14 Year Old Pregnant Girl Kills Her Baby

This is a list of youngest killers. Individuals in this list are documented to be age 17 or younger.

Name Date of birth Date of killing(s) Age at time of killing(s) Location Country Killed Injured Penalty of perpetrator(s) Current status of perpetrator(s) Ref. Unnamed boy 2013–2014 January 2017 3 years Deir Ezzor, Syria Syria

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None. ISIS-directed atrocity. Unknown ^[1] Unnamed boy 2007–2008 April 2012 4 years Jizan, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

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Not charged as the age of criminal responsibility in Saudi Arabia is 12 Unknown ^[2] Unnamed boy ? October 15, 1994 5 years Rosten, Norway Norway

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Not criminally charged as Norwegian law did not allow the punishment of persons under the age of 15. Unknown Unnamed boy ? October 15, 1994 6 years Rosten, Norway Norway

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Not criminally charged as Norwegian law did not allow the punishment of persons under the age of 15. Unknown Carl Newton Mahan September 22, 1922 May 18, 1929 6 years, 7 months and 26 days Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 15 years in reform school, but did not serve a sentence after the judge reviewed the case Deceased ^[3] Unnamed boy 1993 February 29, 2000 6 years Buell Elementary School, Mount Morris Township, Michigan United States

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He could not be legally charged with murder because of his age. Was expelled from school and was sent to live with family member Unknown ^[4] Amarjeet Sada 1998 2006–2007 8 Begusarai, Bihar India

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Arrested and taken into custody Unknown ^[5] Carroll Cole May 9, 1938 1946 8 Richmond, California United States

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The murder was not discovered until he later confessed; he murdered 15 more victims during adulthood. He was executed by lethal injection on December 6, 1985 Deceased Christian Romero December 29, 1999 November 5, 2008 8 years, 10 months and 7 days St. Johns, Arizona United States

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The charge for the killings was dropped, and he was sentenced to an indefinite stay in a youth treatment center near Phoenix. He later moved to a group home and then a foster home Released ^{[6] [7]} Unnamed boy ? May 6, 2019 9 Fawn River Township, Michigan United States

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The charge for the killings was dropped Released ^[8] Kyle Alwood ? April 6, 2019 9 Goodfield, Illinois United States

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Charged with murder. In custody ^[9] Cayetano Santos Godino October 31, 1896 March 29, 1906 – December 3, 1912 9 years, 4 months and 29 days – 16 years, 1 month and 3 days Buenos Aires Argentina

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The first murder was not discovered until he later confessed; in 1912 (aged 15–16) he killed three other victims; he was arrested several times, and the last one was between 1912 and 1944 Deceased ^[10] William York 1738 May 13, 1748 10 Suffolk United Kingdom

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Sentenced to death and later pardoned Deceased ^[11] Jason Osmanson c. 1983–1984 April 12, 1994 10 Butte, Montana United States

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Was not sent to jail but received treatment at a residential facility. Released ^[12] Joseph Mcvay 2000 January 2, 2011 10 Big Prairie, Ohio United States

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Held in a youth facility to be sentenced when he is 21-years-old Incarcerated ^[13] James Arcene c. 1862 ? 10 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma United States

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Arrested and sentenced to death Executed on June 18, 1885 Robert Thompson and Jon Venables August 23, 1982 and August 13, 1982 February 12, 1993 Thompson: 10 years, 5 months and 20 days
Venables: 10 years, 5 months and 30 days Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom

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Both arrested, sentenced to 10 years on prison; were released in 2001 after serving eight years Released Unnamed boy ? August 21, 2013 10 Broadview, Saskatchewan Canada

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Arrested; could not be criminally charged because he was a child In the custody of the province ^{[14] [15]} George Green c. 1839 October 26, 1849 10 Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Canada

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Sentenced to death at age 11, sentence later commuted to life in prison at Kingston Pen Died at Kingston Pen on August 21, 1852 ^[16] Joseph Hall June 19, 2000 May 1, 2011 10 years, 10 months and 12 days Riverside, California United States

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Arrested and sentenced to imprisonment until he reaches the age of 23 Incarcerated Mary Bell May 26, 1957 May 25 – July 31, 1968 10 years and 364 days – 11 years, 1 month and 7 days Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom

