Jon venables was just 10 years old when he and friend robert thompson murdered toddler james bulger. Society did right by james bulgers killers the guardian. Welcome to rmorbidreality, a subreddit devoted to the most disturbing content the internet has to offer. Video link to bulger murder disputed the independent. On 24 november 1993 jon venables and robert thompson, aged 10, became the youngest convicted murderers in english history. Following the recall of jon venables who, along with his friend robert thompson, murdered. Chilling words of jon venables describing murder of two. We dont know, considering they were 10 at the time, their brain hadnt fully developed. What happened to james bulger, how was he murdered by.
Robert thompson and jon venables were only 10 years old when they became the countrys youngest murderers in 250 years. What happened to james bulgers killers jon venables and. Here is the text of the original order made by dame elizabeth butlersloss pictured right on 22 june 2001. On the 12th of february 1993, jon venables and robert thompson separated 2yearold james bulger from his mother and led him to his death. I feel the utmost sympathy for his mom and dad but part of me feels bad for jon venables and robert thompson. From series 20, broadcast on 08062016 in this exclusive. Keep in mind, a good post should foster insightful discussion by. Why did jon venables and robert thompson kill james bulger. Scott bradley and james bulger two victims of venables. Trial and tribulations in 1993 jon venables and robert thompson killed james bulger.
As accusations over the role of horror videos in violent crime mounted yesterday, senior merseyside police discounted suggestions that they had influenced the murder of james bulger. How james bulger killer robert thompson vanished without a. These are the chilling words of 10yearold child killer jon venables describing how he and robert thompson brutally murdered twoyearold james bulger. The family was already exhaustingly overextended, and robert, being the fifth edition, was quick to pick up on the coping mechanisms needed to survive in a. The pair recollect a few details in which james bulger was brutally tortured and murdered in february 1993. How james bulger was murdered by robert thompson and jon. Robert thompson and jon venables were both back in the news this week. We know whats happened to jon venables recently and his troubles, what about robert thompson its nearly 20 years since james bulger died, both killers are in their 30s now. What on earth has happened to robert thompson the bulger.
What went on in their head to hurt such a cute and innocent little boy. Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me. In february 1993, two 10year olds robert thompson and jon venables murdered a 2year old james bulger in liverpool, england. That day, james was taken by the hand from outside a butchers shop in the bootle strand shopping centre on merseyside by robert thompson and. Interview with robert thompson and jon venables, the two. New documentary, the bulger killers, causes outrage. No conclusive link between videos and violence chucky the killer doll, from the film childs play 3, which james bulgers killers reportedly watched the research, sponsored by the home office in the wake of the 1993 trial of james bulgers boy killers at which questions were raised about the suitability of some videos, suggested a more complex. Now james other killer wants 24hour protection child killer robert thompson has pleaded for roundtheclock police protection after his accomplice jon venables was returned to prison. Are robert thompson and jon venables psychopaths or. Twentyfive years after james bulgers murder shocked the world, a new. They were also frequently truant, and were actively looki. Bulger was led away from the new strand shopping centre in bootle as his mother had taken her eyes off him momentarily.
John venables and robert thompson both aged 10 are charged with the abduction and murder of twoyearold james bulger in liverpool. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on jon venables. Jon venables and robert thompson, at the time both 11, were found guilty of. The 10yearold truants abducted the little boy from the strand shopping centre in bootle and lured him. Little james was led away by the depraved duo while his mother was in a. Jon venables exlawyer comments on the calls to remove his. I know theres conflicting opinions about the two but i always heard that robert was. Jon venables and robert thompson interviews youtube. The official lyric video covid19 coronavirus toilet paper song duration. However, the court also found that both venables and thompson came from abusive backgrounds, and that this had likely played a role in their behaviour.
Aged just 10 years old, robert thompson and fellow schoolboy jon venables brutally murdered toddler james bulger after abducting. Few will ever forget the chilling footage of two 10yearold boys holding a toddlers hand as they led him to his death. Helens on merseyside, the same facility where another notorious british child killer mary bell was living for half of her 12year sentence. Audiences react with disgust over james bulger documentary that seems to defend killers jon venables and robert thompson. This feature is very graphic and contains information that may be sensitive to some readers james patrick bulger was almost three years old when his mother took him shopping at the new strand shopping centre in bootle on the 12th february 1993. If i seen them lads, id kick their heads in, he said. Who are jon venables and robert thompsons parents and. Here, we study and observe the darkest aspects of life and human nature. John venables and robert thompson charged with murder of james bulger in liverpool. In november, 1993, jon venables and robert thompson, both aged 11, were convicted and sentenced to a minimum of 8 years.
Robert thompsonjon venablesthe lead up to the arrestat home, jon showed an intense interest in the story of jamess disappearance. A few hundred miles away sits the liverpool railway line, where 10yearolds robert thompson and jon venables tortured, murdered and mutilated the body of james bulger who was only two at the time. But names certainly hurt victim 36yearold scott bradley to the point where he too died he committed suicide after a. Most 10 years olds are still learning the difference between whats right and wrong. Mums relief as bulger killer is denied parole uk news. What should we do with children who commit serious crime. The board ruled that robert thompson and jon venables, now. Even locked up, after all their parents were the ones who obviously didnt teach their children that killing an innocent defenceless toddler was evil. Robert thompson abducted and tortured to death twoyearold james bulger alongside his partner in crime jon venables when they were just ten years old. Which has surprised many, because he was the one who instigated the barbaric act in the first place.
In earlier posts here and here we have discussed media reporting concerning jon venables and the decision of the president of the family dame elizabeth butlersloss in 2001 following the judgment in venables v news group newspapers 2001 fam 340. They were stealing on the day that they abducted jamie bulger, so they werent exactly well behaved. As for your second question, robert thompson is apparently getting on with life well. He was involved in one of the most horrific crimes of the century.
Following his arrest venables always denied there had been. James was taken from the strand shopping center, in bootle, whilst his mother, denise. Thompson and venables in court during their 1993 trial by cnns graham jones london, england cnn the release of jon venables and robert thompson under new identities now sets in. James patrick bulger 16 march 1990 12 february 1993 was a 2yearold boy from kirkby, merseyside, england, who was abducted, tortured and killed by two 10yearold boys, robert thompson and jon venables. Sticks and stones certainly did kill little james bulger.
No conclusive link between videos and violence bbc news. More than 25 years later, the surveillance image above remains etched in the minds of the millions familiar with the james bulger case. The extremely young age of the two killers was, for the british public, a shock. Parenting can be challenging at times, but never a burden.
The public werent told the names of the boys, robert thompson and jon venables, until they had been found guilty. Venables and his accomplice, robert thompson, then both 10, battered james to death on a railway line in liverpool in february 1993. Exaggeration and gossip aside, a picture of neglect slowly emerged, a picture that focused on the pairs bad parents, with the daily mail pronouncing. Thompson and venables were detained indefinitely for the liverpool toddlers murder after a trial at preston crown court in november 1993. Trial and tribulations in 1993 jon venables and robert. Next monday marks the 25th anniversary of james death. Both just 10 years old, they were the youngest killers the uk had seen in 250 years. Now, 25 years after jon venables and robert thompson were charged and. Top 3 peores crimenes cometidos por ninos bulger, robert thompson y jon venables proximamente duration. Bbc documentary aired after jon venables, one of the two murderers of 2yearold james bulger in 1993, was reincarcerated in 2010 for downloading and. Baby bulger killed by jon venables and robert thompson.