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Irish Independent
a day ago
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Drama series I Am to return to Channel 4 starring Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan
©Press Association Today at 13:02 Female-led drama series I Am is to return to Channel 4 with a new story starring Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan. The two-part I Am Helen will also star Gangs Of London's Joe Cole and is created by Bafta-winning filmmaker Dominic Savage. The 38-year-old actress said: 'It's an absolute honour to be part of telling the next I Am story alongside Dominic Savage – a singular talent and a storyteller deeply committed to exploring the breadth of the female experience. 'To follow in the footsteps of the brilliant women who've collaborated with him on this series feels truly surreal, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be embarking on this journey.' The series aims to explore authentically the personal experiences of women through 'provocative, emotionally raw storytelling', with one previous story I Am Ruth starring Kate Winslet. Gemma Boswell, commissioning editor at Channel 4 drama, said: 'We are delighted to welcome back Dominic Savage alongside the supremely talented Nicola Coughlan in I Am Helen. 'The I Am series is a powerful and timely portrait of our times, and we are thrilled to have the powerhouse combination of Dominic and Nicola to tell such a distinctive and impactful story.' The format debuted in August 2019, with Vicky McClure starring in I Am Nicola, Samantha Morton starring in I Am Kirsty and Gemma Chan starring in I Am Hannah, while series two saw Suranne Jones in I Am Victoria, Letitia Wright in I Am Danielle and Lesley Manville in I Am Maria. Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee of producers Me+You Productions, said: 'It's a genuine privilege to continue our creative relationship with Dominic Savage, one of the most brilliant and uniquely talented filmmakers today and to be working with Nicola Coughlan, one of the standout performers of her generation. 'Their collaboration on this two-part instalment of I Am promises to be something truly special, and we're deeply grateful to Channel 4 for their continued support and belief in this powerful series.' A release date is yet to be announced for the new story.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Who were the victims of Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley?
THE crimes Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are still infamous six decades on after they embarked on an evil murder spree, kidnapping, sexually assaulting and torturing five children. But now the BBC are releasing a new two-part documentary recounting the investigation into the 6 Ian Brady and girlfriend Myra Hindley murdered five children between 1963-65 Credit: PA:Press Association Who were the Moors Murders victims? Pauline Reade 6 Pauline Reade was the first victim of Hindley and Brady Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd On July 12, 1963, Brady had told She later claimed Brady claims that Hindley helped. READ MORE ON IAN BRADY It was only 19 years after he was caged for life over his sickening crimes that Brady confessed to Pauline's murder. On June 30, 1987, after 100 days of searching, the body of Pauline was found buried three feet below the ground. It took pathologists a month to decide that the girl had been sexually assaulted and her throat slashed from behind. John Kilbride 6 John Kilbride was a victim Credit: PA:Press Association John Kilbride was lured to the Moor by Hindley and Brady, who sexually assaulted him before strangling on November 23, 1963, Hindley approached John Kilbride in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and offered him a lift home. Brady told the 12-year-old he would give him some sherry, but they would have to make a detour on the Moor first. read more on serial killers He sexually assaulted the youngster and attempted to slit his throat with a six-inch serrated blade before fatally strangling him with a piece of string. Keith Bennett 6 Keith Bennett's body has never been found Credit: PA:Press Association Keith Bennett, 12, was on his way to his grandmother's house on June 16, 1964, when Hindley lured him into her van. She drove to a lay-by on the Moor and Brady took the boy while Hindley kept watch. Brady reappeared 30 minutes later having sexually assaulted and strangled Keith. After he was transferred from prison to maximum-security hospital Ashworth in November 1985, Brady confessed to Keith's murder in an interview with reporters. A search was carried out on the moors a year later, with Hindley joining officers in 1986 and Brady in 1987. But Keith's body was never found and it is now a secret A