I think he stopped using the house, she recalled. But despite her middle-class accent and outward poise, inside she battles demons. In 1995 Mae, the second of the eight children Rose and Fred had together, told the BBC: "Dad used to say a father should break his daughters in and the first-born child of a daughter should be . A scuffed copy of the Koran. Mae is now a mother herself and has spoken out about her childhood and her parents crime. West was jailed for nine months in 2004 for having underage sex with a 14 year old girl. Mae now lives with her husband and children at an undisclosed English town, but still struggles to escape her tragic past. Scrupulously neat in a floral blouse, navy cardigan and pressed jeans, she is slim and stylish. "I remember there was a chest down there, a sort of toy box, and wed jump onto it and pretend it was a boat while we waited for Mum to come and let us out. Sometimes I think when the criminals are sorted out, people overlook their families, she says. It's comes release as daughter Mae, now 46, has also . But the monstrous pair had strangled her and cut off her head. Her father objected strongly to their relationship, resorting to contacting social services and threatening West directly, but to no avail; Rose was soon pregnant with West's child and found herself looking after his two children by Rena Costello when West was sent to prison on various petty theft and fine evasion charges. West was arrested for rape and sodomy of a minor, and Rose for assisting in the rape of a minor. He was born in 1973 and is the third child of the evil couple. Mae said she had not spoken to her mother in 12 years and the pair are now so distant that she does not expect to be told when Rose dies. Her home, unlike Cromwell Street, is a place without secrets: there are no hidden rooms, dark corridors, forbidden areas. But she added: I probably asked mum about Mary when we were in safe houses. Her sister, Heather, was 16 when her parents murdered her after she tried to escape - then buried her in the garden. Their father is thought to be the same one of Rose's clients as Tara's father. We had normal meal times, tv times. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The former, just eight years old, was Fred Wests stepdaughter from his previous marriage to Rena West. "She stopped writing to me. Picture: Tim O'Sullivan Despite having moved on, Mae who detailed her battle with anxiety and a fear of rejection said she still thinks about Heather often and was close to her younger siblings, feeling she was like a mother to them too. Around 30 men marched up a busy street in Sydneys inner west on Friday night chanting the Hail Mary sparked by a joke about Jesus by a queer comedian. We'd be disgusted by what we heard - horrible grunts and moans - but there was no escaping it. He went on to have three other girls, Heather Ann, Mae June and Louise, with partner-in-crime Rose plus two sons, Stephen and Barry. With every past relationship she wondered how and whether to broach the subject of her parents. Mary, who went missing in 1968, is at the centre of a renewed police hunt, with officers searching a caf linked to West and her serial killer husband Fred. This, and their changing stories, led to the search warrants for the property, which led to their arrests. She moved into Cromwell Street in April 1973, having had affairs with several lodgers. She discovered her uncles credit card has the name West on it, put two and two together and Googled it. And I have all these anxieties about my son finding out about his grandparents. Thats not to say that they didnt speak about it between them.. Tragically, Heather became the couples final murder victim in 1987. Im not on her visitors list any more. Actually, were very lucky.". And Ive learnt that I havent got the name West tattooed on my forehead. Rose was coercive, controlling and guilty of the awful crimes she so vehemently denied. In a bid to cover up their crimes, the couple claimed that their eldest daughter had taken a holiday camp job, before they changed their story by claiming that she had run away and eloped. But the spectre of her parents crimes still haunts her. It's suspected he may have died of an overdose after fighting a lengthy battle with drug addiction and severe mental health issues as a result of the abuse he suffered from his parents growing up. Evil parents: Serial killers Rose West (left) and husband Fred, who killed himself in prison. And I watched her squirm. Stephen is twice-divorced and has a new partner and child. It became known as the House of Horrors after police excavations unearthed a series of dismembered female bodies in the basement and under the patio. She signed all her letters Love as always, Mum, yet shed never told me she loved me before. Anne Marie West was the second daughter of Fred's ex-wife Rena Costello, and the first for Fred West before he moved on with Rose. Fred West became one of the most horrific serial killers known to the United Kingdom, with he and future wife .