Most of the young women were raped and tortured before their death, the couple would bury their victims remains in the cellar at their Gloucester home. Fred was arrested for his crimes in 1994, seven years after his killing spree ended, some of whom were his own family.
Here are his 12 confirmed victims.
1967: Ann McFall The Scottish nanny and lover of Fred, who was eight months pregnant with his child. Body found in Letterbox Field, near his childhood home in Much Marcle.
1970: Rena Costello The body of Fred s first wife was found in Fingerpost Field, near Much Marcle where he grew up.
Family of Fred West victim Mary Bastholm hope for closure at last as police search basement of café where she worked aged 15 in 1968 - after Sir Trevor McDonald documentary-makers found evidence of body
Mary Bastholm served in the Gloucester eaterie then called The Pop In and now called The Clean Plate
TV company making a documentary about the unsolved case found evidence of a body in the basement
Sir Trevor McDonald declines to comment but he is understood to be making West documentary for ITV
Fred West was a regular customer at the cafe and may even have helped lay the concrete floor there in 1968
12 known victims of Fred and Rose West - including their children. (PA) Evidence of a suspected victim of Fred West has been found by a film crew at a café in Gloucester. A dog was recently taken to the site by a TV documentary team which is said to have shown a positive reaction in the basement. 53 years after the disappearance, Gloucestershire Police said they had found evidence that a body could be buried within The Clean Plate café in Southgate Street, Gloucester, and are linking it to the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm.
A police tent outside The Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, Gloucester.. (PA)
Her parents have since tragically passed away without ever finding out what happened to their daughter. Mary Bastholm was 15 when she was reported missing in 1968. (PA) Fred West, with the help of his wife Rose, murdered at least 12 women between 1967 and 1987. Most of the young women were raped and tortured before their death, the couple would bury their victims remains in the cellar at their Gloucester home. Fred was arrested for his crimes in 1994, seven years after his killing spree ended, some of whom were his own family.
Here are his 12 confirmed victims.
Anne McFall Anne McFall was the nanny to the children of Fred West and his first wife, Rena.
The DOG of the TV documentary film crew discovered the remains of a missing 15-year-old girl who was excavated by the police at the site today. The girl was worried about being murdered by the serial killer Fred West.
Female student Mary Bastholm disappeared on January 6, 1968. He was waiting for the bus to find her boyfriend.
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Officials confirmed that a search is being conducted on the case of Mary’s disappearanceCredit: Sun
The police are now warning to search for the nearest victim, which was initiated after the “recent discovery” and may take “weeks.”
It is said that she was picked up by a serial killer Fred West Then murdered