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The Story of Fred West
By age 15, Fred West was done with the education system. He left school with the reading and writing comprehension of a seven-year-old. The preferential treatment Fred received from their mother fueled some animosity between them. As Fred hit puberty and developed an interesting girl, he started putting more effort into his appearance. On his 17th birthday, Fred gifted himself a 125cc James motorcycle. It quickly became his most prized possession, granting freedom from his isolated home. In November 1958, in November 1958, Fred collided with a young girl who was travelling on a bicycle in the opposite direction. She sustained minor injuries. But it took a week for him to regain consciousness, at which point he felt