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The phrase “the most evil kid in the world” is emotionally powerful, highly searchable, and deeply controversial. It can attract attention quickly, yet it also risks oversimplifying complex human behavior, especially when applied to children. In reality, children are not born with fixed moral identities in the way sensational headlines often suggest. Their actions are shaped by family dynamics, trauma, developmental stage, environment, mental health, and social influence. When people search this phrase, they are often looking for stories, explanations, or shocking examples, but what they usually need is a more thoughtful and accurate understanding of why children sometimes behave in troubling or harmful ways. This article explores that issue in a formal, evidence-based, and SEO-friendly way.
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00:00Did you know that one of the youngest convicted murderers in modern history was just 10 years old?
00:05That's right. In today's episode, we will delve into the world of dark childhoods and terrible
00:09deeds because not every kid's biggest worry is homework or chores. From cold-blooded murders
00:15to manipulative tactics that could give seasoned criminals a run for their money,
00:18we're examining the most evil kid in the world. Without further ado, let's dive in.
00:24Ashley Martinson, have you ever wondered how seemingly ordinary lives can take a turn for
00:28the unimaginable? 2015, a year that would forever mark Ashley Ann as the subject of international
00:34headlines. What did she do? It was the day after her 17th birthday when Ashley Ann Rose Martinson
00:39committed a crime that defies belief. She tragically ended the lives of her own mother and stepfather.
00:44I know, it's a chilling revelation. The world couldn't look away as her case grabbed headlines
00:48on an international scale, and believe it or not, she later admitted guilt to not just one,
00:53but two counts of second-degree intentional homicide. The result? A daunting 23-year prison
00:57sentence that would reshape her life forever. But rewind a bit, and you'll find a seemingly
01:02ordinary life. Martinson lived under one roof with her mother, stepfather, two stepsisters,
01:07and a half-sister before that dark day. According to her younger siblings, Martinson was allegedly
01:11verbally abused by her stepfather, Thomas Tony Ayres, leading up to his murder. Ayres had a history
01:17of verbal and physical abuse towards his wife and biological daughters. Shockingly, Martinson also claimed
01:22that she had been physically abused and raped for two years by a former boyfriend of her mother's.
01:26Experts believed that she had post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. It's crucial to note
01:31that Martinson's stepfather's criminal history included convictions for kidnapping, sexual assault,
01:37and domestic abuse, among other offenses. Even though he was legally barred from possessing firearms,
01:42he still had an assortment of loaded guns readily available in the house. It all started when Ashley
01:47Ann Rose Martinson's mother and stepfather stumbled upon her secret relationship with a 22-year-old man
01:53named Ryan Sisko. Words were exchanged and the situation escalated to the point where her parents
01:58fired off messages threatening legal repercussions against Sisko. The tension was palpable. That night,
02:04she wrote a disturbing message on her Facebook page expressing her desire to kill her stepfather.
02:09This is what she wrote. He's gonna kill her if she doesn't leave soon. I want to kill him so
02:13f***ing bad.
02:14Take one of his guns and blow his f***ing brains out. The following day, Martinson witnessed her stepfather
02:19beating her mother, and in a fit of rage, she shot and killed him with a shotgun. When her mother
02:23came
02:23to investigate the gunshots, Martinson killed her with a knife. After the killings, Martinson locked
02:28her younger siblings in a closet with food. One of Martinson's siblings saw Thomas's body and didn't
02:33believe her when she denied killing him. And how did you stab her? I don't know what you mean.
02:49She later said the gun was for a suicide attempt, but Thomas Ayers interrupted her. The capture of
02:54Martinson and Sisko in Indiana came after her eldest stepsister alerted the police. In court,
02:59Martinson faced first-degree homicide and false imprisonment, but settled for second-degree murder
03:04in a 2016 plea deal. She got 23 years in prison and 17 more under supervision. The prosecution wanted
03:1040 years. Her defense argued for eight, citing family abuse. Judge Michael Bloom felt her past wasn't
03:16enough to justify her acts. Now, she's in Teichida, Correctional, Wisconsin, claiming to be happy and
03:21safe, even earning her high school diploma. In 2017, she tried for a lighter sentence, but was denied.