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Arrested, sentenced to detention at Her Majesty's pleasure; served 12 years in prison; accomplice Norma Joyce Bell (no relation) was acquitted after found that she took no part in the actual murders Released Anton Wood 1881 November 1892 11 Denver, Colorado United States

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Sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Deceased ^[17] Nellie Corneilson ? January 15, 1902 11 Wichita, Kansas United States

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Arrested and later sent to live with family member Deceased ^[18] Nathaniel Abraham January 1986 October 29, 1997 11 years and 9 months Detroit, Michigan United States

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Arrested and imprisoned until his 21st birthday; went back to prison for more crimes committed in adulthood Incarcerated ^{[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]} Andrew Golden May 25, 1986 March 24, 1998 11 years, 9 months and 27 days Westside Middle School, Craighead County, Arkansas United States

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Arrested, along with accomplice Mitchell Johnson, imprisoned until his 21st birthday Deceased Unnamed female student

(codename Girl A)

c. 1992–1993 June 1, 2004 11 Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan

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Arrested/Institutionalized Nathan Ferris c. 1974–1975 March 2, 1987 12 De Kalb, Missouri United States

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Committed suicide Deceased ^[12] Unnamed boy c. 1987–1988 January 2000 12 Bristol United Kingdom

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Arrested ^{[25] [26]} Piedad Martínez del Águila 1953 December 4, 1965 to January 4, 1966 12 Murcia Spain

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Arrested/Institutionalized Unknown ^{[27] [28] [29]} Jose Reyes July 2, 2001 October 21, 2013 12 years, 3 months and 19 days Sparks Middle School, Sparks, Nevada United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Lionel Tate January 30, 1987 July 28, 1999 12 years, 5 months and 28 days Broward County, Florida United States

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Arrested and originally sentenced to Life without parole which was reduced to one year's house arrest and 10 years' probation and was sent back to prison for violating his probation and committing armed robbery and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with a 10-year sentence to run concurrently Incarcerated Christopher Pittman April 9, 1989 November 28, 2001 12 years, 7 months and 19 days Chester, South Carolina United States

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Arrested and originally sentenced to 30 years to life in prison which was reduced to 25 years on appeal Incarcerated Hannah Ocuish March 1774 July 21, 1786 12 years and 9 months New London, Connecticut United States

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Sentenced to death Executed on December 20, 1786 Evan Drake Savoie and Jake Lee Eakin c. 1990–1991 February 15, 2003 Both 12 Ephrata, Washington United States

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14 years in prison (Eakin), 26 years in prison reduced to 20 years after appeal (Savoie) Released (Eakin), Released (Savoie) Jasmine Richardson c. 1993–1994 April 23, 2006 12 Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada

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Arrested and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment Released Chen 2006 December 2, 2018 12 Yuanjiang, Hunan China

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Released ^[30] Curtis Fairchild Jones 1987 January 6, 1999 12 Port St. John, Florida United States

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Sentenced to 17 years in prison along with his 13-year-old sister Catherine for murder Released ^[31] Unnamed boy ? September 29, 2019 12 São Paulo Brazil

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Sentenced to 3 years in prison Incarcerated ^{[32] [33]} Alex King 1989 November 26, 2001 12 Cantonment, Florida United States

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Killed his father. Arrested along with his accomplice, his older brother Derek (age 13), and sentenced to 7 years in prison. Released in 2009 ^{[34] [35]} Danny Charles Preddie 1988 November 27, 2000 12 London United Kingdom

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Arrested along with his accomplice, his older brother Ricky, and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Released in 2011 Unnamed boy ? October 18, 2019 12 Curitiba Brazil

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Temporarily detained for 45 days Incarcerated ^{[36] [37] [38]} Howard Lang 1935 October 18, 1947 12 Chicago, Illinois United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 22 years in prison after first trial Acquitted on appeal in second trial after being judged too young to be responsible for his actions; released under supervision. ^{[39] [40] [41]} Edwin Debrow 1979 September 21, 1991 12 San Antonio, Texas United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 27 years in prison. Released in 2019 ^{[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]}

Name Date of birth Date of killing(s) Year(s) of killing(s) Age at time of killing(s) Location Country Killed Injured Penalty of perpetrator(s) Current status of perpetrator(s) Ref. Mary Brinker ? May 14 1837 13–16 Crawford County, Missouri United States

