Sinister SELFIES by Fred and Rose West's 'House of Horrors'

Sinister SELFIES by Fred and Rose West's 'House of Horrors'
Sinister SELFIES by Fred and Rose West's 'House of Horrors'

Ghoulish true crime fans are taking day trips and posing for selfies near the 'House of Horrors' where serial killers Fred and Rose West lived.   

Tourists are snapping themselves along Cromwell Street, Gloucester, where the duo raped, tortured, killed and dismembered women and girls during a 20-year reign of terror.

The road became the focus of a major police investigation in 1994 when officers obtained a search warrant to look for Fred and Rose's missing daughter Heather, who was killed and buried under the patio in 1987.

Remains of a further eight victims were found at their property, number 25, which was then crushed in October 1996. A pathway was put in its place.

But now the road has become a magnet for so-called 'dark tourism' - seeing visits by Instagram users who want to take the perfect selfie with the road sign and on the site where the house used to stand.

Residents living on Cromwell Street where serial killers Fred and Rose West murdered at least nine women are being plagued by people taking selfies. User 'Tornshaun' uploaded this selfie in 2013

Residents living on Cromwell Street where serial killers Fred and Rose West murdered at least nine women are being plagued by people taking selfies. User 'Tornshaun' uploaded this selfie in 2013

Tourists and true crime enthusiasts are snapping themselves near to the 'House of Horrors'. Leigh Paul posted this image last year writing '#Cromwell Street'

Tourists and true crime enthusiasts are snapping themselves near to the 'House of Horrors'. Leigh Paul posted this image last year writing '#Cromwell Street' 

Brett Bichard even took his husband to the site last year. Posting a snap of them close to where 25 Cromwell Street used to stand, Brett said: 'Throwback Thursday! Back when we were allowed to leave the country and I dragged my husband to the House of Horrors!'

Chris Buckley had posted a selfie along Cromwell Street six year ago. Instagram is littered with snaps of the famous street and selfies near to the now-demolished number 25

Sinister selfies: So-called 'dark tourists' regularly visit Cromwell Street, the road that was once home to serial killers Fred and Rose West. Brett Bichard and Chris Buckley are among visitors in recent years.

A husband took a picture of his wife pushing a pram beneath the road sign. Fred committed suicide before the case came to trial, but his wife Rose was found guilty of ten murders in November 1995 and was jailed for life

A husband took a picture of his wife pushing a pram beneath the road sign. Fred committed suicide before the case came to trial, but his wife Rose was found guilty of ten murders in November 1995 and was jailed for life

Ghoulish true crime fans are taking day trips and posing for selfies near the 'House of Horrors' where serial killers Fred and Rose West lived

Ghoulish true crime fans are taking day trips and posing for selfies near the 'House of Horrors' where serial killers Fred and Rose West lived 

Fred West

Rose West

Fred and Rose West are believed to have killed at least nine women 

Rose and Fred West as a young couple shortly after they started dating, with Rose being only 16 and Fred 29

Rose and Fred West as a young couple shortly after they started dating, with Rose being only 16 and Fred 29

Police searching the gardens of 25 Cromwell Street in search of more evidence following the arrest of Fred and Rose West in 1994

Police searching the gardens of 25 Cromwell Street in search of more evidence following the arrest of Fred and Rose West in 1994

Instagram is littered with snaps of the famous street and selfies next to the now-demolished number 25.

An Instagram user calling herself Serialously-killer-collection took a picture of herself standing in the alleyway where the House of Horrors used to be.

Tagging its location as '25 Cromwell Street', she said: 'As we pulled into the street there was a massive shirtless bloke sat outside his house in an actual armchair watching as we drove by.

'We never park directly outside where we are going and always try to be quick, discreet and respectful. This was the most uncomfortable I've felt, it seemed a very dodgy area.'

Nellyd1977 posted a snap of the street to which a follower replied: 'No way, me and Katie are going here Saturday afternoon because we've watched all the documentaries.'

And Brett Bichard even took his husband to the site.

An Instagram user calling herself Serialously-killer-collection took a picture of herself standing in the alleyway where the House of Horrors used to be

An Instagram user calling herself Serialously-killer-collection took a picture of herself standing in the alleyway where the House of Horrors used to be

Tagging its location as '25 Cromwell Street', she said: 'As we pulled into the street there was a massive shirtless bloke sat outside his house in an actual armchair watching as we drove by.

Tagging its location as '25 Cromwell Street', she said: 'As we pulled into the street there was a massive shirtless bloke sat outside his house in an actual armchair watching as we drove by.

Nellyd1977 posted a snap of the street to which a follower replied: 'No way, me and Katie are going here Saturday afternoon because we've watched all the documentaries'

Nellyd1977 posted a snap of the street to which a follower replied: 'No way, me and Katie are going here Saturday afternoon because we've watched all the documentaries'

Instagram user 'pineapplepolarbear' posted an image of the pathway where the house used to be with the caption: 'The site of Fred West's house'

Instagram user 'pineapplepolarbear' posted an image of the pathway where the house used to be with the caption: 'The site of Fred West's house' 

Posting a snap of them close to where 25 Cromwell Street used to stand, Brett said: 'Throwback Thursday! Back when we

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