Fred West detectives ‘find bones and material matching a coat’ as they dig in cafe basement for remains of 15-year-old thought to be serial killer’s first victim
Detectives searching for a teenage girl who is thought to have been killed by Fred West have discovered what they believe to be bones.
Mary Bastholm’s disappearance has remained a mystery for over five decades, although there has been much speculation over the years since Fred West’s murders were revealed in 1994 that she could have been one of his victims.
The then 15-year-old girl was last seen in 1968, but police have been combing through The Clean Plate Café in Gloucester after an ITV film crew alerted them to possible evidence of a body.
Officers have now discovered dark blue material that could be a match for the coat Mary was wearing when she vanished, along with the suspected bones.
Serial killers Fred and Rosemary West are long believed to have played a part in the death of Mary Bastholm, 15, (right) who vanished aged 15. The locket she wore as a bridesmaid at her brother’s wedding (pictured right) was found in their house
Drone pictures directly above the Clean Plate Cafe on Southgate Street show that police have put up forensic tents at the front and rear of the property
A source said told The Sun: ‘Camera images clearly show material which matches the navy blue coat Mary was wearing when she was abducted.
‘In addition, there are images of what look very much like human bones.
‘Great care is being taken to sift through the surface to preserve any potential evidence.’
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