Fred & Rose West: The Lodger Who Escaped With Her Life | This Morning

They’re Britain's most notorious serial killer couple, carrying out some of the most horrific crimes in modern history. Fred and Rose West killed and tortured at least 10 women in Gloucestershire between 1967-1987, burying many of the remains in their garden at 25 Cromwell Street - where our next guest lived as a lodger for 18 months. After being abused by Fred herself, 17-year-old Kathleen Richards fled the so-called ‘house of horrors’, but her friend and fellow lodger Shirley Robinson was not so lucky. Years later, as the truth about the Wests unfurled, Kathy discovered -along with the rest of the world, that Shirley had been brutally murdered, 8-months pregnant with Fred’s baby. Now a mum of three, Katherine joins us to reveal how she managed to escape with her life and how her testimony as a key witness at Rose’s trial helped to convict Britain’s most ‘evil’ woman. Broadcast on 27/08/2025 Subscribe to This Morning for more exclusive videos: http://bit.ly/1JM41yF FOLLOW US:   / thismorning     / thismorning     / thismorning   MORE ABOUT THIS MORNING: Welcome to the official This Morning Channel! Join us every weekday from 10am on ITV1, ITVX and STV as we discuss the latest news stories, meet the people behind the stories that matter, chat to the biggest names in Hollywood, get the latest fashion & beauty trends, and cook up a storm in our kitchen with your favourite chefs! #ThisMorning