03:26In 2019, her new trial appeal also failed. Anissa Wire and Morgan Geyser. Oh man, the Slender Man
03:33stabbing? That's one freaky tale that's hard to forget. It was in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 2014. Two 12-year-old
03:38girls, Anissa Wire and Morgan Geyser, hatched this horrifying plan to win over. Get this, a fictional
03:44character named Slender Man. Yep, you heard me right. A fictional dude who's like your worst nightmare
03:49on stilts. He's got this featureless white face and is as skinny as a twig. The Slender Man character
03:54started as a creepy photo on the Something Awful forums, but he got his own life, fanfiction,
03:59artwork, the whole shebang. People took this thing and ran with it, creating creepy stories. So, back to
04:04the girls. They trick their buddy Peyton Leutner into a game of hide-and-seek, but this is no child's
04:09play.
04:09They take her deep into David's Park, a forest near Waukesha, and stab her 19 times. Can you
04:14believe it? 19 times, all to please this made-up monster who supposedly hangs out in wooded areas.
04:19It's like a horror story that got way too real. The attackers held down Peyton Leutner and viciously
04:24stabbed her a staggering 19 times across her body, using a blade that measured 5 inches. Miraculously,
04:29she survived, despite two of those stabs hitting vital organs. So get this, Peyton Leutner managed to pull
04:34herself to a nearby road after enduring that horrifying ordeal. There, a cyclist spotted her
04:39and made that life-saving 911 call. Now, flip the script to Anissa Weyer and Morgan Geyser. About
04:445 hours later, they're found hanging out near a furniture store off Interstate 94, almost 5 miles
04:49away. And guess what was with them? The very knife they'd used. They were on a mission, you see. They
04:54believed they would meet the mythical Slender Man at his so-called Slender Mansion, a whopping 200 miles
04:59away in Nicolette National Forest. During interrogations, Morgan showed zero remorse,
05:04while Anissa seemed somewhat guilty, but both believed their ghastly deed was a sort of tribute
05:08to Slender Man. And Peyton, she left the hospital just a week after surviving this unthinkable act.
05:13Now, let's get into the legal roller coaster on which Anissa Weyer and Morgan Geyser found themselves.
05:18These girls got slapped with some serious charges. I'm talking about attempted first-degree homicide
05:23level serious. In 2015, the judge chucked their kill-or-be-killed defense right out of the courtroom.
05:28In May 2023, Geyser tried for a conditional release, but thought better of it, and pulled
05:32the plug in August, switching gears to Weyer. She initially pleaded not guilty because of a mental
05:37defect in 2016. But then, bam! She flips the script a year later, pleading guilty to a toned-down
05:43charge of attempted second-degree homicide. The jury, convinced she was mentally ill,
05:47sent her to Winnebago Mental Health Institute for 25 years. But hold on. The plot twists in 2021.
05:52The judge says she's not a danger anymore and grants her conditional freedom. Fast forward to September
05:572023. And the GPS shackles? Gone. Yeah, you heard that right. Weyer's got the most freedom she's
06:02had since this whole nightmare started. Is this the beginning of a new chapter for her? Only time
06:06will tell. Kristen Pittman. In 2005, Kristen Avery Pittman faced the harsh gavel of justice, convicted
06:13for the murder of her grandparents, Joe and Joy. Pittman. This wasn't some spur-of-the-moment crime.
