Inside the Wests monstrous marriage and murders as final victim could be unearthed
Fred and Rose West carried out their sick killing spree over 20 years and now police are searching a cafe in Gloucester for the body of Mary Bastholm, feared to have also been murdered by the couple
The sick couple are two of Britain s most notorious serial killers (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
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May 12 2021, 14:54 ET
FRED West s son told police his serial killer dad admitted murdering teenage schoolgirl Mary Bastholm.
Stephen West claims his father confessed to killing the 15-year-old cafe worker and 30 other women before hanging himself ahead of his trial.
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Police have continued digging up the Clean Plate Cafe as they search for MaryCredit: Getty
Mary was last seen on January 6, 1968 waiting for a bus to go and see her boyfriend.
Police have today continued digging just half a mile from Fred West’s notorious Cromwell Street home.
They are excavating the basement of the Clean Plate Cafe where she worked as a waitress and the serial killer was a regular customer.
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12 known victims of Fred and Rose West - including their children. (PA) Evidence of a suspected victim of Fred West has been found by a film crew at a café in Gloucester. A dog was recently taken to the site by a TV documentary team which is said to have shown a positive reaction in the basement. 53 years after the disappearance, Gloucestershire Police said they had found evidence that a body could be buried within The Clean Plate café in Southgate Street, Gloucester, and are linking it to the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm.
A police tent outside The Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, Gloucester.. (PA)
Police dig for new Fred West victim Mary Bastholm, 15, under cafe where she worked as waitress
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Updated: 11 May 2021, 16:15
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POLICE are today digging under a cafe for the remains of a missing 15-year-old girl feared murdered by serial killer Fred West 53 years ago.
Schoolgirl Mary Bastholm was last seen on 6 January 1968 waiting for a bus to go and see her boyfriend.
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Officers confirmed it is being searched in relation to Mary s disappearanceCredit: The Sun
She is believed to have been offered a lift by serial killer Fred West and then murdered.
Mary s body has never been found with her parents tragically passing away before discovering what happened to their daughter.