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Pig farmer, 89, who murdered wife and hid body in septic tank is jailed for life

David Venables, now 89, would have to live until he is 107 before he can apply for parole for murdering his wife and hiding her body in a tank at their 440-acre farm in Worcestershire - with his defence arguing he 'will die in prison'

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

Pig farmer murdered wife and tried to blame Fred West after hiding body in septic tank

'He wanted her out of the way – he wanted to resume his long-standing affair with another woman' the court heard

Wales Online · Jul 15, 2022

Farmer convicted of wife’s murder 40 years after hiding her body in septic tank

Retired ‘gentleman farmer’ David Venables tried to shift blame onto Fred West for the 1982 murder of Brenda Venables.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022