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Executed Deceased Max Porta ? April 20 2015 13 Barcelona, Catalonia Spain

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He could not be legally charged with murder because of his age Unknown Z (underaged killer) 31 December 1985 (possibly) May 14 2001 15 Hougang, Singapore Singapore

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Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure Released since 2 December 2018 after spending 17 years in prison ^[47] Unnamed boy ? June 25 2013 13 Fort Worth, Texas United States

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Sentenced to 23 years in prison. Incarcerated ^{[48] [49] [50] [51] [52]} Unnamed boy ? July 23 1994 13 Hommelheide, Susteren Netherlands

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Arrested Unknown ^[53] Ricky Gavin Preddie 1987 November 27 2000 13 London United Kingdom

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Arrested along with his accomplice, his younger brother Danny, and sentenced to 8 years in prison; released on September 8, 2010, was recalled on 13 March 2011 for associating with gang members. He was released and recalled several more times. Incarcerated Marcelo Eduardo Bovo Pesseghini ? August 5 2013 13 São Paulo Brazil

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Committed suicide Deceased ^[54] Derek King 1988 November 26 2001 13 Cantonment, Florida United States

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Killed his father. Arrested along with his accomplice, his younger brother Alex (age 12), and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Released in 2009 ^{[34] [35]} Carrie Sampson ? August 17 1899 13 Tallahassee, Florida United States

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Arrested ^[55] Clive Beckett 1908 May 25 1922 13 Biggenden, Queensland Australia

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Arrested, sentenced to state care at Palm Island industrial school until the age of 18 Arrested again in 1950 for assaulting his wife ^[56] Two unnamed boys c. 2004–2005 May 14 2018 13 Lucan, Fingal Ireland

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(Boy A) Life imprisonment to be reviewed after twelve years

(Boy B) Fifteen years imprisonment to be reviewed after eight years

Detained at Oberstown Children Detention Campus Ronald Sanford Jr. February 12, 1974 August 18 1987 13, 6 months and 6 days Indianapolis, Indiana United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 170 years in prison Incarcerated ^{[57] [58]} Eric Smith January 22, 1980 August 2 1993 13, 6 months and 11 days Steuben County, New York United States

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Sentenced to nine years to life in prison Incarcerated; he was paroled in 2021 but has not yet been released. ^[59] Mitchell Johnson August 11, 1984 Mar 24 1998 13, 7 months and 13 days Westside Middle School, Craighead County, Arkansas United States

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Arrested, along with accomplice Andrew Golden, imprisoned until his 21st birthday Released Nathaniel Brazill September 22, 1986 May 26 2000 13, 8 months and 4 days Lake Worth Middle School, Lake Worth, Florida United States

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Sentenced to 28 years imprisonment, plus 7 years felony probation Incarcerated Craig Price October 11, 1973 July 27 1987 13, 9 months and 16 days Warwick, Rhode Island United States

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Arrested Incarcerated Two unnamed females c. 1999–2000 December 2014 13 and 14 Hartlepool United Kingdom

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Both arrested and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years imprisonment Both incarcerated Two unnamed youths ? October 19 2019 13 and 15 Porto Velho Brazil

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Arrested ^{[60] [61]} Unnamed boy ? September 2017 14 Katlijk Netherlands

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Incarcerated ^[62] Pedro Rodrigues Filho July 17, 1954 ? 1968 14 Santa Rita do Sapucaí Brazil

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Was at large after the first crime, and in the following years he committed dozens of other murders. Was arrested in 1973 and released in 2007, but was arrested again in 2011 and released in 2018 Released Evan Miller 1988 July 15, 2003 14 Moulton, Alabama United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated ^[63] Heather Smith c. 1971 November 26 1985 14 Spanaway, Washington United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Keith E. Johnson December 20, 1980 September 29 1995 14 Tavares, Florida United States

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Sentenced to life without parole plus 10 years Imprisoned ^[64] Anna Bell ? July 21 1895 14 Fairfield County, South Carolina United States

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Arrested Deceased Hermann Koppes 1899 ? 1913 14 Elgin, Illinois United States

