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Fred West

1941 - 1995

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Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995) was an English serial killer, who committed at least twelve murders between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire, England—the majority with his second wife, Rose West. The victims were girls and young women. At least eight of the murders involved the Wests' sexual gratification and included rape, bondage, torture, and mutilation; the victims' dismembered bodies were typically buried in the cellar or garden of the West residence in Gloucester, which became known as the "House of Horrors". Fred is known to have committed at least two murders on his own; Rose is known to have murdered Fred's stepdaughter, Charmaine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred West is the 149th most popular extremist (down from 135th in 2019), the 2,092nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,778th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Fred West ranks 149 out of 283. Before him are Dennis Nilsen, Sante Geronimo Caserio, Whitey Bulger, Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, Josef Blösche, and Stephen Paddock. After him are Alexandros Koryzis, Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, Joseph Valachi, John Adams, Joseph Bonanno, and Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Fred West ranks 210. Before him are Jaan Kaplinski, José Carlos, İdil Biret, Mariangela Melato, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, and Reine Wisell. After him are Yoshiyuki Tomino, Leslie Lamport, Carla Gravina, Bruce Nauman, Josep Maria Mauri, and David Crystal. Among people deceased in 1995, Fred West ranks 108. Before him are Georgy Beregovoy, J. Presper Eckert, Sylvester Stadler, Srinagarindra, Adolfo Pedernera, and André Frossard. After him are Gisela Mauermayer, David Marshall, Vladimír Dzurilla, Leila Mourad, Dmitri Shepilov, and Rudolf Peierls.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred West ranks 2,092 out of 8,785. Before him are Louis Tomlinson (1991), William Auld (1924), Roland Penrose (1900), Robert Blake (1599), June Whitfield (1925), and James McAvoy (1979). After him are Charles Mackay (1814), Ronald Colman (1891), Eileen Atkins (1934), Morris Travers (1872), Oswald of Northumbria (604), and James Ferguson (1710).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Fred West ranks 7. Before him are Sawney Bean (1600), Emperor Norton (1818), John Haigh (1909), John Christie (1899), Harold Shipman (1946), and Dennis Nilsen (1945). After him are John Adams (1767), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Bell (1957), Jonathan Wild (1683), Guy Burgess (1911), and Amelia Dyer (1837).

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