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A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover …

In 2014, 15-year-old James Fairweather stabbed 33-year-old Jim Attfield and 31-year-old Nahid Almanea to death, in Colchester, Essex, UK.

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On January 29, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer used the .22 rifle she had just received for Christmas to take take aim on Cleveland Elementary in …

Imagine you have two friends who are obsessed with crime, murder, and unsolved mysteries. They have a passion for breaking down cases that have been …

In July, 2015, teenage brothers Robert and Michael Bever acted on their premeditated plan to murder their family, killing their parents David and …

A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the …

On March 1, 2006, 11-year-old Joe Geeling was lured away from school and murdered by 14-year-old Michael Hamer, in Bury, Greater Manchester, UK.

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Paolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients’ lives. When television producer …

On July 26, 2019, high school friends 18-year-old Gabriel Natale-Hjorth and 19-year-old Finnegan Elder met up in Rome, Italy, and got involved in an …

On July 23, 1993, 56-year-old James Jordan was killed in Robeson County, North Carolina, with both 17-year-old Larry Martin Demery or 18-year-old …

On December 13, 2013, 17-year-old Claire Davis was killed by classmate Karl Pierson, after he brought a shotgun to Arapahoe High School, in …

When a shocking crime occurs, people ask “WHY?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On KILLER PSYCHE, retired FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and …

On May 7, 2019, 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo lunged at classmate Devon Erickson, 18, after he and 16-year-old Alec McKinney opened fire on a …

Join me for a discussion with former Michigan juvenile lifer Antonio Espree as we take a brief look at the 2021 Supreme Court decision in Jones v. Mississippi.

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Recent cases from the first half of 2021 including:
Childs family massacre in Indianapolis, Indiana; the deaths of Isabella Calhoun Chipress in La …

It’s a case that has haunted Jefferson Township, New Jersey, for more than 30 years. On a snowy January night, 14-year-old Tommy Sullivan did the …

Update on the murder of Tristyn Bailey and the upgrade in charge to her suspected killer, 14-year-old Aiden Fucci.

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Two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and …

It’s time to cover some recent cases which have yet to be resolved.
On February 22, 2021, 14-year-old Claire Miller called 911 and told them that …

On May 23, 2018, 17-year-old John Barrineau and 18-year-old Cameron Herrin were street racing in South Tampa, Florida, when Herrin struck and killed …

The events of April 20th, 1999 shaped our nation and altered the American narrative. One of America’s deadliest school shootings took place in a …

On July 16, 2003, 14-year-old Evan Miller and his 16-year-old friend Colby Smith beat 52-year-old father of three Cole Cannon in his home, before …

On August 9, 2004, Brett Jones stabbed his 68-year-old grandfather Bertis Jones to death in Shannon, Mississippi, just 3 weeks after he turned 15. …

A woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with …

On April 6, 2018, 17-year-old Gavon Ramsay murdered his 98-year-old neighbor Margaret Douglas, in Wadsworth, Ohio.

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This week on Murderous Minors, a painful reminder that domestic violence doesn’t discriminate by age. On May 27, 2016, 15-year-old Jesus Campos, Jr. …

On June 22, 1954, Pauline Parker, 16, murdered her mother, 45 year old Honorah Parker, with the assistance of her friend, 15-year-old Juliet Hulme, …

A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. …

This week on Murderous Minors, we look at the disappearances of 2 teens at CEDU Running Springs Boarding School thought to be linked to possible …

MAN-Slaughter tells intertwining stories about how one gunshot on a cold Wisconsin night in 1970 dramatically changed multiple lives. A bullet …

On December 6, 2016, 17-year-old Clay Brewer murdered 61-year-old James Woolsey at the Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah; 15-year-old Cristian …

The Houston Mass Murders were discovered on August 8, 1973, after 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. killed 33-year-old Dean Corll, in Houston, …

This week on Murderous Minors, we look at these murders linked to neo-Nazi culture - Jeff Hall in Riverside, California on May 1, 2010, by his …

In 2002, 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo became the accomplice in the revenge plot of U.S. Army veteran John Muhammad, and the pair became known as the …

In 2002, 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo became the accomplice in the revenge plot of U.S. Army veteran John Muhammad.

