What happened to Bill Letts? Rose Wests father featured in Channel 5 documentary Wed 17 Marc

A new Channel 5 documentary titled Rose: Making a Monster details the childhood and life of convicted murderer Rose West.

The documentary airs on Wednesday, March 17th on Channel 5 at 9pm.

Rosemary West, now 67, and her husband Fred West were arrested in 1994 and charged with nine counts of murder (though Rose was later charged with a tenth).

Fred West died by suicide in prison in 1995. Rose West is currently serving a life sentence.

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Who was Bill Letts?

William “Bill” Letts was Rose West’s father. He was born on February 25th, 1921.

Letts was a service man who quit his military career to look after the kids at home after his wife, Daisy, began to suffer from pre-natal depression.

In the Channel 5 documentary, Leo Goatley, who represented West during her 1995 trial, spoke about Rose West’s childhood, and her father, Bill:

“She had a reality she hasn’t been able to confront. When I asked her to describe her childhood she described a sweet, candy-coated, flossy merry time.”

The documentary reveals that West’s childhood under Bill’s thumb was anything but that.

What happened to Bill Letts?

Bill Letts died on May 14th 1979.

Dr David Holmes, a criminal psychologist, said: “As a child, Rose began to identify with Bill and thinking of herself as someone who is strong and can create fear in others. This resulted in her going out and bullying other children.”

Dr Jane Carter Woodrow, criminologist and author of Rose West: The making of a Monster, explained Letts started grooming Rose from a very young age.

How to watch Rose West: Making a Monster

The 90-minute documentary will air on Channel 5 for the first time on March 17th, 2021.

After the documentary airs, it will be available to view on Channel 5’s catch-up service, My5.

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