06:18It happened in 2001, when Kristen was just a 12-year-old kid. At that tender age, Kristen had already
06:23run
06:23away from home twice, dabbled in suicidal thoughts, and even had a run-in with the cops. She was sent
06:28to a facility designed for kids with, let's say, challenging backgrounds. There, she spent six days
06:33and got slapped with a Paxil prescription for what they called mild depression. So here's where the
06:38story takes a real twist. After being shipped off from sunny Oxford, Florida to live with her
06:42grandparents in Chester, South Carolina, Kristen found some stability, right? Remember, she had a mom who
06:47deserted her twice and a dad she described as abusive. Here's where it gets medical. Her doctor in Chester
06:52didn't have any Paxil samples. So what does he do? Hands her Zoloft instead. Both are SSRIs,
06:57or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. But switching them out like that, it's not the best
07:02idea. Kristen starts feeling off almost immediately, with her sister even calling her manic. She's got
07:07this weird burning sensation all over her body that needs pain meds to control. And what's the
07:11doc's solution? Crank up that Zoloft dosage from 25 to 50 milligrams per day. And let me tell you,
07:16Zoloft's got a laundry list of potential side effects in kids, including but not limited to aggravated
07:21depression, abnormal dreams, and even hallucinations. So yeah, it was like adding fuel to an already
07:27raging fire. On November 28, 2001, Kristen's day was already spiraling out of control. She's getting
07:33into fights on the school bus, choking another student, and even disrupting a piano player at
07:37her church. That night, after her grandfather disciplines her with a paddling for trying to
07:41leave her room, she does something unimaginable. She goes into her grandparents' bedroom and uses
07:46their shotgun, the one they taught her how to use, to end their lives. And it doesn't stop there.
07:51She sets the house on fire using a candle and some paper. She grabs the car keys, takes her
07:56grandparents' firearms, her dog, and a measly 33 bucks before hitting the road. But she doesn't
08:01get far. Two counties away, she's caught after getting stuck. Initially, she spins this whole tale
08:05about being kidnapped by a large black male who had killed her grandparents and set the house on fire.
08:10But eventually, she fesses up and chillingly says her grandparents deserved what they got.
08:15Remember that this happened just two days after her Zoloft. Dosage was doubled.
08:20Kristen's trial commenced on January 31, 2005, three years after the shocking crime. The courtroom
08:25was buzzing with complex issues, from Kristen's mental state due to her age to the role Zoloft
08:30may have played in her actions. The question also arose, was this a case of murder or some lesser
08:35form of homicide? But as the trial went on, the narrative honed in on the Zoloft factor. Prosecutors
08:40aimed to show that Kristen was fully aware of the moral gravity of her actions, citing her premeditated
08:45plans to escape the fire she set and her calculated getaway. Fast forward to February 15, 2005,
08:51Kristen was found guilty and hit with a 30-year sentence. But in December 2010, she struck a plea
08:56deal, pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Her new sentence, 25 years, including time already
09:01served. While inside, Pittman transitioned and legally changed her name to Kristen Avery Pittman.
09:08Amarjeet Sada. Now guys, this one's a chilling tale you won't believe. Meet Amarjeet Sada, reputedly the
09:13world's youngest serial killer. He's racked up three alleged kills, all before his ninth birthday.
09:18Amarjeet hails from a little village in Bihar, India, called Mushahar. Life's tough. His parents
09:23are scraping by, and when he was seven, they had another baby girl, adding another mouth to feed.
09:27Amarjeet was kind of the quiet type, you know? He liked solo adventures, climbing trees and just
09:32wandering around the neighborhood. So one day, his aunt drops by. She's got a new gig in the city and
09:37must
09:37leave her little one with the family for a bit. Off she goes, and Amarjeet's mom heads to the local
09:41market. Here's where it gets dark. Amarjeet's left babysitting his younger sis and cousin.
09:46According to reports, he starts messing with the baby, pinching, slapping, and finds it funny when
09:50the baby cries. But then, he takes it to another level, a horrific level. He puts his hands around
09:55the baby's throat, cutting off its breath. The baby starts crying again, gasping for air, and we're
09:59talking about an eight-year-old kid here. It makes you wonder, what could drive someone so young to act
10:04so terrifyingly? After taking his cousin's life, Amarjeet hid the infant's body under grass and returned home.
10:09His mom was horrified when he later spilled the beans about his actions. His dad gave him a
10:13physical punishment, but unbelievably, they didn't contact the police and instead fabricated a story
10:18for the aunt. Amarjeet's next grim act involved his eight-month-old sister. He strangled her while
10:23their parents were asleep. His uncle noted that some in the family knew about these events, but brushed
10:28them off as family issues. No one reported anything until Amarjeet committed another horrifying act in 2007,
10:34this time on a six-month-old girl named Khushbu. Her mom told authorities she had left the baby at
10:40a school
10:40and found her missing upon return. A few hours later, Amarjeet confessed to his grim act and led the locals
10:46to
10:46where he had buried her. Finally apprehended by the police, Amarjeet confessed to the earlier murders of his sister and
10:52cousin.