fresh search was launched in September 2022 after a However, the whereabouts of Keith still remain unknown. Lesley Ann Downey 6 Lesley Ann Downey was raped and forced to pose naked for photos before being murdered Credit: PA:Press Association Desperate for another victim, cruel Brady and Hindley visited a fairground on Boxing Day, 1964, and came across They approached the 10-year-old and lured her back to their house, where she was undressed, gagged and forced to pose for photographs before being raped and killed. The following morning Brady and Hindley drove with Downey's body to Saddleworth Moor, where she was buried, naked with her clothes at her feet, in a shallow grave. Her naked body was not found until October 10, 1965. At their trial in 1966, all-male jurors fell silent for 16 minutes as the The tape was played at full volume and the chilling sounds of screaming echoed through the court before only the footsteps and soft voices in the background could be heard. Harrowing passages could be heard including 'Don't undress me, will you?' and 'I want to see mummy'. The haunting sound of the 10-year-old's throat being slit was also played to the court. Edward Evans 6 Edward Evans was murdered by Brady and police found his body the next day Credit: PA:Press Association The monster couple might have gone on to murder more had it not been for a blunder involving 17-year-old Edward. On October 6, 1965, Brady met 17-year-old apprentice engineer At this point, Brady and Hindley had become intent on corrupting Brady offered a practical demonstration with Edward - striking him fourteen times with a hatchet before finishing the job by strangling him. Horrified, Smith phoned police the next morning and directed them to Brady's address. Officers searched 16 Wardle Brook Avenue where they discovered Edward's corpse wrapped in plastic sheeting. Read More in The Sun The bloody murder weapon was also recovered, along with Brady's collection of books on perversion and sadism. Brady and Hindley's gruesome reign of terror began to unravel and the twisted pair were arrested on suspicion of murder.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Who were the victims of Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE crimes Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are still infamous six decades on after they embarked on an evil murder spree, kidnapping, sexually assaulting and torturing five children. But now the BBC are releasing a new two-part documentary recounting the investigation into the evil lovers. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Ian Brady and girlfriend Myra Hindley murdered five children between 1963-65 Credit: PA:Press Association Who were the Moors Murders victims? Pauline Reade 6 Pauline Reade was the first victim of Hindley and Brady Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd On July 12, 1963, Brady had told Hindley he wanted to 'commit his perfect murder' when he spotted 16-year-old Pauline Reade. Hindley asked her if she would help her locate an expensive glove she had lost on the Moor. She later claimed Brady then took Pauline on to the Moor, where he slashed her throat twice and sexually assaulted her. Brady claims that Hindley helped. READ MORE ON IAN BRADY DARK TIME I was jailed with UK's worst killers… I slapped Hindley & saw West froth at mouth It was only 19 years after he was caged for life over his sickening crimes that Brady confessed to Pauline's murder. On June 30, 1987, after 100 days of searching, the body of Pauline was found buried three feet below the ground. It took pathologists a month to decide that the girl had been sexually assaulted and her throat slashed from behind. John Kilbride 6 John Kilbride was a victim Credit: PA:Press Association John Kilbride was lured to the Moor by Hindley and Brady, who sexually assaulted him before strangling on November 23, 1963, Hindley approached John Kilbride in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and offered him a lift home. Brady told the 12-year-old he would give him some sherry, but they would have to make a detour on the Moor first. He sexually assaulted the youngster and attempted to slit his throat with a six-inch serrated blade before fatally strangling him with a piece of string. John was found buried on the Moors on October 21, 1965, two years after he went missing. Keith Bennett 6 Keith Bennett's body has never been found Credit: PA:Press Association Keith Bennett, 12, was on his way to his grandmother's house on June 16, 1964, when Hindley lured him into her van. She drove to a lay-by on the Moor and Brady took the boy while Hindley kept watch. Brady reappeared 30 minutes later having sexually assaulted and strangled Keith. After he was transferred from prison to maximum-security hospital Ashworth in November 1985, Brady