Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes
By Somethin' Else
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 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, where the Wests continued to live undetected... for decades.
Uncovering their secrets as a journalist and author, researching his classic crime book Fred & Rose, Howard recorded his enquiries and interviews on cassette tape. Twenty-five years on, Howard revisits these previously unheard tapes. He also speaks to new witnesses, as he reveals the full story of the Wests, with new insights, in this compelling 12-part podcast series from Somethin’ Else.
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12: The Aftermath
What happened to the Wests and to the families of the victims caught up in the murder enquiry? -
11: Sister
Christmas 1973. Marian Partington’s younger sister, Lucy, was meant to catch the bus home. But she never returned. -
10: The Trial
October 1995. With Fred West dead, Rose West stands accused of ten murders amid huge media attention. -
9: The Unravelling
The muder investigation begins... -
8: The One That Got Away
Howard meets Caroline Owens, one of the Wests’ victims who managed to escape. -
7: The Search For Juanita
Belinda Mott’s sister, Juanita, was last seen alive in 1975. In the years after the disappearance, Belinda visited friends who lived at 25 Cromwell Street not knowing that her sister’s body was buried in the cellar. -
6: "They'll Kill Me"
While Gill Britt lodged at Cromwell Street she had no idea that her landlord Fred and his wife Rose were murderers. But 40 years on, she recalls the warning signs she missed at the time.
