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Imagine being a young kid and living with a secret so dark that it could shatter your world. A fleeting irreversible act of fatal violence so brutal it could scar your future together.
Who do you turn to? Who can you trust? These are children who got away with murder but confessed to their parents.
Imagine being a young kid and living with a secret so dark that it could shatter your world. A fleeting irreversible act of fatal violence so brutal it could scar your future together.
Who do you turn to? Who can you trust? These are children who got away with murder but confessed to their parents.
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00:00a young boy with a bad temper who was quick to fight and that something about him just wasn't
00:06right it was the first time such a sentencing was carried out on a child so young yet despite his
00:12age the judge gave life in prison without the possibility of parole imagine being a young kid
00:19and living with a secret so dark that it could shatter your world a fleeting irreversible act
00:25of fatal violence so brutal it could scar your future together who do you turn to who can you
00:31trust these are children who got away with murder but confessed to their parents this little girl
00:36you're looking at now was convicted in december of 1968 after she had confessed to multiple killings
00:46a young boy named eric smith led a difficult life in the peaceful small town of new york
00:52born in 1980 eric stood out with his distinctive red hair glasses and a spray of freckles across
00:58his cheeks however these features which could have been endearing in another context became a
01:04target for bullies at his school eric's speech impediment only added fuel to the fire his peers
01:11would often mock him twisting his words and laughing at his communication attempts this relentless bullying
01:17left deep emotional scars at home eric's life was far from stable his parents relationship was fraught
01:24with conflicts leading to his father's eventual departure this abandonment only intensified eric's
01:30feelings of isolation and rejection his mother tammy was battling her health issues she was diagnosed
01:36with epilepsy and was on medication during her pregnancy with eric at the time the effects of such
01:42medication on an unborn child were not well understood leading to concerns about its impact
01:47on eric's development the school offered little respite for eric his frustrations often manifested in
01:53angry outbursts while such behavior might not be unusual for some children it was a sign of deeper
01:59turmoil for eric he struggled to connect with his classmates often on the outskirts of social circles
02:06eric's anger wasn't directed solely at his peers he also exhibited disturbing behaviors towards
02:11animals a red flag often associated with deeper psychological issues in children the situation
02:17reached a tragic climax on august 2nd 1993 when a four-year-old boy named derrick robbie known for
02:24his blonde hair and adventurous spirit went missing derrick was the beloved eldest child in his family
02:30known for his cheerful demeanor and love for his younger brother eric then 13 years old had encountered
02:36derrick on that fateful day and in a horrifying sequence of events lured him into the woods what
02:42transpired there was unthinkable he brutally harmed the young boy in a manner that sent shock waves
02:48through the community the nature of the crime was so disturbing that it shattered any lingering image
02:54of eric as just another troubled child eric shockingly confessed to the fatal violence when his mother
03:00questioned him about derrick's disappearance his confession plunged his family into a nightmare of disbelief and
03:06horror tammy who had already been struggling with her challenges was now faced with the unimaginable
03:12reality that her son was capable of such a heinous act initially when she had confronted him about
03:18derrick robbie's fatal violence she was utterly unprepared for his confession overwhelmed with grief
03:25and disbelief she escorted eric to the police station where he was arrested the news of his confession
03:30and subsequent arrest spread rapidly leaving the community in a state of disbelief nobody could
03:36fathom that a child especially one as seemingly harmless as eric could commit such a heinous crime
03:42his prior reputation as a victim of bullying made it even more difficult for people to reconcile this
03:47image with that of fatal violence further compounding their disbelief during the trial the defense focused on
03:54eric's troubled upbringing including his struggles with bullying and the possible side effects of the
03:59medication his mother took during her pregnancy with him they argued that these factors played a
04:05significant role in shaping eric's mental state contributing to his capacity for such violence
04:10the defense aimed to portray eric as a victim of circumstances beyond his control suggesting that
04:16his actions though horrific were the product of environmental and possibly biological factors
04:21eric smith was found guilty and sentenced to nine years to life in prison
04:26this sentence was met with mixed reactions derek robbie's family was devastated feeling that the
04:31sentence was too lenient for the gravity of the crime they struggled to comprehend how eric could be
04:36eligible for release after just nine years given the brutality of his actions the sentence left them
