The Fred West Tapes

Secrets of the Fred & Rose West Murder Investigation - The chilling new book from the Senior Producer of 'Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story' - now on NETFLIX

Howard Sounes

• Publisher: Blink Publishing
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789468632
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Psychology

THE CHILLING NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, HOWARD SOUNES THAT SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE FRED & ROSE WEST MURDER INVESTIGATIONS


Thirty years since the death of Fred West and the conviction of his wife Rose, in 1995, the West murder case exerts a magnetic fascination for true crime readers. The Wests claimed twelve victims, young women and girls including members of their own family. Nine mutilated bodies were found buried under their home at 25 Cromwell St, Gloucester, the so-called House of Horrors.

Author Howard Sounes wrote the first major book about this extraordinary case, Fred & Rose, having broken stories about the investigation as a journalist. As well as being the first to use this title, which has been much copied since, he was the first to use the phrase House of Horrors, and has become the leading expert in the West case. He is the presenter of a hit podcast series about the murders; and Senior Producer on the new series for Netflix, Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story, which he also features in. While his first book, Fred & Rose stands as a true crime classic, Sounes's new book - The Fred West Tapes - sheds wholly new light on the investigation, bringing readers into the interview room as detectives quizzed Fred West. The Fred West Tapes will draw a new generation and a global audience to the case.

The Fred West Tapes incorporates remarkable new evidence and primary source testimony, including the experiences of the West children and victim families. With never-before-seen and heard testimony and evidence, this is a fascinating journey into the twisted mind of serial killer Fred West and his marriage to Rose, his partner in crime.

Table of contents

• Cover
• About the Author
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Also by Howard Sounes
• Contents
• Introduction
• Heather Under the Patio
• Shirley and ‘Shirley’s Mate’
• A Passion for Bondage
• Fred’s Early Life
• Nine More (Approx.)
• Evidence of Torture
• Searching Everywhere
• Our Family of Love
• The Code of Silence
• The Devil and His Wife
• Plan B
• Tough Cops Want Answers
• Rose Don’t Want Me
• The Depths of Human Depravity
• Acknowledgements
• Source Notes
• Index
• Photos