoe Man John Darwin's wife in new ITV drama

Middlesbrough-born actress Monica Dolan will play the wife of John Darwin in ITV's upcoming crime drama The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe

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Prison governor says killers like Rose West and Myra Hindley are 'treated differently'

This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary chatted to former prison governor Vanessa Frake about her past experiences

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Fred and Rose West's lodger feared she was next victim after hearing child's screams

Jayne Hamer was 'perturbed' when Fred West showed her down his cellar - and believes she had a close escape

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Rose West's disturbing driving role in murders and manipulation of Fred exposed

Fred and Rose West The Real Story with Trevor McDonald revealed the disturbing part that Rose played in the 'house of horrors' murders

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Fred and Rose West doc first look as Trevor McDonald makes gruesome discovery

Stunned Sir Trevor McDonald comes to a grotesque realisation as he visits Fred and Rose West's infamous 'house of horrors'

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Fred and Rose West documentary airs tonight - and reason it was pulled revealed

Fred and Rose West: The Real Story with Trevor McDonald was dramatically pulled from the schedule by ITV at the last-minute

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Fred and Rose West's children - who are they and what happened to them?

Fred and Rose West had 11 children between them and two of their daughters were among the 12 they murdered

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Fred and Rose West documentary air date revealed after last-minute cancellation

The ITV documentary, Fred and Rose West: The Real Story with Trevor McDonald, was dramatically pulled from the schedule hours before it was due to air

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Killer Fred West STALKED 'promiscuous' teen Rose before becoming mass murderers

Rose Letts' parents were initially horrified at their daughter's choice of suitor

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Heartbroken sisters want Rose West to get the death penalty and 'rot in hell'

The devastated sisters of Juanita Mott revealed their ongoing pain in their first TV interview ahead of new documentary Fred & Rose West: The Real Story

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Real story behind Fred and Rose West: Murders, children and 'House of Horrors'

ITV's new documentary Fred & Rose West The Real Story with Trevor McDonald explores one of the most disturbing murder cases in British criminal history

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Fred West's daughter believes there could be THIRTY more victims as she chillingly talks about growing up in the house of horrors

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Mae has written a book called Love Always, Mum which reveals chilling letters from murderous mum Rose sent from behind bars

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Sick flag of serial killer Fred West displayed at non-league football game

The Cromwell Street murderer's face was depicted on the flag which was on display during Saturday's game at Gloucester City

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'The rise of Dark Tourism': Thousands visit spot where Fred and Rose West's house of death once stood

Macabre visits to places like Cromwell Street in Gloucester are apparently on the rise

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