A review by imyourmausoleum
The Corpse Garden: The Crimes of Fred and Rose West by Colin Wilson

informative medium-paced

3.0

 Fred West was born in England in 1941. He grew up poor and not well educated. He claimed that he was sexually abused by his mother, that his father sexually abused his sisters, and that he engaged in bestiality. His brother has strongly denied the truth in those claims. He did suffer from head trauma from a motorcycle accident that left him with odd behavior and prone to fits of rage. He was eventually disowned by his family for raping and impregnating his sister. Fred married Catherine Costello in 1962, though that marriage did not work out. He married his second wife, Rosemary, in 1972. Together, they would engage in the rape, bondage, torture, and mutilation of at least 12 young women.

If you are a fan of The Last Podcast on the Left, this book is on the suggested reading list. The book was sufficiently detailed about the couple and their crimes. I looked to see if Rose had died yet, and she is still alive and imprisoned in the UK. This book had plenty of details, so if crimes involving the aforementioned topics bother you, you may want to steer clear of this book. Otherwise, it was decent.