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Smith became "reviled by the people of Manchester" for financially profiting from the murders.

[…].Song Meanings and Facts © 2020. It is about the Moors murders, but only mentions one of the two murderers involved, namely Myra Hindley. It was incredible.”,“Mrs West sent us a letter' Piering explained, “saying she believed Morrissey was a good boy and was serious about the song and she thought it was very touching. The tragedy had a great impact on The Smiths' front man, Morrissey, who was not only from the area, but the same age as some of the victims. They buried several bodies on Saddleworth Moor, north of Manchester, resulting in the case becoming known as the Moors Murders. The song is about the gruesome Moors murders which saw killers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady murder five children between 1963 and 1965. The song is about the Moors murders that took place on Saddleworth Moor, which overlooks Manchester, between 1963 and 1965. So, ultimately, it was The Smiths — David and Maureen, not Morrissey and Marr — who set the investigation into motion. The outrage led to several record stores in the United Kingdom banning the single as well as the album. So that was the only distressing element. Please see our,Rose West and Myra Hindley: Their Untold Story with Trevor McDonald is streaming on the.Fred West was an English serial killer from Much Marcle, Herefordshire, England.He is believed to have committed at least 12 murders between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire, the majority of which were committed alongside his second wife, Rosemary West.Rose and Fred met in early 1969, shortly after Rose’s 15th birthday.The pair began dating, much to her parent's disapproval.On October 17, 1970, Rose gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Heather.They married on January 29, 1972, and on June 1, Rose gave birth to their second daughter, Mae June.Two of Fred’s murders were committed on his own, whilst Rose carried out the killing of Fred’s stepdaughter Charmaine.Rose is believed to have killed Charmaine shortly before Fred’s release from prison in June 1971.The killings took place at their home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucestershire and Rose began to work as a prostitute, operating from an upstairs room at their 3-storey home.By 1983, Rose had given birth to eight children and three were believed to be fathered by her clients.The spare rooms in the home were often rented out to lodgers, many who later were victims of sexual assault at the hands of Rose and Fred West or were killed.All of Fred and Rose West’s victim were young women, whose remains were buried in the cellar or the garden of their home in Cromwell Street, also known as the ‘House of Horrors.On February 25, 1994.

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