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Rena Costello

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Rena was born Catherine Bernadette Costello in Scotland on April 14, 1944. Her parents were Edward and Mary Pettigrew Costello. Her mother left when she was young. She had been in trouble with the police since childhood, for thievery and prostitution. She was first seen in juvenile court at age eleven. She had a brief fling with Fred West at age sixteen, after meeting at a village dance, but that ended when she moved back to Scotland.

Two years later they met up again and married in November 1962 and moved to Scotland. She worked as a waitress in Ledbury. She was at the time pregnant by a South Asian (possibly Pakistani) bus driver (who may have also been her pimp, according to Fred). On February 22, 1963, Rena gave birth to Charmaine. Since Fred's parents believed the baby Rena was carrying was Fred's child, Fred claimed that their baby was stillborn and that they'd adopted a biracial child. On July 22, 1964, Rena gave birth to Anne-Marie, who was Fred's child.

The marriage of Fred and Rena was... not a good one. Fred's sexual appetite was enormous and sadistic, too much for even Rena to handle. He cheated almost daily, but was very possessive of Rena and the kids. They were kept as virtual prisoners in his little caravan. Fred's mood swings were unpredictable and extreme, and he often beat her. Iron-willed Charmaine was also physically, as well as sexually, abused. Fred also pimped Rena out. Rena left often, but returned to be with the kids, whom Fred insisted on keeping.

Around this time, Fred murdered his pregnant lover, Ann McFall. He tried to pawn this one off on Rena. However, the method of killing and dismemberment seen in Ann was later seen in his other victims.

Rena's daughter Charmaine suddenly went missing (was killed by Rose) in June 1971. A couple of months later, Rena came around looking for Charmaine. Fred killed her in order to prevent her from discovering that Charmaine was dead. He might have gotten her drunk and strangled her; however, some evidence suggests that, while her murder was motivated by convenience rather than sexual satisfaction, that he did get off on her murder. He also dismembered her in his usual manner. Her murder was not reported to the police, and Fred may have claimed that she had gone off to Saudi Arabia. Her remains were discovered March 11, 1994 (I think).
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