04:42grappling with a sense of injustice as no length of imprisonment could bring back their little boy or
04:47erase the pain of their loss eric's incarceration involved regular parole hearings occurring every two years
04:54each hearing renewed the anguish of derrick robbie's family who consistently opposed his release
05:00they attended these hearings repeatedly reliving their trauma to argue against eric's release feeling
05:05a duty to keep their son's memory alive and ensure justice was served in 2022 after being denied parole 10
05:13times eric was finally granted parole at age 43 having spent 28 years behind bars his release was a
05:20difficult pill for derrick's family to swallow marking the end of their long-standing legal battle
05:25despite the pain and loss they expressed a desire to move forward focusing on the positive memories of
05:31their son and finding some solace in the fact that they no longer had to face the ordeal of parole
05:36hearings
05:38in the year 2001 the case of lionel tate a 14 year old boy from florida captured national attention for
05:46a
05:46crime that was as tragic as it was shocking lionel's life which should have been filled with the typical
05:52experiences of a teenager took a dark turn leading to a horrific incident that would alter the course of
05:58his life forever lionel was an average teenager in many ways but he also had a troubling history of
06:04behavioral issues in school he was known to be a bully often getting into trouble and even being suspended
06:09several times his aggressive behavior extended beyond the schoolyard he was also involved in minor
06:16criminal activities including theft on july 28 1999 a seemingly ordinary evening at the tate household
06:23became a nightmare lionel's mother kathleen who was looking after tiffany eunich a six-year-old girl
06:30left the children downstairs while she retired to her room for the night tiffany the daughter of
06:35one of kathleen's friends was a small delicate child weighing only 48 pounds lionel and tiffany
06:41were left to watch television but the situation drastically changed at some point according to
06:47lionel they started to imitate professional wrestling moves they saw on tv given the significant
06:53size difference between lionel who was nearly 170 pounds and little tiffany what began as play
07:00quickly escalated into a dangerous and ultimately deadly interaction lionel claimed that tiffany
07:05accidentally hit her head on a table during their play however the injuries tiffany sustained told
07:11a different and more harrowing story when kathleen checked on the children later she found tiffany
07:16unresponsive and severely injured despite her attempts to revive the young girl tiffany was pronounced dead
07:22shortly after the extent of tiffany's injuries was shocking she had a cracked skull a broken rib a swollen
07:28brain and a lacerated liver along with numerous bruises covering her body the severity of these
07:34injuries indicated a level of violence far beyond a child's play the defense argued that lionel's
07:40actions resulted from immaturity and an inability to comprehend the consequences of his actions
07:46however the prosecution painted a different picture one of a child who had a history of aggression
07:51and had committed an act of extreme violence the jury found lionel guilty of first-degree fatal violence
07:58and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole this sentence sparked controversy
08:03with many questioning whether a child regardless of the crime should receive such a severe punishment
08:12in 2006 a case emerged in the small village of mashari in india that sent ripples of shock
08:18and disbelief across the nation the central figure in this disturbing tale was amardeep sadha
08:24who was only eight years old one of the most unsettling accounts of child crime
08:29is amardeeps which exhibits a chilling lack of motivation and understanding mashari was a poor
08:35village where life was a daily struggle for survival and the community was close-knit families worked hard
08:42to provide the basics and children often played together in the streets their laughter a common
08:47sound amidst the hustle of village life in this seemingly normal setting a series of horrifying events
08:53unfolded it began with the mysterious disappearance of a six-year-old girl from the sada family the village
09:00was concerned but respectful of the family's grief not prying too much into the circumstances of the
09:05tragedy however the sense of unease grew when another child from the sada family an infant also vanished
09:12under mysterious circumstances by 2007 another child a six-month-old baby was reported missing
09:20this time the child was not from the sada family she had been left at a local primary school believed
09:26to be safe but somehow someone had taken her with the disappearance of three children the villagers
09:32concern turned into alarm and the police were called in the investigation took a shocking turn when
09:38amardeep an eight-year-old boy from the sada family approached the police with a startling confession
09:44he claimed responsibility for the baby's death leading the authorities to the grim discovery of the child's
09:49body amardeep's confession was delivered with a chilling nonchalance he described his actions
09:55with a disturbing lack of emotion as if unaware of the gravity of what he had done according to amardeep