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Arrested, sentenced to life in prison Deceased James Ortega December 22, 1989 January 3 2004 14 years and 12 days San Jose, California United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 36 years to life in prison Incarcerated ^{[65] [66]} Brandon McInerney January 24, 1994 February 11 2008 14 years and 18 days E.O. Green Junior High School, Oxnard, California United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 21 years in prison Incarcerated Jesse Harding Pomeroy November 29, 1859 February–April 1874 14 years and 2 months Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts United States

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Arrested and sentenced to death which was reduced to life imprisonment Deceased Caril Ann Fugate July 30, 1943 January 21 1958 14, 5 months and 22 days Lincoln, Nebraska United States

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Arrested, along with her accomplice and boyfriend Charles Starkweather Released Michael Carneal June 1, 1983 December 1 1997 14 years and 6 months Heath High School, West Paducah, Kentucky United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in 25 years Incarcerated Joshua Phillips March 17, 1984 November 3 1998 14 years, 7 months and 17 days Jacksonville, Florida United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Barry Dale Loukaitis February 26, 1981 February 2 1996 14 years, 11 months and 7 days Frontier Middle School, Moses Lake, Washington United States

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Arrested and sentenced to two life sentences and an additional 205 years without the possibility of parole but resentenced to 189 years in prison. Incarcerated Seito Sakakibara c. 1992–1993 March 16 – May 27 1997 14 Kobe, Hyogo Japan

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Arrested Released Andrew Jerome Wurst c. 1983–1984 April 24 1998 14 Edinboro, Pennsylvania United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison Incarcerated Todd Cameron Smith c. 1984–1985 April 28 1999 14 W. R. Myers High School, Taber, Alberta Canada

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Arrested Released, arrested again in 2005 Kenneth Bartley, Jr. c. 2000–2001 November 8 2005 14 Campbell County Comprehensive High School, Jacksboro, Tennessee United States

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Arrested Released, arrested again several times since Jesse Osborne c. 2001–2002 September 28 2016 14 Townville Elementary School, Townville, South Carolina United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole plus 30 years Incarcerated Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham June 13, 2001 and August 1, 2001 April 12 2016 14 Spalding, Lincolnshire United Kingdom

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Arrested and both sentenced life with a minimum of 17-and-a-half years imprisonment both Incarcerated ^{[67] [68]} Sandy Charles 1980 July 8 1995 14 La Ronge Canada

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Arrested, along with accomplice William Martin; found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to psychiatric center Incarcerated ^[69] Nikolai Dudin 1973 December 3 1987 14 years Furmanov, Ivanovo Oblast Soviet Union

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Killed his father, and later 12 more people as an adult Incarcerated ^[70] Jaap van der H. ? November 17 2009 14 Urk Netherlands

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Arrested and given a 1-year sentence ^[71] 2 unnamed boys ? December 13 2017 15 Almere Netherlands

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Arrested Unknown ^[72] Yasin N. ? April 29 2017 15 Zaandam Netherlands

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^[73] Justin Wade Trammell 1984 September 26 1999 15 years Bentonville, Arkansas United States

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Arrested ^{[74] [75] [76]} Charles Andrew Williams February 8, 1986 March 5 2001 15 years and 25 days Santana High School, Santee, California United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 50 years to life in prison Incarcerated Jaylen Ray Fryberg July 31, 1999 October 24 2014 15 years, 2 months and 24 days Marysville Pilchuck High School, Marysville, Washington United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Sergey Gordeyev October 4, 1998 February 3 2014 15 years, 3 months and 30 days School No. 263, Otradnoye District, Moscow Russia

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Arrested Eric Hainstock April 4, 1991 September 29 2006 15 years, 5 months, and 25 days Cazenovia, Wisconsin United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole in 2037 Incarcerated Vadzim Milashevsky June 26, 2003 February 11 2019 15 years, 7 months, and 16 days Stowbtsy Belarus

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Arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison Imprisoned ^{[77] [78]} Edmund Kemper December 18, 1948 August 27 1964 15 years, 8 months, 9 days North Fork, California United States

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Arrested after he killed his grandparents, was released six years later, and went on to kill another 8 victims as an adult Incarcerated Graham Young ? September 7 1947 15 Neasden, London United Kingdom

