![]() The physical and sexual abuse they inflicted on others - including their own children - is incomprehensible. After covering the criminal investigations and trials of the couple, Sounes went on to write one of the definitive books about the case, Fred and Rose, although how he managed to escape relatively mentally unscathed from the process is anyone’s guess. Journalist Howard Sounes has been writing about Fred and Rosemary West since 1994, when he began breaking major news stories about the gruesome twosome who had been raping, torturing, and murdering young women and burying their bodies in their home in Gloucester for years. Have a listen to discover what nefarious and uncanny turns this seemingly simple case will take - as well as Pam, and the thing about her. It’s not just the dulcet tones of Keith Morrison’s voice that make this intriguing, it’s the setup. ![]() It’s already weird in the first episode, where we meet Pam, learn about Russ and Betsy’s relationship, and hear footage from Russ’s police interrogation, during which his story about what he found that night never changes. Depending on what you make of that call, you might think this is an open-and-shut case, but trust Keith Morrison when he says this is one of the strangest cases he’s ever seen. In short, one night in December 2011, Russ Faria called 911 when he returned home and found his wife, Betsy, dead from 52 stab wounds (remember this detail). (As it turns out, so does everyone else who has access to the internet.) The call at the beginning of the first episode of Dateline and Keith Morrison’s - yes, that Keith Morrison - new podcast, The Thing About Pam, will test all of your amateur “did he do it or what” sleuth skills. At this point in my true-crime listening/watching career, I enjoy thinking I can accurately analyze a 911 call.
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