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Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes

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In 1994, Howard Sounes began investigating a case of serial murder in an English cathedral city. A married couple, Fred and Rose West, had killed at least twelve women and girls, including their own daughter. They cut their victims up and buried the remains of nine bodies under their house at 25 Cro… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

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September 29th, 2020

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12: The Aftermath

November 26th, 2019

35:27

In October 1996, Fred and Rose West’s house, 25 Cromwell Street is knocked down by Gloucester City Council. In the years since, what happened to the Wests and to the families of the victims caught up in the murder …

11: Sister

November 19th, 2019

33:53

Christmas 1973. Marian Partington’s younger sister, Lucy, was a university student at home for the holidays. She was visiting a friend for the …

10: The Trial

November 12th, 2019

46:57

October 1995. With Fred West dead, Rose West stands accused of ten murders amid huge media attention. Howard speaks with Sasha Wass, part of the legal team defending Rose. Intense media scrutiny threatens the chance of …

9: The Unravelling

November 5th, 2019

39:13

Derek and Wendy Thomson owned a construction company. One of their employees was Fred West. In February 1994, Derek receives a phone call from Rose. …

8: The One That Got Away

October 29th, 2019

35:31

Spring 1994, the British media’s appetite for the West case is insatiable. Howard meets Caroline Owens, one of the Wests’ victims who managed to …

7: The Search For Juanita

October 22nd, 2019

27:37

Belinda Mott’s sister, Juanita, was last seen alive in 1975. She was 18, estranged from her parents and sofa surfing around Gloucestershire, England. In the years after the disappearance, Belinda visited friends who …

6: "They'll Kill Me"

October 15th, 2019

28:05

While Gill Britt lodged at Cromwell Street she had no idea that her landlord Fred and his wife Rose were murderers. She noticed Rose’s prostitution and overheard childrens’ screams. But 40 years on, in her first ever …

5: "I'm Happy, Mum"

October 8th, 2019

35:42

Howard Sounes meets Rose’s mother Daisy Letts as she tries to come to terms with the news that her daughter is an alleged mass killer and that her grand-daughter, Heather, was among the victims. Howard uncovers Rose’s …

4: Mother and Daughter

October 1st, 2019

26:57

How did Fred meet Rose? Howard Sounes interviews family members to try to piece the story together. Rose left a care home to live with Fred shortly after her 16th birthday. Then while Fred is in jail, a mysterious death …

3: Fingerpost Field

September 24th, 2019

33:04

In 1994, in a field outside the small village of Much Marcle, the remains of Fred West’s first victim were found. She’d been dead for twenty-seven years. Her disappearance had gone unreported. How was this possible? …

2: Young Freddy

September 17th, 2019

32:50

What made Fred West into a murderer? The West family say Fred had never been the same since a teenage motorcycle accident. Howard visits Fred’s birthplace, the quaint village of Much Marcle, and uncovers details from …

1: The Missing Daughter

September 10th, 2019

32:38

In June 1987, sixteen year old Heather West disappears. Her parents, Fred and Rose tell their other children she has gone to work at a holiday camp. …

Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes

August 21st, 2019

1:50

In this gripping 12-part series, author Howard Sounes revisits his unheard interview tapes to reveal the true story of husband and wife serial killers, Fred and Rose West.


Fred & Rose by Howard Sounes is available …

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