In June 1987, sixteen year old Heather West disappears. Her parents, Fred and Rose tell their other children she has gone to work at a holiday camp. Heather’s siblings never hear from her again. Seven years later, her remains are excavated from

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Introducing... Power: The Maxwells

Jan 12th, 2021 8m 7s

Everyone’s heard of Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged partner in crime). But there’s a shadowy figure who hangs above her who you likely don’t know: her father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell. His rise from nothing to fall… from the dec

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Introducing... The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq

Sep 29th, 2020 5m 8s

Hi Unheard fans, we've made a show we think you'll like....On September 11th 2001, as he faced incalculable losses after the terrorist attacks that day, President George W Bush made a call to his greatest international ally: British Prime Minis

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Introducing... The Immaculate Deception!

Mar 19th, 2020 4m 28s

Hi Unheard fans, we've made a show we think you'll like....Fertility doctor Jan Karbaat was renowned for getting amazing results. Women who were desperate for children would visit him at his Rotterdam clinic and leave pregnant. But when the cli

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Howard Sounes Live in London

Feb 26th, 2020 1m 27s

Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes is coming live to London on April 7th. To hear Howard Sounes talk about the podcast and story of the Wests and take questions from the audience, go to www.podcastlive/unheard. For information regarding you

12: The Aftermath

Nov 26th, 2019 35m 27s

In October 1996, Fred and Rose West’s house, 25 Cromwell Street is knocked down by Gloucester City Council. In the years since, what happened to the Wests and to the families of the victims caught up in the murder enquiry? Howard reflects on th

11: Sister

Nov 19th, 2019 33m 53s

Christmas 1973. Marian Partington’s younger sister, Lucy, was a university student at home for the holidays. She was visiting a friend for the evening and was meant to catch the bus home. But she never returned. 21 years later, Lucy’s body was

10: The Trial

Nov 12th, 2019 46m 57s

October 1995. With Fred West dead, Rose West stands accused of ten murders amid huge media attention. Howard speaks with Sasha Wass, part of the legal team defending Rose. Intense media scrutiny threatens the chance of a fair trial. Could Rose

9: The Unravelling

Nov 5th, 2019 39m 13s

Derek and Wendy Thomson owned a construction company. One of their employees was Fred West. In February 1994, Derek receives a phone call from Rose. She sounds panicked and wants to speak to Fred urgently. The police have arrived at their home

8: The One That Got Away

Oct 29th, 2019 35m 31s

Spring 1994, the British media’s appetite for the West case is insatiable. Howard meets Caroline Owens, one of the Wests’ victims who managed to escape. She was assaulted by the Wests in the early 70s and reported them to the police. How did th

7: The Search For Juanita

Oct 22nd, 2019 27m 37s

Belinda Mott’s sister, Juanita, was last seen alive in 1975. She was 18, estranged from her parents and sofa surfing around Gloucestershire, England. In the years after the disappearance, Belinda visited friends who lived at 25 Cromwell Street

6: "They'll Kill Me"

Oct 15th, 2019 28m 5s

While Gill Britt lodged at Cromwell Street she had no idea that her landlord Fred and his wife Rose were murderers. She noticed Rose’s prostitution and overheard childrens’ screams. But 40 years on, in her first ever interview, she recalls the

5: "I'm Happy, Mum"

Oct 8th, 2019 35m 42s

Howard Sounes meets Rose’s mother Daisy Letts as she tries to come to terms with the news that her daughter is an alleged mass killer and that her grand-daughter, Heather, was among the victims. Howard uncovers Rose’s unhappy childhood.Subscrib

4: Mother and Daughter

Oct 1st, 2019 26m 57s

How did Fred meet Rose? Howard Sounes interviews family members to try to piece the story together. Rose left a care home to live with Fred shortly after her 16th birthday. Then while Fred is in jail, a mysterious death happens at their flat in

3: Fingerpost Field

Sep 24th, 2019 33m 4s

In 1994, in a field outside the small village of Much Marcle, the remains of Fred West’s first victim were found. She’d been dead for twenty-seven years. Her disappearance had gone unreported. How was this possible? Howard Sounes follows the tr

2: Young Freddy

Sep 17th, 2019 32m 50s

What made Fred West into a murderer? The West family say Fred had never been the same since a teenage motorcycle accident. Howard visits Fred’s birthplace, the quaint village of Much Marcle, and uncovers details from his past. Subscribe today s

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Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes

Aug 21st, 2019 1m 50s

In this gripping 12-part series, author Howard Sounes revisits his unheard interview tapes to reveal the true story of husband and wife serial killers, Fred and Rose West.Fred & Rose by Howard Sounes is available now on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.

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