POLICE say there will be no further action after the discovery of suspected new graves in a quaint Herefordshire village.
This follows claims that investigators found possible burial sites linked to serial killer Fred West in Much Marcle, in Herefordshire.
The identified sites were in a field reportedly frequented by West, who was charged with 12 murders before taking his own life in 1995.
West’s wife, Rose, was convicted of 10 murders and is serving a life sentence at HMP New Hall.
The investigation in Much Marcle by members of the public was prompted by a 2022 documentary that used ground-penetrating radar to identify six sites of interest in the area.
In 2026, a drone survey reportedly found two anomalies matching the radar data, and investigators suggested a seventh potential site may also exist.
A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary, who continue to lead on the case, confirmed that police are not taking the matter any further.
The spokesperson said: "We were previously made aware of the information contained within the article.
"This was assessed and is neither new or significant and so warrants no additional police activity at this time."
West was known to visit Fingerpost and Letterbox fields in Much Marcle during his youth and buried the remains of 18-year-old Anne McFall and his first wife, Catherine 'Rena' Costello, in Fingerpost Field.
It is widely suspected that West was responsible for more murders than those he was charged with, and some believe he took further secrets to his grave.
Fred and Rose West's victims, most of whom were young women, were subjected to rape, torture and murder before being buried at their Gloucester home. Some of the victims were members of the West family.
He was arrested in 1994, seven years after his killing spree ended.
Their address at 25 Cromwell Street became known as the "house of horrors" after nine bodies were discovered buried on the property.
Gloucester City Council purchased and demolished the property in 1996 for £40,000 in an effort to erase the physical reminder of the crimes.
