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On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson (born 23 August 1982) and Jon Venables (born 13 August 1982), abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12 February 1993).
At the age of 10, the schoolboy along with friend Jon Venables, also 10, abducted two-year-old James Bulger from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993. The two boys...
Robert and Jon would sexually abuse, assault, and murder Bulger before dumping his body. The murder captivated the nation as people wondered what would motivate two 10-year-olds to abduct and murder a defenseless toddler.
Venables and Thompson, by then aged 11, were found guilty of Bulger’s murder at Sessions House Courthouse in Preston on 24 November, 1993, becoming the youngest convicted murderers of the 20th...
ROBERT Thompson abducted and tortured to death two-year-old James Bulger alongside his partner in crime Jon Venables when they were just ten years old.
Child murderers Robert Thompson and Jon Venables grew up to lead very different lives. Here's what they're doing now, and whether they're still criminals.
On November 24, 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were found guilty of the abduction and murder of James Bulger, making them the youngest convicted killers in modern British history. Both boys were ordered to be imprisoned until review when they turned 18.