10:02he had taken the sleeping baby from the school with a stone before burying her body this revelation
10:08was horrifying in its simplicity and brutality further investigation revealed a darker aspect of amardeep's life
10:16his parents were aware of his previous violent acts two of which had resulted in the deaths of his
10:21sister and cousin they had kept these incidents a secret treating them as a dark family matter not
10:26to be shared with the outside world the village struggled to comprehend how such a young child could
10:32commit such heinous acts without apparent motive or influence amardeep had not been exposed to violent
10:38media or other external factors that could explain his actions he seemed to act on an inherent impulse a thought
10:44that was as terrifying as it was inexplicable due to indian law amardeep could not be tried as an adult
10:51or face severe punishment he was detained until his 18th birthday after which he was released his case
10:58remains a haunting example of inexplicable child crime and raises profound questions about the nature of
11:04evil and the factors that can lead a child to commit such acts
11:11in the early 1900s in buenos aires a young boy named cayetano santos godino later infamously known
11:18as the big-eared midget began a horrifying journey that would etch his name in the annals of criminal
11:23history as one of the youngest serial killers born on halloween in 1896 godino's life was filled with
11:30hardship and abuse his family having migrated from southern italy to escape poverty struggled in the
11:36bustling argentine capital godino's father a guitarist drowned his sorrows in alcohol often
11:43unleashing his rage on his family this violence wasn't limited to the father godino's brothers
11:49also tormented him mocking his physical appearance godino with his protruding ears became a target for their
11:56cruelty earning the nickname patiso oriuto which cruelly translates to big-eared these early
12:02experiences of brutality and mockery left deep scars both physical and emotional a health crisis made the
12:09family's problems worse godino's father afflicted with syphilis unknowingly passed the disease on to
12:15his wife and consequently to godino the boy suffered numerous health issues leading to frequent hospital
12:21visits the school offered no respite godino struggled academically unable to grasp basic reading skills
12:27further isolating him from his peers and deepening his sense of alienation godino's first brush with crime
12:34was shockingly violent and set a pattern for his future acts at just eight years old he lured a two
12:40-year-old
12:41boy with the promise of candy only to brutally assault him and leave him in a ditch a passing police
12:46officer
12:47intervened but astonishingly did not punish godino this lack of consequence seemed to embolden him
12:53soon after he attacked an 18-month-old in a similar manner again escaping any real punishment in 1906
13:01nine-year-old godino took his first life he enticed three-year-old maria rosa face to a desolate spot
13:07tried to strangle her beat her mercilessly and then buried her alive in a ditch filled with trash
13:13this heinous act marked the beginning of a series of horrifying crimes that would terrorize buenos
13:19aires his disturbing pattern of criminal behavior worsened during his adolescence as a teenager his
13:25actions grew increasingly violent and dangerous notably one of his most heinous crimes occurred when
13:31he set a young girl's dress on fire this young girl unwittingly fell victim to godino's cruel intentions
13:37after becoming enamored with a pair of shoes in a store window godino creeping up from behind
13:44set her dress ablaze the incident resulted in severe burns for the girl and tragically she succumbed to
13:50her injuries 16 days later this act of setting fire not only demonstrated godino's disregard for human
13:56life but also his fascination with fire and destruction in 1912 godino's reign of terror finally
14:03ended with his arrest the police who had been investigating the string of violent crimes in
14:08the area identified godino as the prime suspect especially after the body of a three-year-old boy
14:14was discovered godino was taken into custody and during his interrogation he confessed to his numerous
14:20crimes the extent and nature of his offenses were so shocking that the authorities declared him to be
14:26legally insane consequently instead of a conventional prison he was ordered to be confined in a reformatory
14:33an institution for juvenile offenders however godino's time in the reformatory was not the end of his
14:40story his behavior remained problematic and he even attempted to harm other inmates during his stay
14:46his mental state was the subject of continuous evaluation and eventually a decision was made to
14:52transfer him to prison in prison godino continued his pattern of violence including harming pets belonging
14:58to other prisoners this behavior led to a severe beating by fellow inmates resulting in his hospitalization
15:06godino's life filled with violence and crime came to a mysterious end in 1944 he died at the age of
15:1248
15:13while still incarcerated the circumstances of his death were never fully explained leaving a shroud of
15:19mystery around the final chapter of his life his passing marked the end of a life that had been consumed
15:24by brutality
15:25and terror from a very young age