confessed to Keith's murder in an interview with reporters. A search was carried out on the moors a year later, with Hindley joining officers in 1986 and Brady in 1987. But Keith's body was never found and it is now a secret Brady has taken to the grave. A fresh search was launched in September 2022 after a child's skull was reported to have been discovered. However, the whereabouts of Keith still remain unknown. Lesley Ann Downey 6 Lesley Ann Downey was raped and forced to pose naked for photos before being murdered Credit: PA:Press Association Desperate for another victim, cruel Brady and Hindley visited a fairground on Boxing Day, 1964, and came across Lesley Ann Downey. They approached the 10-year-old and lured her back to their house, where she was undressed, gagged and forced to pose for photographs before being raped and killed. The following morning Brady and Hindley drove with Downey's body to Saddleworth Moor, where she was buried, naked with her clothes at her feet, in a shallow grave. Her naked body was not found until October 10, 1965. At their trial in 1966, all-male jurors fell silent for 16 minutes as the tape recording of Lesley Ann Downey's terrified last moments was played to the court. The tape was played at full volume and the chilling sounds of screaming echoed through the court before only the footsteps and soft voices in the background could be heard. Harrowing passages could be heard including 'Don't undress me, will you?' and 'I want to see mummy'. The haunting sound of the 10-year-old's throat being slit was also played to the court. Edward Evans 6 Edward Evans was murdered by Brady and police found his body the next day Credit: PA:Press Association The monster couple might have gone on to murder more had it not been for a blunder involving 17-year-old Edward. On October 6, 1965, Brady met 17-year-old apprentice engineer Edward Evans at Manchester Central railway station and invited him to his home. At this point, Brady and Hindley had become intent on corrupting Myra's brother-in-law, David Smith, and recruiting him into their twisted circle where Brady would talk about murder. Brady offered a practical demonstration with Edward - striking him fourteen times with a hatchet before finishing the job by strangling him. Horrified, Smith phoned police the next morning and directed them to Brady's address. Officers searched 16 Wardle Brook Avenue where they discovered Edward's corpse wrapped in plastic sheeting. The bloody murder weapon was also recovered, along with Brady's collection of books on perversion and sadism. Brady and Hindley's gruesome reign of terror began to unravel and the twisted pair were arrested on suspicion of murder.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
‘My dad was a monster but she's a sick psycho,' says Fred & Rose West's son of parents' vile abuse in unheard interview
A FORGOTTEN interview with the son of evil serial killers Fred and Rose West has revealed the torture he suffered at the hands of his parents. This includes sleeping above the bodies of their victims buried under the cellar. 9 Mugshots of evil killers Fred and Rose West, who were arrested in 1994 Credit: PA:Press Association Images 9 The Wests' 'house of horrors' in Cromwell Street, Gloucester Credit: PA:Press Association 9 The victims were found buried in the creepy cellar Credit: SWNS:South West News Service The previously unpublished accounts of Barry West give a harrowing insight into what it was like growing up in Britain's House of Horrors. Fred and Rose West between them committed at least 12 murders of girls and young women between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire. In 1994 the couple were arrested and charged - with Fred taking his own life the following January in prison, while Rose was sentenced to 10 life terms with a whole life order. Journalist and author Howard Sounes has shared his unearthed interview with Barry, two years before he died of an overdose in 2020, aged 40, for the first time. 'My dad was a solid monster,' Barry told Sounes, reports The Mirror. 'But she [Rose] was a complete psycho. That's what people don't know: My mum was, child abuse-wise, the main person. "My mum was completely sick in the head. She beat me way more than my dad did, and enjoyed it, absolutely enjoyed it.' The West children were made to sleep in the cellar of the family's home in Cromwell Street, Gloucester, under which they buried many of their victims. Sometimes they were strapped to their beds - and Rose wore a the cellar keys around her neck like a prison guard. The evil mum would regularly snap and lash out - hitting and slapping, as well as stabbing and strangling her kids. Her weapon of choice was often a novelty giant wooden spoon, which she'd wield like a baseball bat. Pathetic last days of Rose