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If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in …

On October 20, 2012, 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale went missing after leaving home on Homecoming Saturday, riding her new BMX bike. Her disappearance …

After 16-year-old Aazis Richardson was arrested for murdering his cab driver, 47-year-old Vincent Darbenzio in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he revealed to …

On this episode of Murderous Minors, we look at the crimes of confessed serial rapist and murderer Brent Koster, paroled after 5 decades in prison, …

Nineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the …

An update on the Kyle Rittenhouse case, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Wondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and NBC News (Dateline, The Thing About Pam, Motive for Murder) present Do No Harm.

The Bright family was thrust into a medical and legal system so committed to …

On June 5, 1998, 15-year-old Nathan Ybanez killed his mother, 43-year-old Julie Ybanez, at their home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His friend, …

If someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the best treatment from the best doctors. In 2013, patients in Michigan thought Farid Fata was that doctor. Between his prestigious education, years of …

This week on Murderous Minors, we cover 3 brutal hammer murders, including the murder of 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill by 16-year-old neighbor Jordin …

On September 21, 2020, authorities allege that 15-year-old Charles Lamar Alexander shot and killed his 'uncle,' 46-year-old Corey Smith, respected …

Early 90’s Mississippi saw a bizarre cluster of murders by teens, including the shooting deaths of Joe and Sue Carley by the 14-year-old adopted son …

On March 8, 2009, 22-year-old Orlando Tercero strangled fellow SUNY Binghamton nursing student Haley Anderson to death in his off-campus residence in …

Everyone loves a good bit of gossip. Go inside the juiciest stories on Click Bait with Bachelor Nation.

Hosts Tayshia Adams, Hannah Ann Sluss and Joe Amabile, know what it's like to live in the spotlight. They’ve seen …

On July 19th, 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy, scion of the greatest political dynasty in modern America, drove his Oldsmobile into a pond. He escaped. …

On August 25, 2020, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber, while …

On April 7, 2007, FLDS ‘Lost Boy’ Parley Jeffs Dutson killed his 15-year-old girlfriend Kara Hopkins, in West Jordan, Utah, while under the influence …

On September 29, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cotton Kelly aka James Thiede was gunned down by 18-year-old Troy Kell and 17-year-old Billy Merritt, …

August 20th marked the 31st anniversary of the murders of businessman Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty in Beverly Hills, California, and Emmy Award winning reporter Robert Rand joined me on my live stream, to give us an …

On July 16, 2003, 14-year-old Evan Miller and his 16-year-old friend Colby Smith beat 52-year-old father of three Cole Cannon in his home, before …

On December 20, 1990, 16-year-old Laurie Show was killed in her Lancaster County, Pennsylvania home, and 17-year-old Tabitha Buck, Lisa Michelle …

July 23, 2020 interview with Josh Suchon, author of Murder in Pleasanton: Tina Faelz and the Search for Justice.

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The April 5, 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Marie Faelz in Pleasanton, California took almost 3 decades to solve.

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On Mothers Day 1997, 35-year-old SSGT Kevin Spann was murdered in Augusta, Georgia, planned by his wife Gina Spann, and perpetrated with the aid of …

The confession of Sean Sellers as written by him and posted to his website.

Sean Sellers was a 16-year-old "practicing Satanist" who murdered Robert …

When we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how far is too far? James Arthur …

Sean Richard Sellers murdered Robert Bower and his parents, Vonda and Paul Bellofatto, while a 16-year practicing Satanist in 1980’s Oklahoma.

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On July 2, 2018, 16-year-old aspiring YouTuber Aaron Thomas Campbell abducted 6-year-old Alesha MacPhail from her bed in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, …

It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was …

Murderous Minors goes to college, but not just any college, Harvard University, the best of the best in terms of higher education, where on the last …

In June 2016, American Joshua Holt traveled to Venezuela to get married. As part of a crackdown on crime under the government of Nicolás Maduro, he …

On January 16, 2009, 68-year-old Franklin Bonner was murdered in his Chattanooga, Tennessee home. Did the state prove that 13 year-old Angel Bumpass …

After serving half of a 25-year sentence for the murder 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman in 1981, Timothy Buss was paroled, and murdered 10-year-old …

On May 21, 1981, 13-year-old Timothy Duane Buss murdered his aunt's neighbor, 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman, in Bradley, Illinois. Part 1 of 2.

