The couple initially lived in Fred's aunt's home, then moved to Coatbridge, where Fred worked as an ice cream van driver.

Where did Fred West live in Coatbridge?

West lived with Rena and her daughter Charmaine at Maclellan Street, in Glasgow's Kinning Park. They had previously lived in Coatbridge and then moved to a flat in Savoy Street, Bridgeton. West kept an allotment in nearby Gower Street, growing a few potatoes and cabbages and also keeping the soil freshly turned over.

How did Fred West get caught?

Here's a timeline of the inquiry's most significant events. 23 February 1994 - Police obtain a warrant to search the rear garden at 25 Cromwell Street. 25 February - Fred and Rose West arrested on suspicion of murdering their daughter Heather West.

Where did Fred and Rose West live?

No family or friends were invited apart from Fred's brother John, who acted as best man. Several months later, with Rose pregnant with her second child, the couple moved from Midland Road to an address nearby: 25 Cromwell Street.

Why did Fred West have an appropriate person?

Fred West required an appropriate adult due to his inability to read or write. West left school at the age of 15 which resulted in him remaining largely illiterate. In police interviews, when suspects are given documents they need to be able to fully understand what they are being shown.

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Does anyone live at 25 Cromwell Street?

Can you visit the Wests' old homes? Unfortunately for dark tourists out there, 25 Cromwell Street is no more. It was torn down in 1996, two years after the Wests were arrested. In the end, it was bought by Gloucester City Council and has been replaced by a path lined with trees.

Was Fred West illiterate?

Fred, the functionally illiterate, inbred cowboy builder, had the strength of a body-builder but the IQ and social skills of an idiot child.

Where is Rose West today?

Rose West is still alive and serving a life-long sentence in a prison in West Yorkshire.

What happened to Fred and Rose West children?

What happened to Fred and Rose West's children? Heather Ann was murdered by her parents in 1987 at the age of 16. In a bid to cover up their crimes, the couple claimed that their eldest daughter had taken a holiday camp job, before they changed their story by claiming that she had run away and eloped.

Where are Fred Wests ashes scattered?

Fred West. Just four people attended the five-minute cremation service for Fred West, who raped and murdered at least 12 young women and girls at his Gloucester home. His ashes were scattered on Barry Island, South Wales, where he went as a child.

Where is Fred West's house?

The notorious serial killers' house was at 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester. It was the site of at least 12 murders, though it's thought the true number could be much higher.

What happened to the house at 25 Cromwell Street?

Fred and Rose West's home at 25 Cromwell Street, which he bought in 1973, was demolished in 1996. It's where they satisfied their sadistic sexual appetites by torturing their victims with whips and mutilating them. They would later hide the bodies by burying them.

Did Fred West work Coventry?

At the time of Nicola's disappearance West was working for a small building firm which had contracts with two Coventry firms. According to the author it's possible that West had worked in Coventry prior to Nicola going missing.