10:52Inspector Shatrudan Kumar mentioned that all the killings had eerie similarities. While detained, Amarjeet remained
10:58eerily smiling but silent. A psychologist labeled him a sadist who takes joy in causing pain. Per Indian laws,
11:05he couldn't be jailed but was placed in a juvenile home until he was 18. Psychological evaluations suggested he
11:10had conduct disorders and he was subsequently placed in a facility in Munger. Disturbingly, he was released at 16
11:16and his current location is unknown. As of 2023, Amarjeet should be about 23 years old, living under a new
11:23identity.
11:24Gerald Milton, The Omaha Incident. Now, let's talk about a narrative that is nothing short of astonishing. In 2015, two
11:30guys,
11:31Jamie Mel Ray and Charles Fisher, thought they were about to pull off a smooth cannabis exchange in the heart
11:36of Omaha, Nebraska.
11:37Yeah, well, not so much. The moment they set foot in Miller Park, they got a surprise that no one
11:42saw coming. Three children jumped on them.
11:44Jamie Mel takes fatal bullets to his head and neck and Charles miraculously gets away with just a shoulder wound.
11:49But here's the kicker. This wasn't a random ambush by just any children. We're talking about Gerald Milton, a preteen
11:54at just 12 years old,
11:56his 17-year-old sibling and another 15-year-old accomplice. And their master plan? Swipe some goods from the
12:01dealers and walk off with an easy payday.
12:03Fast forward, and Gerald pulls a vanishing act right after this horror show. The kid is apprehended in Minneapolis,
12:08miles away from the crime scene. And let's not forget, there was a staggering $25,000 reward for any information
12:14leading to his capture.
12:15Gerald's dad chimes in, saying his boy might have been there, but he didn't pull that trigger.
12:19Young Gerald pleads not guilty when the court date rolls around, while his older brother, Jamar, isn't so lucky.
12:24He ends up with a first-degree murder conviction and the potential of 58 to 82 years of staring at
12:30concrete walls.
12:30His earliest parole option? A soul-crushing 34 years later. But that's not the end of the rabbit hole.
12:36Gerald has also been slapped with charges in South Dakota. This kid's record lists juvenile system failures and probation violations
12:43from 2015.
12:44It's like he's been on a revolving door of probations, curfews, and halfway homes, including the famed Boys Town.
12:50Yet he keeps slipping through the cracks. And get this, he had a chance for a leave to his mother's
12:54house in South Dakota in late 2019.
12:56But guess what happens next? Yep, he lands back in the clink. A court directive was that he would be
13:01shipped off to a CUNY YRTC program to finish his probation.
13:05But that's not happening anytime soon. Why? Because the latest reports indicate that Gerald Milton is cooling his heels in
13:11a South Dakota jail done with playing games in the juvenile arena.
13:14Now, he's graduated to adult prison. So the burning question is, what does this tell us about a juvenile justice
13:19system that's not working?
13:21Nehemiah Griego. The tragic shooting in South Valley, New Mexico, 2013.
13:25Have you heard about the tragic shooting in South Valley, New Mexico in 2013?
13:30On the night of January 19th, five people were found dead inside a house by police.
13:34Indeed, the motivations behind such horrific acts are often hard to fathom.
13:38In this case, a .22 caliber rifle was used to kill a woman and three children.
13:43While an AR-15 style rifle is suspected to have been used to fatally shoot an adult male upon returning
13:49home.
13:49Nehemiah Griego, a 15-year-old boy, shot and killed his parents and three siblings at their house.
13:55It all started when he shot his mother with a .22 rifle around midnight.
13:59His younger brother Zephaniah woke up and Nehemiah told him he had shot their mother.
14:03But his brother initially didn't believe him until Nehemiah showed him her blood-stained face.
14:08Nehemiah then shot Zephaniah with the same rifle.
14:11He went into the bedroom shared by his two younger sisters who were crying and fatally shot them each in
14:16the head.
14:16Griego then went downstairs to wait for his father to return home from his shift at a homeless shelter.
