S1 Ep9: Fred and Rose West, the killer couple that shocked the world

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

After deep diving into Dorothea Puente’s cookery book from last week’s episode, Helen Anderson and Danni Howard explore the horrific world of the most infamous killer couple in history, Fred and Rose West. Meeting in a perfect storm, twisted Fred and Rose West would go on to murder at least 12 girls and women, two of whom were their own daughters. Expect grim discoveries, anger over missing women, and a seriously sinister and sick family ‘in’ joke.

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00:00 - Introduction

00:33 - Helen and Danni review Dorothea Puente’s ‘Cooking with a Serial Killer’

09:37 - Where Fred and Rose West’s story begins

15:35 - The disappearance of Heather West

18:30 - The Wests get a visit from the police

20:20 - Fred West is arrested

23:05 - The discovery of Alison Chambers

27:23 - The disappearances of Lucy Partington and Lynda Gough

31:25 - The case of Caroline Roberts

35:35 - Pathologists make a grim discovery

37:38 - The murder of Rena West and Anne McFall
38:35 - The discovery of Juanita Mott and Carole Cooper

42:13 - The murder of Charmaine West

44:28 - Fred West commits suicide
46:34 - Forensic odontology brings new evidence to the case

49:05 - The trial of Rose West

53:17 - Outro

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me Helen Anderson and me, Danny Howard.
0:04.9	In every episode, we're going to be turning back the clock and looking at some of the worst murder cases in history.
0:10.6	In this episode, we're looking into the most infamous killer couple in the country.
0:15.8	It's Fred and Rose West.
0:32.2	So, Danny, how are you?
0:35.9	I mean, we can do the small talk thing,
0:43.1	but really what everybody wants to know about following on from last week's episode is, did the book arrive?
0:43.9	Yes.
0:45.4	And it did.
0:47.6	Oh, my God.
0:48.9	I have a lot of feelings.
0:49.5	Okay. I feel like last week, it all progressed quite quickly, didn't it?
0:52.6	I got caught up in the moment.
0:53.7	I couldn't believe
0:54.4	that she'd someone who went to prison for poisoning their victims wrote a cookery book if you haven't
1:01.4	listened go back and listen to the dorothy appointee episode you'll know what i'm talking about
1:06.4	and then i just was shocked and i bought it because it's very easy to buy now with one click.
1:11.5	Sponsoring a serial killer.
1:12.9	Yep.
1:13.5	And I didn't.
1:14.5	She's already dead so I don't think that she will be profiting, but somebody is profiting off this, aren't they?
1:20.6	And that gives me the ick a little bit.
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