Vital clue into Mary Bastholm disappearance found by TV crew making Fred West documentary
The teenage girl s disappearance in 1968 has been linked to the serial killer
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A key clue that will lead to excavation work at a Gloucester café linked to the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl in 1968 was found by a TV production company, police have confirmed.
Fred West police shown possible evidence teenager was buried at cafe We will do everything we can to establish if Mary is buried at this location
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Excavation work is to begin at a cafe in Gloucester after police found “possible evidence” of where a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West may be buried.
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Fred West police find ‘possible evidence’ of another victim at cafe. (PA) Police will begin digging at a cafe in Gloucester after finding “possible evidence” which suggests a body could be buried there. Forensic archaeologists have been undertaking exploratory work at the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm who was last seen alive in January 1968. Investigators have been on site at the Clean Plate cafe after they received information which lead them to believe the body of Mary Bastholm could be buried there. ‘Structural anomalies’ A statement from Gloucestershire Police said: “The detective leading the investigation at the Clean Plate cafe in Gloucester says that excavation work will now take place following assessments at the scene.”
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Police activity at The Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street, Gloucester
Excavation work is to begin at a cafe in Gloucester after police found “possible evidence” of where a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West may be buried.
Forensic archaeologists have been undertaking exploratory work at the Clean Plate cafe in Southgate Street in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm who was last seen alive in January 1968.
Gloucestershire Police had received possible evidence from a TV production company to suggest the body of the missing teenager could be buried at the location.
One of the findings presented to police was a photo taken by the production company of what appeared to be blue material buried in one area of the cellar. Mary was wearing a blue coat when she went missing.