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Fred and Rose Walking tours

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We will be in London soon and taking part in a Whitechapel walk around the East End where the fictional character Jack Ripper once prowled.
We have been looking at real more gruesome events in ye olde Englande’s history and have become utterly intrigued by the events of Cromwell Street!
Somehow this seems to avoided the mainstream for the most part (English reserve maybe?) but Fred West killed and buried dozens of young girls in their backyard and fields while his wife Rosemary was reluctantly drawn in. Mr West died in prison during the 1990s whilst on trial and Mrs West is still incarcerated (I believe they don’t have the death penalty in England except for cases involving the royal family)

My questions are thus:
Is there a walking tour or such of Cromwell Street in the same way there is for Jack Ripper?

We like to get into the spirit of our historical vacations by dressing up. We have found a merchandiser online selling related t-shirts. Would this be seen as offensive during the trip?

Are they any other souvenirs sold nearby relating to the case?

What else is in the immediate vicinity to see? I understand it isn’t far from Wales on the map. Worth combining?

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Very well, to respond to this query instead of reporting it for bad taste: this is not an event in merry olde England of the distant past, it’s a deeply painful and troubling episode that took place recently, and the family members of those killed and others affected by it are still alive. Treating it as a commercial opportunity would be crass and yes, wearing the t-shirt would be seen as offensive.

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Hello, there was some concern about this thread - which is understandable given the type of content - and I'm posting here to say that it's acceptable for our forum.

The subject matter is dark, but such is what you would learn about on many ghost tours or other evening tours in many locales. If you're not interested in such things, you don't need to comment. Amanda's post is also more than acceptable as it does well to explain why perhaps what is being requested is different from the usual ghost tour (or however you would classify this sort of guided tour). This is something we can all learn from.

Thanks to those who can assume the best and provide patient and genuine answers to this.

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To be honest I’m pretty offended that this post has not been deleted. I sincerely hope that no one close to this gets to read it.

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OK, we've already seen enough and don't need to continue moderating this thread.

I think we've confirmed that wearing a t-shirt to such a thing would indeed be considered offensive, as is the desire to have such a tour. We find no evidence that such a tour exists, so we are closing this thread.

This topic has been locked by the moderators.