15:31mary bell's story starts with a difficult upbringing characterized by abuse and neglect born on may 26
15:371957 in newcastle upon tyne england to betty a 16 year old prostitute mary's early life was anything but
15:45stable betty reportedly tried to give mary away more than once and it was suspected that mary suffered from
15:51munchausen by proxy a condition where a caregiver fabricates or induces illness in a person under
15:57their care for attention and sympathy mary's experiences with death and violence started early
16:03she was known to have been present when a five-year-old friend was in a road accident these traumatic
16:09events
16:09coupled with her mother's neglect and possible attempts to harm her contributed to mary's disturbed and
16:14violent behavior before her first fatal violence mary showed signs of aggression and manipulation
16:21she was allegedly involved in an incident in may 1968 where a boy fell from an air raid shelter and
16:27the police at the time only warned her on may 25th 1968 a tragic and chilling event occurred that shook
16:35the community of newcastle upon tyne four-year-old martin brown's lifeless body was found in an abandoned
16:41house a setting that at first glance seemed to tell the story of a tragic accident next to martin was
16:48an
16:48empty bottle of aspirin leading investigators to speculate that the young boy might have accidentally
16:53overdosed mary bell who was only 10 years old at the time committed the first known fatal violence it
17:00was not an accident martin brown with his whole life ahead of him had fallen victim to mary's disturbing
17:06actions the details of the crime scene initially misled the authorities the lack of obvious marks
17:12or injuries on martin's body masked the true nature of his death he had been strangled but the act was
17:18carried out with such subtlety that it left no clear signs of a struggle or violent encounter this careful
17:24execution made it challenging for investigators to immediately identify the crime for what it was
17:30a cold calculated fatal violence by a child against another child in the aftermath of martin's death
17:37mary and her friend norma bell no relation broke into a nursery and left notes claiming responsibility
17:44for these notes were initially dismissed as a prank just a few months later on july 31 1968 mary bell
17:52committed her second fatal act of violence this time with the involvement of her friend norma bell who was
17:58unrelated to her the victim was three-year-old brian howe who was lured to a secluded wasteland near the
18:04same area where martin brown had been brian's death was not only tragic but also marked by a horrifying
18:11level of cruelty mary strangled brian a method she had used before but this time she went further mutilating
18:18his body in a way that displayed a chilling level of detachment and brutality brian's body bore the marks of
18:24mary's actions she used a razor blade to carve an m into his abdomen which initially started as an n
18:30and was then altered this act of carving her initials into the boy's body was a macabre signature
18:37of her involvement additionally mary savagely used a pair of scissors cutting off some of brian's hair
18:43scratching his legs and inflicting severe mutilation on his genitals the level of violence exhibited in this
18:49fatal violence was starkly different from her first crime showing a progression in mary's capacity for
18:55brutality in the wake of the horrific fatal violence of martin brown and brian howe the newcastle
19:01community was plunged into a state of fear and confusion the police initially puzzled by these
19:07seemingly inexplicable deaths soon found themselves unraveling a case that was as shocking as it was
19:12unprecedented their investigation led them to two young girls mary bell and norma bell unrelated but
19:19bound together by a chilling secret mary bell was arrested and brought to trial for her crimes the
19:26trial which began on december 17th 1968 captured national attention not just for the heinous nature of
19:33the fatal violence but also because of the young age of the perpetrator during the trial the court was
19:39presented with disturbing evidence and testimonies that painted a grim picture of mary's actions
19:45her demeanor lack of remorse and the calculated manner in which she committed the fatal violence
19:50left the court in no doubt about the severity of her crimes mary's age and psychological state however
19:57complicated the situation experts testified that she showed signs of psychopathy and the concept of
20:04diminished responsibility became central to her defense this led to mary being convicted of
20:09manslaughter rather than fatal violence the judge mr justice cusack labeled her dangerous and a
20:16significant risk to other children consequently mary was sentenced to be detained at her majesty's
20:21pleasure essentially an indefinite sentence in a secure facility norma bell on the other hand was
20:27acquitted of all charges the court found insufficient evidence to convict her and she was released this
20:33outcome further intensified the public's interest and debate around the case particularly regarding the
20:39influence of one child over another and the nature of criminal responsibility in juveniles mary bell
20:45served her sentence in various detention facilities including the red bank secure unit in saint helens
20:51lancashire she changed during her time in custody from a child fatal violencer to a young woman looking for