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Roper v. Simmons Opinion Announcement - U.S Supreme Court March 1, 2005

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Roper v. Simmons Oral Argument from the U.S. Supreme Court, October 13, 2004

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On September 9, 1993, 17-year-old Christopher Simmons, and 15-year-old Charles Benjamin, kidnapped and murdered 46-year-old Shirley Ann Crook, by …

On April 19, 1994, 17-year-old Napoleon Beazley murdered 63-year-old John Luttig, the father of a federal judge, in Tyler, Texas.

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Join Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondery’s show American Scandal as he dives deep into the heart of the most shocking moments of fraud and deception in American history. In this six-part series “The Hare Krishna …

On April 20, 2018, 7-year-old Ethan Hauschultz was killed by the 14-year-old Damian Hauschultz, the stepson of his legal guardian and great-uncle, …

On March 25, 2020, Travis Santay Lewis murdered 63-year-old heiress Martha McKay, after spending almost 24 years in prison for killing her mother, …

Dalton Prejohn is executed at Louisiana State Prison (Angola) in 1990, and his son begins serving time there a decade later.

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Joe Exotic devoted his life to raising and breeding lions, tigers, and other exotic animals at his Oklahoma zoo. He croons ballads, shoots guns, and puts it all on YouTube. But he’s also made a lot of enemies. And the …

On April 28, 2014, 15-year-old William Cornick stabbed his teacher Ann Maguire as she sat at her desk during class, at Corpus Christi Catholic …

Celebrities, royals, heirs and heiresses—you may think you know them, you may think you envy them, but you have no idea what really goes on behind the scenes. Wondery’s new series Even the Rich gives you a hilarious …

In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of …

On February 14, 2020, 17-year-old Levi Norwood allegedly shot and killed his mother Jen, and 6-year-old brother Wyatt, wounding his father.

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On March 11, 2014, 15-year-old Danielle Locklear was murdered by her boyfriend, 17-year-old Je'Michael Malloy, in Hope Mills, North Carolina.

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On January 12, 2018, 16-year-old Jholie Moussa of Mount Vernon, Virginia went missing, with her ex Nebiyu Ebrahim high on the list of suspects.

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On April 22, 2018, 15-year-old Lukas Mironovas strangled and stabbed his mother Kimberly, with the aid of two friends.

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Two cases making headlines for the week of 01/17/20 through 01/24/20:
Colin Jeffrey Haynie, Utah and Landon Durham, Alabama

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On March 20, 2009, 16-year-old John Katehis murdered 47-year-old George Weber, a popular radio news reporter around New York, whom he had met on …

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Donna Cimarelli joins me to discuss the April 25, 2014 murder of her daughter, 16-year-old Maren Sanchez, by classmate Christopher Plaskon, at …

On October 24, 2014, 15 year old Jaylen Fryberg shot 2 of his cousins and 3 friends, in the cafeteria of Marysville-Pilchuk High School in suburban …

Minnesota's worst mass shooting took place on March 21, 2005, in multiple locations on the Red Lake reservation, including Red Lake High School. …

On February 10, 2010, 17-year-old Makia Coney was murdered by classmates Connor Pridgen, 16, and Charles Southern, 17, after she was lured from their …

Update to 'A Thanksgiving Mystery' (2018):
15-year-old Logan Tyler Mott murdered his grandmother Kristina French in Neptune Beach, Florida, at …

On April 14, 2013, 17-year-old Dan Marsh, who had once saved a life, violently murdered 76-year-old Claudia Maupin and her 87-year-old husband Chip …

On September 15, 2009, 17-year-old Ryan Renfroe murdered former neighbors Gregg and Marguerite Gough, in Lovett, Indiana.

