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Fred & Rose
- The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors
- Narrated by: Howard Sounes
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
FRED & ROSE IS THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THIS INFAMOUS TRUE CRIME CASE - NOW UPDATED WITH A POSTSCRIPT FROM THE AUTHOR. AS FEATURED ON TV, AND IN THE PODCAST SERIES, UNHEARD: THE FRED & ROSE WEST TAPES
Fred and Rose West are virtually unique in British criminal history: a husband and wife who loved and killed together.
During their long relationship, the Wests murdered a series of young women, burying the remains of nine victims under their home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, including those of their daughter. What was left of Fred West's eight-year-old stepdaughter was dug up from under the Wests' previous Gloucester home; his first wife and nanny were buried in open country. Most victims had been decapitated and dismembered, their remains showing signs of sexual torture. These twelve are just the ones police found when the Wests were arrested in 1994. There may be more whose bones have not been located . . .
Howard Sounes broke the first major story about the Wests as a journalist, and covered the murder trial of Rosemary West, before writing Fred & Rose, the definitive account of this infamous case. Beginning with Fred's and Rose's bizarre childhoods, Sounes charts their lives and crimes in forensic detail, creating a fascinating and truly frightening account of a marriage soaked in blood.
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- j lindfield
- 10-09-14
Good Story & Narration
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Only if they had an interest in the Fred and Rose history
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No I kept putting it down and picking it up again
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- SamanthaPinkPanther
- 09-03-20
Fantastic
Even though the subject matter could not possibly get much darker, this is an impressive book. It covers a lot of ground from the childhoods of Fred and Rose and their adult lives, the abuse of their poor children and then other unfortunate adults, all the way to their arrest and imprisonment/suicide. I felt I had a greater understanding of the possible motives of this murderous couple and it is gratifying to see how their daughter Heather, in her death, finally brought them down.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-12-19
unbelievable
I have just finished listening to this book and am deeply shocked and it takes a lot to shock me.
Some parts were unbearable and I had to take a break. This is not a book for the faint-hearted.
It is well narrated in a steady remorseless unemotional way which leaves the facts to speak for themselves.
I am convinced that Mrs West was involved because the volume of blood was so considerable that it was unlikely that West himself cleaned up and washed his clothes. Then there was the noise - she must have heard. The author is probably correct in concluding that both Wests were corrupted by their parents at an early age and regarded incest as normal BUT they knew it was deeply taboo as the children were threatened and collected from school.
On an emotional level I simply cannot understand. I will have to leave it at that and find something uplifting to listen.
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- Helz
- 30-10-23
What a listen!!
I could not stop listening to this even though it’s very disturbing it sheds a lot of light on the pair and what they were like. Would recommend
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- Neil
- 12-06-15
Compelling, disturbing and tragic
This story is horrendous and almost defies belief, this is real life horror. Compelling listening and disturbing in equal measure. Well written and beautifully read.
Highly recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-09-21
Grim and gritty
Very informative. Not sensational and with the victims points of view along with background information on all .
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- Clint
- 10-11-20
Absolutely crazy but interesting stuff
Audio was broken i think, I kept hearing voices that I'm sure wasn't part of the audio book. saying something about "kill everyone". weird
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-22
captivating.
the narration draws you in and refuses to let you go.
they were truly twisted and macabre.
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- John
- 09-01-18
Fascinating story but poor narration
This was an insightful book on the horrors commuted by the West's.
However, it was somewhat spoiled by poor narration
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- siobhan brophy
- 22-10-22
terrifyingly interesting
i was gripped,, the details this book goes into are terrifying. however, it was so interesting to learn about Rose and Freds backrounds. The narrator does an incredible job and the writer tells this gruesome story with great respect for all the victims. i would highly recommend
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