West revealed as serial killer monster can barely walk, has no friends & has new fake identity Barry told Sounes his nose is "on a slant" due to the amount of times Rose broke it, and has "massive scars" on the back of his head where he was struck over and over again. He went on to describe the "intense enjoyment" his mum got out of "beating the s*** out of me". Barry recalls how one Christmas Day he hid some sprouts in a tissue on the back of a chair, and when Rose found them days later she forced him to eat the rotting vegetables. He said she put her hand over his mouth and made him swallow his own sick. Barry and his brothers were forced to grow their hair long and wore their sisters' hand-me-downs to school - while their sisters were made to cut their hair short and wear boys' shoes. He said he and all his siblings had speech impediments growing up, a sign of child abuse. Barry would get his "face punched in" at school every day, but was scared to go home. He recalled how Fred would constantly talk about sex in front of his kids and about wanting to take his daughters' virginity, as well as the family tradition of incest, and sex with animals. 9 The Wests forced their kids to sleep in the cellar 9 Rose took joy in beating her children Credit: PA:Press Association 9 Police digging up the garden at the property in Gloucester, where their victims were buried Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Fred's main ambition was to see Rose mounted by a bull. Barry said he was forced into sexual situations with his mum aged eight or nine. The kids were often forced to make phone bookings for "Mandy" - Rose's prostitute alias, and Barry was even offered as an extra for clients. A "giant man" became a regular who would rape Barry at the house. He said the children were even made to watch homemade porn featuring their mum and she kept different underwear in labelled jars for each client. There is a chance, according to some reports, that Fred was not Barry's biological father at all, and he was the product of an incestuous relationship between Rose and her own dad Bill Letts. He had allegedly abused her since she was a child, and regularly visited the Cromwell Street house, according to Rose's notes from prison. The Wests' murder victims were usually attacked and killed, then often dismembered in the family bathroom. Most of their children maintained they had no idea what was going on. One child, who Sounes does not identify, however, claimed years later they were locked in a cupboard under the stairs and could hear shouting and screaming. When they came out, fresh concrete had been poured in the cellar, they claimed. Barry said the children didn't run away because they considered their dad "like God" who would "find you". His older sister Heather vanished aged 16 in 1987 after saying she wanted to leave the house - before later being found dismembered under the patio. It was a long-running family "joke" that Heather was buried in the garden which became a sick reality when police diggers later moved in. However, Barry recalled how he once tried to kill Fred with a screwdriver when he was 11, but his dad just laughed at him. But they did get some revenge on Rose by banding together as she came at them with the wooden spoon. It was when the police investigation had begun into the Wests had begun and just before the children were put into care. They piled on top of their mum and she hit them until she was "knackered" and then "broke down", with Barry saying it was the first time they "saw weakness". 9 The house was eventually demolished Credit: PA:Press Association 9 Fred took his own life in prison prior to being sentenced and Rose continues to serve a whole life order Credit: Rex Features
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Inside Fred & Rose West's sordid house of horrors where kids slept above dead bodies & were made to do the unthinkable
A FORGOTTEN interview with the son of evil serial killers Fred and Rose West has revealed the torture he suffered at the hands of his parents. This includes sleeping above the bodies of their victims buried under the cellar. 