 The murders–first committed by Fred before he met Rosemary and then by the two of them as co-conspirators–included the kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of various young women, including their own children and stepchildren.Fred committed suicide in his cell while on remand on New Year's Day 1995.Rosemary was convicted and became one of three women in Britain to be handed a whole life tariff (the others being Myra Hindley and, in 2014, Joanne Dennehy).