20:57a new beginning after serving 12 years mary was released in 1980 at age 23 upon her release mary bell
21:06was
21:06granted granted a new identity and anonymity for life this unprecedented decision was made to protect her
21:12from public backlash and to give her a chance to reintegrate into society without the burden of her
21:17past the court recognized the complexities of her case a child perpetrator with a traumatic background
21:23is now a young adult looking for a second chance this anonymity also extended to her daughter born four years
21:30after mary's release the mary bell order as it came to be known was a landmark ruling that set a
21:37precedent
21:38for other cases where the privacy and safety of individuals involved in high-profile crimes are at risk
21:46a gruesome and shocking crime rocked the peaceful city of medicine hat alberta canada in april 2006
21:53the richardson family known for being an average and loving household became the center of a horrifying
21:59incident that would leave the community and the nation in disbelief this case full of twists and
22:05unexpected revelations involved the internet culture of the mid-2000s a questionable romance and a blend
22:12of adolescent fantasy and grim reality the richardson family was a typical suburban family enjoying a
22:18peaceful life in medicine hat mark and deborah richardson and their two children 12-year-old jasmine and
22:24eight-year-old tyler were well regarded in their community the family's life appeared normal until
22:30jasmine the elder daughter exhibited significant changes in her behavior as she entered her teenage
22:35years jasmine's growing interest in the internet particularly in specialized vampirefreaks.com and
22:42social networking sites like myspace that catered to the goth punk and emo subcultures was a defining
22:48feature of her transformation her online persona gradually shifted from that of a cheerful honor
22:54student to a darker more gothic identity starkly contrasting her real-life demeanor this change in
23:01jasmine's life coincided with her meeting jeremy steinke a 23 year old man with a troubled past jeremy who
23:08had dropped out of high school and lived in a trailer park was known for his eccentricities including a
23:13fascination with blood and a claim that he was a 300 year old werewolf despite the significant age gap
23:21in jeremy's unsettling background jasmine only 12 years old at the time began a romantic relationship
23:27with him primarily fostered through their interactions on social networking sites as jasmine's
23:33relationship with jeremy deepened her parents became increasingly concerned especially upon discovering
23:39the true nature of jeremy's age and background they attempted to intervene by grounding jasmine
23:44and limiting her internet access but this only strengthened her resolve to continue the relationship
23:50the situation escalated dramatically when jasmine and jeremy began discussing through their online
23:55messages the idea of getting rid of her parents initially perceived as teenage hyperbole these
24:01conversations soon turned sinister jasmine and jeremy began planning the fatal violence of her family
24:07a plot that would allow them to be together without any parental interference the plan was put into
24:13action on the night of april 22 2006 jasmine let jeremy into her house and he proceeded to the basement
24:19where he encountered deborah richardson in a brutal attack jeremy stabbed deborah multiple times
24:25when mark richardson heard the commotion he rushed to help his wife but jeremy outweighed him
24:30and fatally stabbed him meanwhile jasmine faced the most harrowing part of their plan
24:35her younger brother tyler the details of tyler's fatal violence remain a matter of contention
24:41with differing accounts from jasmine and jeremy nevertheless the result was tragic tyler was found
24:48stabbed to death in his bed a victim of his sister's and her boyfriend's heinous plan
24:52the following day the richardson family's home was eerily silent a neighbor's child coming to play with tyler
24:59peered through a window and discovered a horrifying scene the police were called and what they found
25:05was a gruesome triple homicide initially jasmine was considered a missing person potentially kidnapped
25:11by the perpetrator however as the investigation progressed the evidence pointed towards jasmine and
25:17jeremy as the victims of the fatal violence the digital trail of messages between jasmine and jeremy
25:24revealed their plan and their involvement in the taking of the lives of the victims both were
25:29arrested shortly after during the trial the complexities of the case came to the forefront
25:36jeremy was sentenced to three life sentences for the fatal outbreaks of violence reflecting the
25:41severity of his crimes and his role as the instigator and principal perpetrator jasmine's case however was
25:47more complicated due to her age at 12 years old she was one of the youngest people ever charged with
25:52multiple fatalities in canada her trial focused on the impact of jeremy's influence on her and the
25:59extent of her involvement in the planning and execution of the fatal violence ultimately jasmine
26:05was found guilty but due to her age received a sentence that included time in a psychiatric
26:10facility and close monitoring after her release what did you think about these dreadful cases let us know in
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