9 Mugshots of evil killers Fred and Rose West, who were arrested in 1994 Credit: PA:Press Association Images 9 The Wests' 'house of horrors' in Cromwell Street, Gloucester Credit: PA:Press Association 9 The victims were found buried in the creepy cellar Credit: SWNS:South West News Service The previously unpublished accounts of Barry West give a harrowing insight into what it was like growing up in Britain's House of Horrors. In 1994 the couple were arrested and charged - with Fred taking his own life the following January in prison, while Rose was sentenced to 10 life terms with a whole life order. Journalist and author Howard Sounes has shared his unearthed interview with Barry, two years before he died of an overdose in 2020, aged 40, for the first time. READ MORE NEWS 'My dad was a solid monster,' Barry told Sounes, reports 'But she [Rose] was a complete psycho. That's what people don't know: My mum was, child abuse-wise, the main person. "My mum was completely sick in the head. She beat me way more than my dad did, and enjoyed it, absolutely enjoyed it.' The West children were made to sleep in the cellar of the family's home in Cromwell Street, Gloucester, under which they buried many of their victims. Most read in The Sun Sometimes they were strapped to their beds - and Rose wore a the cellar keys around her neck like a prison guard. The evil mum would regularly snap and lash out - hitting and slapping, as well as stabbing and strangling her kids. Her weapon of choice was often a novelty giant wooden spoon, which she'd wield like a baseball bat. Pathetic last days of Rose West revealed as serial killer monster can barely walk, has no friends & has new fake identity Barry told Sounes his nose is "on a slant" due to the amount of times Rose broke it, and has "massive scars" on the back of his head where he was struck over and over again. He went on to describe the "intense enjoyment" his mum got out of "beating the s*** out of me". Barry recalls how one Christmas Day he hid some sprouts in a tissue on the back of a chair, and when Rose found them days later she forced him to eat the rotting vegetables. He said she put her hand over his mouth and made him swallow his own sick. LIVES LOST: The victims of Fred and Rose West Anna McFall The nanny of Fred and Rena West's children, McFall was believed to have been murdered in 1967. She was pregnant when she died, with West believed to have been the father. Her body was found in June 1994 in a shallow grave. Fred West denied murdering McFall but he is said to have confided to a visitor after his arrest that he stabbed her following an argument. This happened before Rosemary West met him. Charmaine West With Fred in prison for the theft of car tyres and a vehicle tax disc, Rosemary was left to look after eight-year-old Charmaine. A neighbour is said to have found Charmaine tied to a wooden chair with her hands behind her back with Rosemary standing with a large wooden spoon. Rosemary claimed she'd been taken by her mother Rena but her skeleton was found at the Midland Road property, hidden and missing bones. Rena West Rena is believed to have been murdered by strangulation to avoid an investigation into Charmaine's whereabouts. Rosemary was not charged for this murder. Lynda Gough Lynda Gough, 21, was the first sexually motivated killing conducted by the Wests. She moved into Cromwell Street in April 1973, having had affairs with several lodgers. The Wests later claimed she'd been asked to leave after hitting one of their children. Strangulation and suffocation were the likely causes of death. Carol Ann Cooper Cooper was murdered in November 1973 aged just 15. She was allowed to spend the night at her grandmother's house before a doctor's appointment the next morning. But she somehow ending up on Cromwell Street and was killed by the couple. Her body was found more than twenty years later. Lucy Partington A 21-year-old medieval English student at Exeter University, she returned home for Christmas in December 1973. She left a friend's house in a rush to get the last bus from Cheltenham to Gretton on 27 December, and was abducted. She was found more twenty years later, her dismembered body in the cellar of Cromwell Street. Therese Siegenthaler A 21-year-old Swiss sociology student at Woolwich Polytechnic. She had planned to hitch-hike to Ireland in Easter 1974. Her family reported her missing having not heard from her for some time. Prosecution believe she was abducted before being killed, with Fred West later building a fake chimney over her grave. Shirley Hubbard Just 15 at the time of her death, Hubbard is believed to have been abducted by the Wests. Her body was found following an excavation in the concrete and plastic membrane of the cellar floor. Juanita Mott In the summer of 1974, Mott, 19, moved into 25 Cromwell Street but later went missing when she was living in Newent. Her body was found in March 1994, 19 years later, with West having concreted over the floor of the cellar. Shirley Robinson The first victim buried outside the house, Robinson had an affair with Fred West, and by autumn 1977, she was pregnant with his child. It was initially claimed the 18-year-old had moved to Scotland but her body was later found. When questioned, Rosemary West, herself pregnant with her daughter Tara at the time of the murder, claimed she did not remember her, which was described as 'ludicrous' by the prosecution. Alison Chambers The last murder with a sexual motive established. She