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On January 19, 2013, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego shot and killed his parents, 51-year-old Greg and 40-year-old Sarah Griego, as well as his sisters …

Halloween, 1998, saw an egging prank turn deadly when 17-year-old Curtis Sterling shot 21-year-old Karl Jackson following an altercation.

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Countdown to Halloween Minisode 4: Bust A Scream
On January 13, 1998, 16-year-old Mario Padilla enlisted the aid of his 14-year-old cousin Samuel …

On February 3, 2004, the day after his 14th birthday, Michael Hernandez, who was fascinated by violent films such as American Psycho, as well as …

On November 28, 2009, 17-year-old Andrew Conley strangled his 10-year-old brother Conner to death in Rising Sun, Indiana, saying it made him feel …

On October 7, 2007, 16-year-old Daniel Petric of Wellington, Ohio shot both of his parents, because he wanted his video game back.

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On October 4, 2012, 17-year-old Jake Evans, of Parker County, Texas, watched the 2007 film HALLOWEEN for the third time that week, before …

On May 26, 1994, 17 year old Clay Shrout of Boone County, Kentucky, murdered his parents, Walter and Becky, and his sisters Kristen and Lauren, …

On Halloween, 2016, 17 year old Andrew Taney Balcer murdered his parents Rev and Ali Balcer, and one of the families dogs, while letting his brother …

The Victim Impact Statement written and read on September 4, 2012 by Charity Lee, at the transfer hearing for her then 18 year old son Paris Bennett, …

On February 4, 2007, 13-year-old Paris Lee Bennett sent the babysitter home early, and murdered his 4-year-old sister Ella Lee Bennett, as she slept …

On June 18, 2014, 14 year old Noel Estevez stabbed 14 year old Timothy Crump outside their school in the Bronx, New York, following a prolonged …

On March 24, 1998, 11-year-old Andrew Golden and 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson planned and carried out a shooting at Westside Middle School, in …

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The Pros and Cons Podcast Ep 18: Cassie Stoddart w/warbaby from Murderous Minors: killer kids
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On January 18, 2014, 16-year-old Jessica Burlew strangled her 43-year-old lover to death during sex, after he failed to say the 'safe word'.

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Update to Episode 34: Beheaded
On July 9, 2019, 18-year-old Mathew Borges was sentenced in the 2016 stabbing and dismemberment death of classmate …

One day after his 16th birthday, Todd Hoke, with the help of his friend 16 year old Nicolas Castillo, brutally murdered 17 year old Amber Hess, on …

On August 10, 1991, 16 year old Alex Garcia and 17 year old Jonathan Doody perpetrated the largest mass murder in Arizona, to date, murdering 6 …

On June 20, 2008, 17-year-old Randall Mercier was stabbed to death in Apache Junction, Arizona, by 17-year-old David Paulson, aided by 16-year-old …

In 1996, 17-year-old David Crawford was murdered by 16-year-old Federico Cruz, in Michigan, in a brutal crime that shocked the community; in 2016, …

Stories of siblings killed by children 5 and under, and tales from grandpa and grandma's house.

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Harvey Miguel Robinson is the youngest serial killer on death row (Pennsylvania)
Craig Chandler Price killed for the 1st time at 13- The Warwick Slasher (Warwick, Rhode Island)

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Part 1 of this 2 part series includes Amardeep Sada, 8, India; Cayetano Santos Godino, 15, Argentina; Graham Young, 15, U.K.; and Peter Woodcock, 17, Canada.

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On December 29, 1987, 16-year-old Antonio Espree shot and killed 23-year-old Emmanuel Billups. He received a natural life sentence at the age of 17- …

On May 10, 2011, 14-year-old Terrence "Trey" Zwicker was found dead behind Liberty High School, in Louisville, Ky. Since then, Josh Gouker, his …

Part 1: On His Own Recognizance – December 7, 2018, Tupelo, Mississippi.
17-year-old Latavious Betts murdered 66-year-old Annie Walton, in a drive-by …

On February 12, 2008, 15-year old Larry King was shot twice by 14-year-old Brandon McInerny, while in their 8th grade English class at EO Green …

