Inside 25 Cromwell St

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It's good to know that Anne-Marie (the oldest child, half-sister to the others) has grown into a dignified woman and I wish all the other children only the best. What went on in the house was truly disturbing, and I can't help but find the pair of them a bit naive, knowing what happened as they do but then genuinely supporting their parents and thinking their mother, Rose was innocent. What there seems to be far less of are the stories told from the perspective of the killer's family; a snapshot of life at home behind the scenes and the unravelling and discovery of the horrific actions of their loved ones and whatever was to follow. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I can't even begin to imagine what life was like for Stephen and Mae but glad to read they are starting to rebuild their lives and I hope the victims families are too! Based on the horrific crimes committed by Fred and Rosemary West in Gloucester, England, this book is a chilling and unforgettable account of what happened inside the notorious house on Cromwell Street. Since the book was written in 1995, it follows the investigation up until then, which was when Fred and Rose West had both been charged, through Fred’s suicide and Rose’s trial.The book is written in Stephen and Mae West’s own words which were taken from detailed interviews with the News Of The World newspaper.

And as it did, so the nightmarish hell that had been allowed to breed behind closed doors crossed those final barriers. In parts it's quite hard to keep up with what's going on as the statements keep jumping from one thing to another. By the time the reader has gone through these painful memories of escalating torment, it’s around the halfway mark of the book, and from the bitterness of the latter chapters in the first section, the second section of the book commences; detailing the time after discovering Heather’s body, during Fred West’s arrest and his subsequent suicide. Their unpredictable world of brutality, sexual abuse and violence finally came apart with the most shattering series of discoveries any child could be asked to face. Not like Maes subsequent book where yes she obviously made another but on her terms in a better mind state some years after.I come to the conclusion that they were brainwashed into standing by them, because what else could the reason be? Fred had told Mae that it was his father who had taught him that it was a father’s duty to ‘break in’ his daughters. However having read books which were obviously published after I had some knowledge of the goings on already, what was nice to hear was Stephens view point in his own words. I hope to introduce new features during 2022 and join the Bookstagram community on Instagram properly, so come and follow me there too! The book is certainly not for the faint-hearted, and the descriptions of the crimes are graphic and disturbing.