Mary Bastholm s disappearance has remained a mystery for over five decades
There has been speculation she could have been one of Fred West s victims
Police have been combing through The Clean Plate Café in Gloucester
Officers have now discovered dark blue material that could be a match for the coat Mary was wearing when she vanished, along with the suspected bones
Police are expected to provide update on the search on Tuesday morning
FORENSIC archaeologists are carrying out work at a cafe in Gloucester where the body of a suspected teenage victim of Herefordshire-born serial killer Fred West may be buried. Gloucestershire Police said three forensic archaeologists have attended the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm. They are using geophysical survey equipment as part of exploratory work to see whether a full excavation of the cellar is required. The force had received possible evidence from a TV production company to suggest the body of the missing teenager could be buried there. Mary went missing on her way to catch a bus to visit her boyfriend in Gloucester, in January 1968.
POLICE are continuing to search a cafe in Gloucester for the body of a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West. Gloucestershire Police said forensic assessment work was ongoing at the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm. The force had received possible evidence from a TV production company to suggest the body of the missing teenager could be buried at the location. Mary went missing on her way to catch a bus to visit her boyfriend in Gloucester in January 1968. Serial killer West, who was born in Much Marcle in Herefordshire, and who died in prison in 1995 aged 53, was previously suspected over Mary’s disappearance.
POLICE are continuing to search a cafe in Gloucester for the body of a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West. Gloucestershire Police said forensic assessment work was ongoing at the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm. The force had received possible evidence from a TV production company to suggest the body of the missing teenager could be buried at the location. Mary went missing on her way to catch a bus to visit her boyfriend in Gloucester in January 1968. Serial killer West, who was born in Much Marcle in Herefordshire, and who died in prison in 1995 aged 53, was previously suspected over Mary’s disappearance.
By Press Association 2021
A police tent outside the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, Gloucester
Forensic archaeologists are carrying out work at a cafe in Gloucester where the body of a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West may be buried.
Gloucestershire Police said three forensic archaeologists have attended the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm.
They are using geophysical survey equipment as part of exploratory work to see whether a full excavation of the cellar is required.
The force had received possible evidence from a TV production company to suggest the body of the missing teenager could be buried there.