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BBC News Published image captionFred West apparently told his son he had killed Mary Bastholm, but police say he "told a lot of lies" during the 1994 investigation No human remains have been found by police searching a cafe in Gloucester for a suspected victim of the serial killer Fred West. Officers have been searching for Mary Bastholm, 15, who worked at the Pop-In Cafe - now called The Clean Plate. She was last seen in 1968. Gloucestershire Police began excavating the cafe cellar in Southgate Street on 19 May and said it had finished. Miss Bastholm's family said they were sad but hoped s...

BBC News Published image captionContractors unloaded a power drill, as well as other equipment, on Wednesday Police searching for a suspected victim of serial killer Fred West have entered day two of excavation work at a cafe. Mary Bastholm, 15, who worked at the Pop-In Cafe in Gloucester, went missing in 1968. Police started excavating the cellar on Wednesday after finding "possible evidence" suggesting her body might be buried there. Gloucestershire Police said experts were focusing on six areas beneath a toilet floor. The noise of power drills could be heard coming from inside the cafe, ...

BBC News Published image copyrightPA image captionForensics officers have arrived in the centre of Gloucester to begin excavation work at The Clean Plate Police searching for a suspected victim of serial killer Fred West have arrived to begin excavation work at a cafe. Teenager Mary Bastholm, who worked at the Pop-In Cafe in Gloucester, went missing in 1968. Earlier this month, a TV production company filming at the site - now called The Clean Plate - reported finding blue material buried. Gloucestershire Police said experts would focus on six areas underneath a toilet floor. Officers arrive...

BBC News Published image captionThe disappearance of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm in Gloucester in 1968 has been linked to murderer Fred West Police searching a cafe for a suspected victim of serial killer Fred West have found six voids in the building they want to excavate. Mary Bastholm went missing in Gloucester in 1968 and officers have been searching the cellar of the premises where she used to work. Six parts of a toilet area are to be excavated, Gloucestershire Police said. The force is in contact with West's son Stephen, who said his father admitted killing the 15-year-old. Officers...