14:21When his father arrived, Nehemiah shot him multiple times with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with a scope.
14:27According to his statement to the police, Nehemiah had been having suicidal and homicidal thoughts,
14:31had obtained the guns from his parents' closet, had mailed a photo of his dead mother to his girlfriend,
14:36and had intended to drive off and use the guns to kill more individuals and ideally die in a gun
14:41battle with police.
14:42In New Mexico, individuals his age who face first-degree murder charges are tried as adults.
14:48However, they can't be sentenced to death or given an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole.
14:53Initially, Nehemiah deceived his girlfriend and church leaders, saying his parents had died in a car crash.
14:59He later claimed he found their bodies and left the scene.
15:02Eventually, he admitted to the killings.
15:04Initially, Griego received a juvenile sentence, but before reaching 21,
15:07prosecutors convinced the court that he had not undergone rehabilitation and remained a threat to society.
15:13Consequently, a judge imposed a life sentence on him.
15:16Griego's legal representatives appealed this decision, arguing that the conviction constituted cruel and unusual punishment,
15:23but the court dismissed both claims.
15:25In 2019, a district court judge determined that he could not be treated as a juvenile
15:30and sentenced him as an adult in the state prison system.
15:33Griego, now 25, will become eligible for parole at 52.
15:37Tyler Hadley
15:38The unfathomable crime of Tyler Hadley, 2011.
15:42On July 16, 2011, in Port St. Lucie, Florida, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley allegedly killed his parents,
15:48Blake Hadley, 54, and Mary Jo Hadley, 47.
15:52Weeks before carrying out the act, Tyler had already decided how to commit the crime.
15:56He even confided his sinister plans to a friend, pointing out that throwing a big party after killing one's parents
16:02was unprecedented.
16:03Earlier that day, Tyler ambiguously posted on his Facebook wall,
16:07Party at my crib tonight, maybe.
16:08When his parents came home, he took measures to neutralize potential obstacles.
16:12He hid their phones and locked up their black Labrador, who he believed might try to protect them, in a
16:17closet.
16:18Tyler took three ecstasy pills, shortly before 5pm, on the evening of July 16th, 2011, and stood behind his mother,
16:26Mary Jo, while she worked on her computer in the family room.
16:29He began attacking his mother with the back end of a claw hammer.
16:31Hearing the screams, his father raced out of the bedroom to investigate.
16:35Blake froze, as he witnessed Tyler abusing his mother.
16:38Tyler then used the hammer to kill his father.
16:40He took their bodies into the master bedroom after killing them, and spent three hours cleaning up the blood,
16:45and throwing home things that reminded him of them on top of their bodies.
16:49Tyler invited people to his party for the first time around 12.15pm on the day of the killings,
16:55just hours before he murdered his parents.
16:56He paid for the party with his dead parents' credit cards, he was caught at an ATM while withdrawing cash
17:02from the accounts,
17:03and then picked up several friends.
17:04Around 60 people attended the party that night, and several are said to have smelled dead bodies.
17:09Tyler told numerous individuals about what he had done during the party.
17:13He even admitted the murder on a brief walk with a friend, Michael Mandel.
17:16Mandel returned to the party, and came upon the lifeless bodies of Blake and Mary Jo, inside the main bedroom.
17:22Instead of immediately departing from the scene, Mandel remained there for an extended period,
17:26spending hours in the company of Tyler, even capturing a photograph together.
17:30It was only four hours later that Mandel eventually left the party,
17:33at which point he contacted a local hotline, dedicated to reporting criminal incidents,
17:38to inform them about the deaths he had witnessed.
17:40Then, word of mouth disseminated the information about the crime.
17:43The following morning, Hadley was taken into custody.
17:45Tyler was 17 years old when the killings occurred, and was detained on accusations of murder.
17:50He was condemned to life in prison three years later by a court.
17:53Hadley contemplated taking his own life had the police not arrived.
17:56He had a stash of Percocet tablets stored in his room.
17:59But for the moment, whether it was ecstasy, the party, or the murder, he was in a good mood.
18:03At 4.40am, just as police were going to his house, he posted one final time on his wall.
