The Story of Fred West and Rose West

25 Cromwell Street had been raided by police in search of illicit drugs on at least three occasions. The Wests remained composed during the raids, and nothing incriminating was ever found. As for Rose West, her criminal record was almost entirely clean. She had a single conviction from 1973 that she shared with her husband. It was for the indecent assault causing actual bodily harm of their former living nanny, Caroline Owens. When police arrived at 25 Cromwell Street to investigate the allegations that Fred West had raped one of his daughters, he had just left for work. His wife Rose answered the door after being told detectives had a warrant to search their premises for pornographic material following a serious allegation of child