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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).
Sep 30, 2021 · In November 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables became the youngest convicted murderers in British history. In one of the most chilling photos in recent times, Venables was captured holding the 2-year-old James Bulger as Robert walked ahead of the pair.
Dec 13, 2023 · In 1993, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson led two-year-old James Bulger away from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, while his mother was briefly distracted in a butcher’s shop.
Nov 14, 2018 · Thompson was 10 years old when he tortured and killed James with his friend Jon Venables after abducting the two-year-old from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993.
On 12th February 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables kidnapped, tortured and killed two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. It was arguably the most shocking crime in modern British history; the toddler’s murderers were both just ten years old at the time.
Dec 14, 2021 · 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.
Mar 11, 2021 · In 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables abducted, tortured and murdered the toddler after leading him away from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside. The child murderers were sent to a young...
Dec 13, 2023 · Venables was 10 when he murdered the two-year-old with Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside in 1993 and could re-offend, the Parole Board said.
Sep 20, 2023 · Jon Venables served eight years for the two-year-old's murder in 1993 and was freed on licence, along with Robert Thompson, and given lifelong anonymity. But in 2017 Venables was jailed again...
Oct 25, 2023 · Jon Venables was 10-years-old when he and Robert Thompson murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. He spent eight years in jail before being released on a strict licence - but in 2017 he...