18:08Party at my house again, HMU.
18:11Eric Smith
18:12On August 2nd, 1993, in Steuben County, New York, killer Eric M. Smith, then 13, tortured and killed Derek Joseph
18:19Robie, a four-year-old boy.
18:20Smith, then 13 years old, rode his bike to a day camp in a nearby park on August 2nd, 1993.
18:26Derek Robie, four, was traveling by himself to the same camp.
18:29Robie was enticed into a nearby forested area by Smith after he noticed him.
18:33Smith raped him with a small stick, dropped a giant boulder on his head, and strangled him there.
18:37Smith treated Robie's raw wounds by pouring Kool-Aid into Robie's lunchbox.
18:42The cause of death was determined to result from blunt trauma to the head, combined with asphyxia.
18:46Around 11am, Doreen, Robie's mother, headed to the park expecting to pick up her son, only to discover that Robie
18:52hadn't shown up.
18:53After a four-hour search, they found Robie's body.
18:55The case captured the nation's attention, mainly due to the age of both the victim and the perpetrator.
19:01On August 8th, 1993, Smith confessed to his mother that he had killed Derek.
19:05The Smith family promptly informed the authorities that same night.
19:09Subsequently, Smith underwent extensive medical examinations by specialists from both sides,
19:14including evaluations of brain function and hormone levels.
19:17However, these tests failed to provide any explanation for his violent actions.
19:21According to court records, Smith was a solitary individual who frequently endured bullying due to his distinctive features,
19:27low-set ears, thick glasses, red hair and freckles.
19:31A defense psychiatrist diagnosed Smith with an intermittent explosive disorder,
19:35a mental condition known for causing violent and unpredictable behavior.
19:39Nevertheless, the prosecution's expert contended that this disorder was rarely observed in individuals of Smith's age.
19:46In August of 1994, Smith, at 14, faced a trial as an adult and received a sentence of nine years
19:52to life in prison.
19:52Initially, he was placed in a juvenile detention center, but after turning 21, he was transferred to an adult prison.
19:59Nearly nine years after committing his crime, Smith underwent his first parole hearing, but his request for parole was denied.
20:05Smith claimed he had transformed into a different person thanks to years of therapy.
20:10However, despite his hopes, parole continued to elude him, being denied repeatedly until October 2021.
20:15Fast forward to that moment, Smith, now 41 years old, appeared before the board for the 11th time.
20:22During this parole hearing, Smith shared his aspirations for the future and even mentioned having a fiancé.
20:27I want to, you know, get married, raise a family, you know, hold on, you know, a job, pursue the
20:37American dream.
20:38Ultimately, the board decided to grant Smith a chance at parole.
20:41However, his release was postponed for several months until he secured approved housing.
20:46Finally, in February 2023, after serving 28 years, the 42-year-old was released.
20:52Today, he enjoys his freedom as a Queens, New York resident, John Venables and Robert Thompson.
20:57On February 12th, 1993, two 10-year-old boys named Robert Thompson and John Venables kidnapped James Patrick Bulger,
21:05a two-year-old from Kirkby, Merseyside, England, tortured and killed him.
21:08For the day, Thompson and Venables were observed stealing various things, such as candy, batteries, a troll figurine,
21:15and a container of blue Humbrol craft paint.
21:17Later that afternoon, James Bulger and his mother, Denise from Kirkby, visited.
21:21The New Strand Shopping Centre
21:22While in the A.R. Tim's Meat Market on the mall's ground level at about 3.40pm,
21:26Denise, who had momentarily released her son's hand to complete her purchase,
21:31discovered that he was no longer beside her.
21:33Thompson and Venables had approached James Bulger, grabbed his hand, and led him away from the shopping area.
21:38Bulger had facial injuries when Thompson and Venables placed him on his head along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal,
21:44about a quarter-mile from the New Strand Shopping Centre.
21:48Bulger was joked about being pushed into the canal by the boys.
21:51A witness claimed the youngster was crying his eyes out when he saw Bulger at the canal.
21:55The youngsters walked across Liverpool for two and a half miles .
21:59About 38 individuals spotted them, but most onlookers took no action to stop them.
