They say that a big maniac most often grows out of a small one. It is possible that some juvenile delinquents simply lacked parental attention, while others initially perceived their terrible antics as a game. One way or another, but the people that will be discussed later are on the list of “Youngest criminals.”
5. Craig Price
In September 1989, Joan Hilton (39 years old) and her two daughters, eight and ten years old, were found dead in their own house. The victims were killed very cruelly: the mother received 60 stab wounds, and the girls - 30 each.
Finding a killer was not difficult. It turned out to be 15-year-old Craig Price. There was more than enough evidence against Craig: a knife-wounded hand, bloodied gloves and a kitchen knife. On the account of this guy was a couple more crimes committed. Craig Price is in prison to this day. For his heinous crime, this teenager gets 5th place in the ranking of "Youngest criminals."
4. Graham Frederick Young
This English boy was fond of chemistry before fanaticism. Or rather poisons and their effects on humans. He also loved stories about maniacs, and considered Adolf Hitler his idol. He began to conduct experiments with poison from the age of 14. He possessed a truly natural talent for resourcefulness and acquired various poisons so that no one suspected anything. The victims of his experiments were close people - friends and relatives.
Young managed to poison his father, stepmother, sister. In 1962 he was arrested. The investigation revealed that Graham is crazy. He spent 9 years (out of 15 awarded) in a psychiatric hospital and was supposedly healthy. At large, the criminal found a job and began to poison his colleagues. Then he again went to prison, where he died in 1990. For his "ingenuity" Graham Frederick was in fourth place on the list of "Youngest criminals."
3. Jesse Pomeroy
Jesse began to commit his terrible deeds from the age of 11. It is worth noting that this boy is the youngest criminal in the United States. He lured his comrades to secluded places and killed them with the most cruel methods. Before he was caught by the police, Pomeroy managed to kill 7 children. The maniac spent 21 years in the colony. After his release, he again took up the old and killed 2 children. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Jesse died in solitary confinement at 72 years old.
2. John Venables and Robert Thomson
In the second place were two teenagers - 10-year-old John Venables and Robert Thomson. These very young criminals kidnapped and brutally beat a 2-year-old boy. To hide the traces of the crime, they decided to throw the child on the railroad tracks. For this crime they received 10 years in prison.
1. Francois Bertillon
All records were broken by the 23-month-old Francois Bertillon. However, his crimes cannot be put on a par with the above. In 1891, the boy was accused of gluttony, as he bit all the pears in the basket. The fault of the child was fully proved by his father, who invented the Bertilonage. But despite such a minor act, it is believed that Francois is the youngest criminal.
And if the last crime causes only a smile, then all the others only bring horror and fear.