On August 5, 2004, 16-year-old Cynthia Brown shot 43-year-old Johnny Allen in his Nashville, TN home. Her sentence would spark a national movement …

On July 17, 1993, the body of 13-year-old Hillary Norskog was found, beaten and stabbed by 17-year-old Steven Pfiel. The Pfiel family fled Palos …

Two stories, two decades, two killer kids- one house.
On March 7, 2015, just one day after her 17th birthday, Ashlee Martinson stabbed her mother, Jennifer Ayers, and shot her stepfather Thomas Ayers, to death in …

In Port St Lucie, Florida, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley wanted to be the first kid to kill his parents, and throw a party with their bodies still there. …

Last Thanksgiving holiday, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Corrections Lieutenant Eric Mott returned home from vacation, expecting his 53-year-old …

On October 21, 2009, 9 year old Elizabeth Olten was lured into the woods and murdered by her 15 year old neighbor, Alyssa Bustamante, whose online …

Incidents of death attributed to rocks being thrown at vehicles: October 18, 2017: Kenny White is killed near Flint, Michigan by teens Kyle Anger, Mikaydyn Payne, Mark Sekelsky and Trevor Alexander; March 28, 1999: …

This episode is a companion to Episode 20. I had a candid conversation with Kate for an episode of her podcast, Ignorance Was Bliss, a resident of the area when Miss Ritzer was murdered.

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On October 22, 2013 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer was viciously raped and murdered inside Danvers High School, near Boston, Massachusetts, …

*Did you know that in Indiana (where this case takes place) under extreme circumstances, children as young as 10 years old can be tried and sentenced …

On May 29, 14-year-old N’yalah Lightfoot was stabbed by a 13-year-old friend, in Fort Worth, Tx.
On June 4, a 15-year-girl struck and killed David …

Part 1: On October 26, 2013 16-year-old Michael Roy Helms attacked and killed his mother with a frying pan, before attempting to kill his …

Part 1: On May 5, 2000, 16 year old Joshua Wolf shot and killed his grandmother, Carol Lindley, before setting their house on fire.
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Part 1- 17 year old identical twins David and Michael Samel rob and kill their friend, Bobby Sellon, in 1981. 

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It's been almost 25 years since the brutal murder of 4 year old Derrick Robie, by 13 year old Eric Smith. This tragic case has influenced legislation …

On October 21, 2009, 9 year old Elizabeth Olten was lured into the woods and murdered by her 15 year old neighbor, Alyssa Bustamante, whose online …

In February 2009, 11 year old Jordan Brown was arrested and charged as an adult for the murder of his father's pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk.

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On March 19, 2009, expectant mother Erin Thompson and her son Caden Odell were killed in a head-on collision, when 16 year old Justine Winter’s car …

On July 28, 2016, 14 year old Bresha Meadows shot her father in the head as he slept, after what her mother says was a lifetime of abuse and domestic …

February 12 marks the anniversary of the infamous James Bulger murder, the British toddler who was abducted and murdered by two 10-year-old boys, Jon …

On Veteranʼs Day 1995, 13-year-old Bradley Hansen went missing in Ahwatukee, Arizona, and 7th grade classmate and friend, Jeremy Bach, was the last …

On March 15, 2011, 12-year-old Cristian Fernandez was arrested for the beating death of his 2-year-old half-brother, David Galarraga, in …

On February 6, 2015, 2 month old Zuri Mikayla Whitehead died at the hands of her best friendʼs 11 year old daughter.

On July 8, 2012, 3 month old …

On January 6, 1999, 13 and 12 year old siblings Catherine and Curtis Jones shoot and kill their father’s fiancée, in Port St. John, Florida; on …

On November 3, 1998, 8-year-old Maddie Clifton went missing from her Jacksonville, Florida neighborhood, just before dinner. Her 14-year-old neighbor …

Two stories of murders committed by young boys in which professional wrestling-style moves were implicated in their crimes. Featuring the tales of Lionel Tate; Armstrong DesVallons.

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On November 29, 1998, high school senior Seth Privacky went on a killing spree, shocking his Michigan town, and destroying multiple families in the …