22:05Two people challenged Thompson and Venables, but they either pretended that Bulger was their brother,
22:10or that he was lost, and that they were escorting him to a police station.
22:13The boys took Bulger into a pet store at one point, from which they were expelled.
22:17The boys eventually made it to Walton.
22:19They paused, then led Bulger up a steep bank to a railway line close to the disused Walton & Amp
22:24Anfield Railway Station,
22:25next to Walton Park Cemetery, despite Walton Lane Police Station being across the street.
22:30One of the boys threw the blue paint that the boys had earlier shoplifted into Bulger's left eye.
22:34They trampled him underfoot, stamped on him, and hurled stones and bricks at him.
22:38Batteries were put in Bulger's mouth and maybe his anus, though none were discovered there.
22:42The boys then hit Bulger with a 10 kilograms, 22 pounds, railway fish plate.
22:46The impact of the bar on his head caused 10 fractures in his skull.
22:50According to pathologist Alan Williams, Bulger sustained 42 injuries,
22:53none of which could be pinpointed as the fatal blow.
22:56In the hopes that a train would strike James Bulger and deem his death an accident,
23:00Thompson and Venables placed him across the railroad tracks and weighted his head down with debris.
23:04A train split his body in half after they fled the site.
23:07A group of children found Bulger's decapitated body two days later.
23:11On November 24th, 1993, John Venables and Robert Thompson were both convicted for the kidnapping and killing of James Bulger.
23:18Following an eight year imprisonment for their roles in the tragic case,
23:21the perpetrators were set free under a life license.
23:24To shield them from potential retaliatory violence, they were given new identities.
23:29Ricky and Danny Preddy
23:30In a heart-wrenching incident that shook the nation, on November 27th, 2000,
23:3510-year-old Damilola Taylor, a schoolboy from Nigeria, fell victim to a fatal attack in the heart of London,
23:41thrusting his tragic story into the spotlight as one of the United Kingdom's most widely publicized murders.
23:46When they attacked Damilola, Danny and Ricky Preddy were only 12 and 13 years old.
23:50To walk home that day, Taylor left Peckham Library in South East London at 4.51pm.
23:55He walked away and was seen on CCTV.
23:57When reaching the North Peckham Estate, he sustained a gash to his left thigh, severing an artery.
24:02He staggered to a stairwell, fell, and in about 30 minutes bled to almost death.
24:07While traveling to the hospital in an ambulance, he was still alive.
24:10Danny and Ricky Preddy, who belonged to the Young Peckham Boys gang, terrorized South London's neighborhoods.
24:15Danny should have had a 24-hour curfew at a social service home during Damilola's murder,
24:19because he rarely left monitoring or custody.
24:22He was given a supervision order four weeks after the murder for two incidents of racially aggravated assault,
24:27and an assault with the intent to rob.
24:29He disobeyed the command.
24:30Ricky, who was 13 at the time of the murder, had a history of thievery and violence.
24:35Additionally, he was expected to be in charge when the schoolboy was killed.
24:38It took six years and three trials after Damilola's death to find and convict his killers.
24:43So, you might wonder, where are Danny and his brother now?
24:46Get this, Danny walked free in 2011, getting an early release after serving just five of his eight-year sentence.
24:52His brother, he got out even earlier on parole, just four years into his eight-year term.
24:56But hold on, it doesn't end there.
24:58He was back behind bars in March 2011 for breaching his license conditions.
25:02And while he was in there, yep, he got into a fight with another inmate.
25:05But a parole board decided to let him out on January 25th, 2012.
25:09Can you believe it?
25:10Just over two weeks later, he's back in jail again for breaking parole,
25:14hanging out in places he's not supposed to, and visiting old gang friends.
25:17Now, fast forward to November 2019.
25:20Ricky's cruising through Wembley when the cops signal him to pull over.
25:23What does he do?
25:24He reverses into the police car, injures a female officer, and then speeds off.
25:28They eventually catch him, and now he's got another four years in prison,
25:31and a 12-year driving ban waiting for him once he's out.
25:34Unbelievable, right?
25:35So, there you have it.
25:36We've all wondered about the nature of evil.
25:38Is it born, or is it made?
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