CROWN V COLONY — The House of Horrors: How Fred and Rose West Turned a Gloucester Home Into a Graveyard

Day two of CROWN V COLONY. Garret Fisher leaves the gaslight of Whitechapel for something more modern and somehow darker: an ordinary terraced house at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, where Fred and Rose West murdered at least twelve women and girls across twenty years — including their own daughter Heather, 16, and Fred's stepdaughter Charmaine, 8. The bodies were found beneath the cellar, the bathroom, and the garden. A grim family joke about being "buried under the patio" is what finally brought police to dig in 1994. This episode traces how the Wests targeted vulnerable young women nobody was reliably watching, the 1972 warning the system fined and let walk, and the reckoning: Fred hanged himself on remand in 1995 before he ever faced trial, while Rose was convicted of ten murders at Winchester Crown Court and given a whole-life order. Thirty years on, she still insists she is innocent — and police believe the true toll may be higher than the twelve who can be named, including 15-year-old Mary Bastholm, still missing.Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll!Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform. You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show.But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes.We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.