On the surface, 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester was an ordinary, semi-detached home in a quiet British neighborhood. But behind its Victorian facade, Fred and Rose West were running a "House of Horrors," a place of unimaginable cruelty where they tortured, raped, and murdered at least twelve young women and girls over two decades [citation:2][citation:6][citation:12]. Their crimes only came to light in 1994 when their surviving children told care workers that their sister, Heather, was buried under the patio [citation:9][citation:11].

What followed was a gruesome excavation that unearthed nine bodies in the garden and cellar, many of them victims the Wests had lured to their home with promises of work or a place to stay [citation:1][citation:6]. The "house of horrors" moniker was cemented when police discovered that Fred had used his building skills to extend the cellar into a dungeon where they held their victims [citation:9][citation:12]. The couple was arrested in 1994, but Fred West took his own life in prison before he could stand trial [citation:2][citation:3]. Rose West was convicted of ten murders and sentenced to life in prison [citation:3][citation:10].

In 1996, the house was demolished to prevent it from becoming a morbid tourist attraction, and its rubble was incinerated [citation:2][citation:5]. The site was turned into a landscaped walkway, but locals still claim to feel a strange, cold energy when they pass it [citation:11].

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