GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOX Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Sir Trevor McDonald will shine the spotlight on Rose West’s part in the House of Horror’s murders in a new documentary out this week. The broadcaster, known for in-depth features like ‘How to Catch a Serial Killer’, has been seen in Gloucester filming for his latest programme about the Wests. Earlier this month GloucestershireLive reported how he had visited the infamous 25, Cromwell Street in Gloucester where nine of their victims were buried between 1967 and 1987. The house was demolished in 1996 but the address remains forever etched in the nation's consciousness. (Image: PA) And as well as exclusive interviews with people who have not spoken before publicly about the serial killings, early reports about the documentary to be screened this week suggest it will focus on the part played by Rose West. Fred confessed to the murders in 1994 and was found hanged in his jail cell at Winson Green Prison in Birmingham while he was on remand. Rose was convicted of 10 murders in 1995 and handed a whole life term, meaning she will never be released, but the mother of eight is said to still harbour hopes of being released. (Image: Chris Kirkham) The documentary screened this week will suggest she was “actively involved” and was the friendly face that lured some of the couple's 12 victims to their death by helping to kidnap them. It follows Fred's niece speaking out about the 'unreal' moment her teenage cousin's body was found for another TV programme marking the anniversary of the killings. Then aged just 11, Sam West said she heard the shocking news on the TV before her back hit the wall and she slid to the floor from the shock. She said she can still remember exactly where she was stood at that moment - but said it felt like a dream, felt unreal because she couldn't equate it with the uncle she knew. She spoke to the cameras for The Killer In My Family series. Relatives of murderers tell their stories, beginning with Fred West, whose brother Doug and niece Sam revealed how his crimes affected the family. Here’s what we know so far Sir Trevor's investigation In Sir Trevor McDonald's new powerful ITV documentary, new evidence is set to come light about Rose's level of violence and claims that she could have been more violent than her husband. While Fred confessed to the killings, Rose, now 65, denied them and still does. Sir Trevor, 79, sets out to prove Rose was “not a bystander” and was "deeply involved" in the crimes. (Image: Sunday Mirror) "In any normal situation you would think that a wife's influence would curb Fred's horrific tendencies but we learn that she was actively involved,” he says in the Daily Star Sunday. "When they cruised around to pick up people, she was the one who probably convinced the girls to get in the car." The Family The Wests' youngest son will tell Sir Trevor McDonald that he heard Rose attacking his murdered sister Heather. He and several other siblings were all taken into care in 1992 after the Wests were accused of sexual abuse. He will say when he was seven years old when his mother “stamped” on Heather’s head five times. According to the Daily Star he adds: “She didn’t move again.” The Victims The documentary will also include the first television interview with the sisters of victim Juanita Mott, who vanished, aged 18, in 1975. The daughter of an American serviceman whose parents split up when she was very young, she left both school and home at age 15 and at some point lodged with the Wests. When she was 18 she accepted a lift from them and her remains were unearthed at 25 Cromwelll Street in 1994. The Lodger Former lodger Jayne Hamer told Sir Trevor she feels lucky to be alive after hearing screams from the cellar. Nanny Caroline Owens, who also escaped after being kidnapped and tortured, has since died. The Social Worker John Fitzgerald, the senior social worker investigating childcare issues in the case, will tell viewers how the Wests got away with it for so long. The Lawyer Sasha Wass QC will give her first media interview since she helped defend Rose in court. When is it on Fred and Rose West: The Real Story with Sir Trevor McDonald airs on Thursday, January 31 at 9pm on ITV.<doc-sep>GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOX Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice A former lodger will tell Trevor McDonald how she was lucky not to be murdered by Fred and Rose West after hearing screams of 'stop it daddy' from the cellar where they tortured and murdered their young victims. Jayne Hamer was interviewed about her time living at 25 Cromwell Street in the ITV programme Fred and Rose West: the Real Story with Trevor McDonald which will be aired tonight. In interview with the Radio Times a journalist who worked on the original case for the Daily Mirror and wrote a book about the killings says she was lucky to escape with her life because Wests were killing girls her age when she was living there. Howard Sounes, who also worked on the documentary, says Jayne told them: “I heard screaming in the middle of the night, ‘Stop it, Daddy. Stop it, Daddy. Please stop it, Daddy’. It sounded like one of the