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29 Sep, 1941

Fred West born in Much Marcle, England

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2bFrederick Walter Stephen West is born into a poor family of farm workers in Bickerton Cottage, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, to Walter Stephen West and Daisy Hannah Hill.  He is the 2nd child for the couple. At school, West shows an aptitude for woodwork and artwork, but does not excel academically.

2 Mar, 1994

Two more murder charges

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West is charged with the murders of Shirley Robinson and Alison Chambers following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home.