Fred West

Born on September 29, 1941.
Died at the age of 53 on January 1, 1995.
Cause of Death: Hanged himself in prison.

He has been dead for 29 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 82 years old.

People who died in 1995.
Famous people who committed suicide.

Which generation did Fred West belong to?

Fred West was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Fred West was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1941.

That is a 4 year difference!

The "boomer" label is often applied to older people by mistake.

He murdered at least 12 women between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire, England.

He had the star sign Libra.

Fred West was around 5 ft 7 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 171 cm.

This means that he was slightly shorter than the average American male. However, he was still taller than the average woman.

If he were still alive today, he would be 82 years old.

He died 29 years, 3 months, and 23 days ago.

He was born on a Monday.

He died on a Sunday.

West was arrested 30 years ago on February 28, 1994. His arrest came after he admitted to killing his daughter Heather.

He died in January 1995, which was over 29 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, and started a family by now.
Since Fred West's death in 1995, roughly seven FIFA World Cups and eight US presidential elections have taken place.
He died before the first PlayStation video game console was released.
Since his death, the United States has had four new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had seven new prime ministers.
Because he died in 1995, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Beyonce, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls, Tiger Woods, J. K. Rowling, and Britney Spears.
He did not live long enough to see the film Toy Story.