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Rose responsible for the dismemberment and murder of women and young girls, including two members of their own family. She describes how she would sit in her bedroom trying to do her homework while men walked past and asked if she was available.. Personal trainer, 22, describes what working in the fitness industry is like when you're curvy - and why Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane - UFC 285 LIVE: Follow all the action from main card ahead of HUGE heavyweight PETER HITCHENS: Now we know for sure that our leaders lost their heads over Covid. A metal plate was placed in his head that may have affected his behavior and impulse control according to some experts. When West's first wife, Rena, came in search of her daughter, she was strangled, dismembered and also had her fingers and toes removed. Mae now has a new life. and I dont think he did. She left a friends house in a rush to get the last bus from Cheltenham to Gretton on 27 December, and it is believed she was abducted from this bus stop. Mae, now 46, says she has kept her secret dark secret even from her own children. She recoils, still, from the memory of her parents grotesque lack of sexual inhibition. For years, Mae, Heather and Steve - the oldest children - were locked in the cellar at night and used a bucket for the toilet. By this time, Rose earned extra money as a prostitute and West committed acts of bondage and violent sex acts on underage girls. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. . But he couldnt get in, and Im sure its because hes married to me. Rose gave birth to daughter Heather in 1970. Mae West talks about 'house of horrors' with Fred and Rose West, The house of horrors was later demolished, 25 Cromwell Street is now synonymous with evil, Mae West (right) aged approx 6 and Heather West, daughters of Fred and Rose West. I hid away for eight years. It's GRAYGATE! Mae addresses this question in a compelling new book, to be serialised in the Daily Mail next week. Specially the bit where Bambis mother dies.. Their sickening crimes began to unravel when Fred was accused of raping his 13-year-old daughter in 1992, and Rose was arrested for child cruelty. The second of eight children the couple had together, her older sister Heather, 16, and step-sister Charmaine, eight, were among the 11 known victims of Fred West. It was initially claimed she had moved to Scotland but her body was later found. Rose West went to trial on October 3, 1995, in the glare of media frenzy. When I started to think about it all, doubts crept in. Fred West is feared to have snatched and murdered . She was known for her breezy sexual independence, and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto voice. You never got straight answers. But while Mae never doubted her father had committed multiple murders, for a decade she believed Rose, while capable of violence, was innocent of the killings. Police were dismantling her family home, her father was in custody and she had been cajoled into joining Rose in a safe house. You would never guess from her life today a stable marriage, two children, a comfortable, modern home in a smart enclave of a historic English town the depths of horror and depravity that scarred her childhood. Glover disputed that there was an engagement and said the media attention over his letters to Rose had cost him his position with the band. West didn't do well in school and eventually dropped out to become a farm laborer. And why would Mum collude in the sexual abuse? There have been reports however that cast a dark shadow on the West family. She recalls how Rose strangled Mae's brother Steve when he was aged six or seven until she "thought he would die" after he refused to get down from the kitchen counter, and knocked him out after throwing a dish at his head. She also revealed how her mum stood by as her uncle raped her as a five-year-old with her dad believing it was his parental duty to break in his daughters. FRED and Rose West's daughter has revealed the horrific moment she realised her parents had murdered her sister. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Fred and Rose West are Britain's most notorious serial killers, and Mae experienced their terror firsthand, Mae, here with her brother Stephen, is still haunted by the unimaginable horror of her childhood, Mae with her sister Heather. I didnt realise it at the time, says Mae now, but Mum manipulated me. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Savage continued to pursue her search for Heather, questioning the West children repeatedly, but they had been well trained by their parents and failed to cooperate. Anne Marie West was the second daughter of Freds ex-wife Rena Costello, and the first for Fred West before he moved on with Rose. "It is strange and chilling to think about that game now now that I know there really were horrors under that floor- police found human remains hidden in the house's cellar and under paving slabs in the garden.". I think he stopped using the house.. Interactive map reveals when you may see SNOW, Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. She will, however, always hold fast to one link with her past: she remains in touch with all her siblings. One week it was: Walk to school with Luke and talk to another mum in the playground. The next it was: Invite her round.. Mae also says that one of her grown daughters discovered her family history after she found out her uncle's old surname on a bank card. The nanny of Fred and Rena Wests children, McFall was believed to have been murdered in 1967. Given that the Wests' vicious sex acts did not result in murder every time, and the sheer number of attacks, it was inevitable that someone would expose their activities.