disappeared just before her 17 th birthday, having been seen at 25 Cromwell Street throughout the summer. Her body was buried underneath the patio. Heather West The first child born to Fred and Rosemary West, there is no evidence the 16-year-old was aware of the killings. Sexually abused by her parents and having told friends, she suddenly went missing in 1987, with Rosemary claiming she had gone to Wales to be with a lesbian partner. The couple would joke to their other children that they would 'end up under the patio like Heather' if they misbehaved. This - and Fred's abuse of his other daughter - led to the search warrants for the property, and subsequently to their arrests. Barry and his brothers were forced to grow their hair long and wore their sisters' hand-me-downs to school - while their sisters were made to cut their hair short and wear boys' shoes. He said he and all his siblings had speech impediments growing up, a sign of child abuse. Barry would get his "face punched in" at school every day, but was scared to go home. He recalled how Fred would constantly talk about sex in front of his kids and about wanting to take his daughters' virginity, as well as the family tradition of incest, and sex with animals. 9 The Wests forced their kids to sleep in the cellar 9 Rose took joy in beating her children Credit: PA:Press Association 9 Police digging up the garden at the property in Gloucester, where their victims were buried Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Fred's main ambition was to see Rose mounted by a bull. Barry said he was forced into sexual situations with his mum aged eight or nine. The kids were often forced to make phone bookings for "Mandy" - Rose's prostitute alias, and Barry was even offered as an extra for clients. A "giant man" became a regular who would rape Barry at the house. He said the children were even made to watch homemade porn featuring their mum and she kept different underwear in labelled jars for each client. There is a chance, according to some reports, that Fred was not Barry's biological father at all, and he was the product of an incestuous relationship between Rose and her own dad Bill Letts. He had allegedly abused her since she was a child, and regularly visited the Cromwell Street house, according to Rose's notes from prison. The Wests' murder victims were usually attacked and killed, then often dismembered in the family bathroom. Most of their children maintained they had no idea what was going on. How horror unfolded JANUARY 1968: Mary vanishes aged 15 while waiting for a bus to meet her boyfriend. FEBRUARY 1968: Scotland Yard detectives called in to investigate Mary's disappearance return to London with no sign of her. FEBRUARY 1994: Police search garden at Fred and Rose West's home, 25 Cromwell St, Gloucester, over their teenage daughter Heather's disappearance. Nine bodies are found and Fred West is charged with murder. Police are then informed of a potential link to Mary's disappearance and the café. APRIL 1994: Rose West is charged with murder. JANUARY 1995: Fred West kills himself in jail while awaiting trial for 12 murders. NOVEMBER 1995: Rose convicted of ten murders, including Fred's step-daughter from previous marriage Charmaine, pictured, who vanished aged eight. JANUARY 2012: Police reject a petition by Mary's friends to search café. MAY 2021: TV documentary makers find new evidence of Mary's remains at café. Police begin a dig at the scene. One child, who Sounes does not identify, however, claimed years later they were locked in a cupboard under the stairs and could hear shouting and screaming. When they came out, fresh concrete had been poured in the cellar, they claimed. Barry said the children didn't run away because they considered their dad "like God" who would "find you". His older sister Heather vanished aged 16 in 1987 after saying she wanted to leave the house - before later being found dismembered under the patio. It was a long-running family "joke" that Heather was buried in the garden which became a sick reality when police diggers later moved in. However, Barry recalled how he once tried to kill Fred with a screwdriver when he was 11, but his dad just laughed at him. But they did get some revenge on Rose by banding together as she came at them with the wooden spoon. It was when the police investigation had begun into the Wests had begun and just before the children were put into care. They piled on top of their mum and she hit them until she was "knackered" and then "broke down", with Barry saying it was the first time they "saw weakness". 9 The house was eventually demolished Credit: PA:Press Association 9 Fred took his own life in prison prior to being sentenced and Rose continues to serve a whole life order Credit: Rex Features 9 Ten of the West's young victims