children.” She said the screams seemed to emanate from the cellar and she is still haunted by the occasion Fred West brought her down into what was later revealed to be their torture chamber. “I sometimes think that being shown the cellar meant maybe I was going to be next…” , she tells the programme. “I got away at the right time.” The journalist who penned Fred & Rose: the Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors wrote in the TV magazine: "Today, I find the story darker and more disturbing than ever; I realise that significant mysteries remain. "How much was Rose West involved, for example? That is a central question in our film. Many people may assume that Fred was in charge. Rose was only 15 when they met; Fred was 27 and had already killed. "Yet we show that in fact Rose was often the dominant partner. It was Rose who violently beat the children, and it was Rose who seems to have taken the lead in sexual assaults. Was she the driving force in the murders? To this day she denies it all." The journalist is convinced that the Wests killed more girls, including 15-year-old Mary Bastholm, who went missing from a Gloucester bus stop in 1968. The victims of Fred and Rose West Rosemary West was found guilty of 10 counts of murder relating to bodies found at Cromwell Street and Midland Road. Fred West took his own life while on remand awaiting trial for a further two counts of murder. These are the known victims. Anna McFall, 18, killed by Fred in July 1967. Discovered June 1994 at Fingerpost Field near Much Marcle. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. Charmaine West, 8, Fred's stepdaughter. Believed to have been killed by Rose in 1971 while Fred was serving a sentence at HMP Leyhill. Buried in the cellar at 25 Midland Road. Rena Costello, 27, Fred's first wife, also killed in 1971, buried at Letterbox Field in Much Marcle. Lynda Gough, 19, killed April 1973. Buried in 25 Cromwell Street. Carol Ann Cooper, 15, killed November 1973. Burried in the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street. Lucy Partington, 21, killed December 1973. Last seen at a bus stop in Cheltenham, her body was discovered in the cellar in Cromwell Street in 1994. Therese Siegenthaler, 21, abducted in 1974 while hitchhiking. Buried under an extension built by Fred at 25 Cromwell Street. Shirley Hubbard, 15, abducted from a bus stop in Droitwich in November 1974. Dismembered remains were found in the cellar in Cromwell Street. Juanita Mott, 18, a former lodger at Cromwell Street. She was last seen in April 1975. Her body was found buried at Cromwell Street. Shirley Robinson, 18, a former lodger who was eight months pregnant with Fred's child. She was killed in May 1978. Alison Chambers, 16, living in care in Gloucester. She was last seen in the summer of 1979, her body was buried in the Cromwell Street garden. Heather West, 16, the eldest daughter of Fred and Rose. A pupil at Oxstalls School at the time of her death in June 1987. Her dismembered body was found buried in the garden at Cromwell Street. Her brother Stephen claims their father asked him to help dig the hole she was buried in. Possible victim Mary Bastholm, 15, disappeared in January 1968. Last seen in Bristol Road at a bus stop. She is widely believed to have been killed by Fred. He fears her remains have not been found because there may be other victims buried with her. Fred and Rose West: the Real Story with Trevor McDonald airs tonight: Thursday, January 31 at 9pm on ITV<doc-sep>Get our daily Echo newsletter for the biggest stories and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe for free Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice ITV have cancelled their documentary about serial killer couple Fred and Rose West just hours before it was due to air. The programme, Fred and Rose West: The Real Story with Trevor McDonald, was set to hit screens at 9pm this evening on ITV. Trevor had visited the site of the former House of Horrors in Cromwell Street for filming. But before it could air ITV started to advertise that a repeat of Trevor McDonald's Death Row would instead fill the slot. ITV confirmed that they have pulled their documentary about Fred and Rose West "for legal reasons. A rep told Mirror TV that the doc had been postponed but would be rescheduled for a later date. An ITV representative said: "Broadcast has been postponed for legal reasons and the film will be scheduled for a later date." TV Choice subsequently tweeted that they had been told that ITV had cancelled the documentary. They tweeted: "We have just been told the @ITV documentary 'Fred & Rose West: The Real Story With Trevor McDonald' will NOT be shown tonight. We will let you know once we know the new transmission date!" Fred and Rose West killed, dismembered and buried young women and children at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester.