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Fred West

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Key facts

Full name Frederick Walter Stephen West[1]
Birth date 29 September 1941[1]
Death date 1 January 1995[1]
Nationality English[1]
Criminal role serial killer and child molester[1]
Place of death HM Prison Birmingham[1]

Fred West was an English serial killer and child molester linked to at least 12 murders between 1967 and 1987, mostly with his second wife, Rose West. He died in prison in 1995 before trial.

Context

Fred West, born Frederick Walter Stephen West on 29 September 1941, was an English serial killer and child molester [1]. He was linked to at least 12 murders between 1967 and 1987, mostly committed with his second wife, Rose West [1]. He died on 1 January 1995 while detained on remand at HM Prison Birmingham [1].

Documented claims

  • Fred West was linked to at least 12 murders between 1967 and 1987. [1]
  • He and Rose West were jointly charged with nine murders, and he with three further murders, when he died. [1]
  • He took his own life while detained on remand at HM Prison Birmingham. [1]
  • Rose West was convicted of ten murders in November 1995. [2]

Questions and answers

How many murders was Fred West linked to?

He was linked to at least 12 murders between 1967 and 1987 [1].

When did Fred West die?

He died on 1 January 1995 [1].

Who was Fred West's co-offender?

His second wife, Rose West, was his co-offender in most of the murders [1].

Sources

  1. Understanding Fred and Rose West: Leo Goatley | ULaw — law.ac.uk (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Britain's worst serial killers haunt a city, decades after their grisly crimes — cnn.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People