I did know about the step daughter. It’s just hard to fit everything in the blog post, and I was trying to hit the main points.

I agree about Rose being the brains. I think she got off on being in control and watching him kill. I think she definitely had some of the evil in her heart, but I also have to wonder how far she would have gone had she had a normal upbringing.

Thanks!

I do think Rose was the brains and played a big part. Fred maybe would have killed again without her, but I couldn’t imagine he’d have gone down in history as one of Britain’s worst serial killers without Rose at his side.

And Maybe Rose’s background had something to do with her crimes, but in my opinion you have to be straight-up evil to the core to do the things she did. Anne-Marie, Fred’s daughter, was abused horrifically as a kid, and from what I’ve seen, while it may be a stretch to say she turned out fine, she’s no Rose, so obviously (to me, at least) a horribly abusive background alone does not a serial killer make.

LOL. That makes more sense. I couldn’t believe you hadn’t heard of them. They were a pair of freaks, that’s for sure. I think they were a perfect deadly combo, you know?

Thank you so much, Patricia. I’m so glad you like the posts and I hope the books don’t disappoint!

I totally would! Adding it to my TBR list!

It’s called “Profilers: Leading Investigators Take You Inside the Criminal Mind.” Judging from your blog, I think you’d dig it. 🙂

Thanks! Which FBI book do you have? Yes, the different roles were definitely at play. I think Rosemary was a dominant of sorts even though she started as a victim herself.