<doc-sep>GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOX Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice ITV have confirmed they have pulled a documentary about the notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West hours before it was due to be aired. Trevor McDonald was due to present the programme tonight and had visited the site of the former House of Horrors in Cromwell Street in Gloucester for filming. But just hours before it was due to go out ITV started advertising the programme would be a repeat of Death Row with Trevor McDonald first aired last year. TV Choice tweeted that they have been told ITV has cancelled Sir Trevor McDonald Fred and Rose West: The Real Story. Disappointed viewers deluged Twitter about the cancellation which was due to shine a light on the case which shocked the country. It is unclear why it was cancelled but there is some suggestion it was dropped for legal reasons because it was due to paint a picture of Rose West's involvement and she was due to appeal. The programme was to talk to some people for the first time 25 years since detectives investigating the disappearance of Fred and Rose's eldest daughter Heather began to search their home at 25 Cromwell Street. That included the sisters of murder victim Juanita Mott who appeared on This Morning today ahead of Sir Trevor’s documentary tonight. It is the first time Belinda Mott and Mary Ann Mitchell have spoken public about the free spirited young woman who disappeared at the age of 18 in 1975 when she was supposed to be babysitting for a friend and was never seen again. They told presenters Phil Schofield and Holly Willoughby they wanted to the death sentence for Rose who they believe was as involved as her husband. Holly asked them what they thought about Rose denying any involvement with the deaths and is appealing to the courts to see if that sentence can be shortened or overturned in order to spend time with her fiance. (Image: Sunday Mirror) "We pay our taxes you pay your taxes to keep this country running - and to keep her inside,” said Mary Ann. “She gets three meals a day, a nice comfy bed and a roof over her head. I’d like to see her rot in hell.” “I feel the death penalty is needed in this case - when there’s absolutely no doubt she killed those girls. “We felt cheated when Fred killed himself. But part of me is glad he’s not on this earth, breathing the same air as us.” We will let you know more as we get it. ITV Customer Services are telling disappointed viewers that the programme has not been cancelled, just moved. They have been told to say: "All schedules are subject to change at any time." Anybody who wants to complain about the last minute change are being advised to email viewerservices@itv.com<doc-sep>
ITV have confirmed that they have pulled their documentary about Fred and Rose West "for legal reasons" just hours before it was due to air this evening. A rep told Mirror TV that the doc had been postponed but would be rescheduled for a later date. The programme, Fred and Rose West: The Real Story with Trevor McDonald, was due to air at 9pm this evening. However just hours before it was set to air on TV ITV began advertising that a repeat of Trevor McDonald's Death Row would be airing tonight instead. (Image: ITV) An ITV representative told us: "Broadcast has been postponed for legal reasons and the film will be scheduled for a later date." The new documentary presented by Sir Trevor McDonald was set to shed new light on the crimes that shocked the nation - and suggests for the first time that Rose was more violent than her husband. (Image: SWNS.com) In the programme, Sir Trevor revisits the site of the infamous 'house of horrors' on 25 Cromwell Street, as reported by Gloucestershire Live - which has been torn down but never to be forgotten. As well as exclusive interviews with people who have not spoken before publicly about the serial killings, early reports about the documentary to be screened this week suggest it will focus on the part played by Rose West. The documentary would also suggest she was “actively involved” and was the friendly face that lured some of the couple's 12 victims to their death by helping to kidnap them. It follows Fred's niece speaking out about the 'unreal' moment her teenage cousin's body was found for another TV programme marking the anniversary of the killings. (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) This comes after the heartbroken sisters of one of Fred and Rose West's victims appeared on This Morning today. In their first ever TV interview, Juanita Mott's sisters spoke about their ongoing pain ahead of the documentary. The couple raped, tortured and murdered 12 women and girls between 1967 and 1987 - including their own daughter Heather. Rose was convicted of 10 murders in 1995 and handed a whole life term, meaning she will never be released, but the mother of eight is said to still harbour hopes of being released. (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Mary-Ann Mitchell said that she wanted her sister's killer to "rot in hell", while Belinda Mott called for a "very slow electric chair" for Rose. They are furious that taxpayers' money is being spent on keeping Rose in a "lap of luxury" in prison. Speaking on This Morning, Mary-Ann said: "I'd like to see her rot in hell to be honest. I hope when her girlfriend is released from prison it rips her heart out. "She will never get out and even if she does there will be a queue waiting. This is where I feel the death penalty is needed when there is no doubt."