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Arrested and sentenced to life in prison Deceased Kazutaka Komori c. 1943 February 1 1961 15 Tokyo Japan

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Arrested Deceased Willie Francis January 12, 1929 ? 1944 15 St. Martinville, Louisiana United States

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Arrested; executed in 1947 at age 18 Deceased Alyssa Bustamante 1994 October 21 2009 15 St. Martins, Missouri United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of conditional release Incarcerated Nick Clatterbuck c. 1968–1969 February 28 1984 15 Utah County, Utah United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 5 years to life Incarcerated Jamar Siler c. 1992–1993 August 21 2008 15 Knoxville, Tennessee United States

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Arrested ^[12] Unnamed boy ? October 10 2019 15 London United Kingdom

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Arrested ^[79] Edgar Yoevani c.1999 May 6 2014 15 Tlalnepantla, Mexico Mexico

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Arrested ^[80] Toni Lawrence February 1976 January 11 1992 15 Madison, Indiana United States

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Arrested, along with three other accomplices Released Hope Rippey June 1976 January 11 1992 15 Madison, Indiana United States

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Arrested, along with three other accomplices Released Nehemiah Griego c. 1997–1998 January 19 2013 15 South Valley, New Mexico United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 30 years. Incarcerated Luke Mitchell c. 1987–1988 Jun 30 2003 15 Easthouses, Scotland United Kingdom

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Arrested Incarcerated Rafael Solich c. 1988–1989 Sep 28 2004 15 Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province Argentina

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Arrested Released Jared Padgett c. 1998–1999 June 10 2014 15 Troutdale, Oregon United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Don Steenkamp c. 1997 April 6 2012 15 Griekwastad South Africa

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Arrested ^{[81] [82]} Jason McLaughlin c. 1987–1988 September 24 2003 15 Cold Spring, Minnesota United States

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Arrested James Fairweather c. 1998 March 29 2014 15 Colchester, Essex United Kingdom

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Arrested and sentenced to Life with minimum of 27 years Unknown 15-year-old girl c. 1998–1999 July 26 2014 15 Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan

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Arrested Lisa Borch c. 1998–1999 October 8 2014 15 Kvissel, Vendsyssel Denmark

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Arrested and sentenced to 9 years in prison Incarcerated Unnamed boy ? May 13 2015 15 Goiânia Brazil

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Arrested ^{[83] [84]} Willie Bosket December 9, 1962 March 19 1978 15 years, 3 months and 10 days Harlem, New York United States

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Arrested and currently serving 3 consecutive 25 to life sentences Incarcerated Jaivon White January 30, 2003 September 19 2018 15 years, 7 months and 20 days Waterbury, Connecticut United States

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Arrested Awaiting trial ^[85] Unnamed boy ? October 31 2019 15 Londrina Brazil

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Taken into custody ^{[86] [87]} Juliet Hulme c. 1938 October 28 1954 15 Victoria Park, Christchurch New Zealand

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Arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison Released Jason Smith ? May 24 1993 15 Pennsburg, Pennsylvania United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison unknown ^[88] NF (Initial) ? ? 2020 15 years Jakarta Indonesia

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Turned herself in and sentenced to 2 years in prison Incarcerated ^{[89] [90]} Paula Cooper August 25, 1969 May 14 1985 15 years, 8 months and 19 days Gary, Indiana United States

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Arrested; released on June 17, 2013, committed suicide on May 26, 2015, 30 years after the murder Deceased Kipland Phillip Kinkel August 30, 1982 May 21 1998 15 years, 8 months and 21 days Thurston High School, Springfield, Oregon United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 111 years in prison Incarcerated Akiyoshi Umekawa March 1, 1948 December 16 1963 15 years, 9 months and 15 days Ōtake, Hiroshima Japan

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Shot by police Deceased William Cornick June 26, 1998 April 24 2014 15 years, 9 months and 29 days Corpus Christi Catholic College, Halton Moor, Leeds United Kingdom

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Arrested and sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years Incarcerated Elmer Wayne Henley May 9, 1956 March 24 – August 8 1972–1973 15 years, 10 months and 15 days – 17 years, 5 months and 12 days Houston, Texas United States

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Sentenced to 594 years (six consecutive 99-year terms), next eligible for parole in October 2025 Incarcerated Gabriel Ross Parker March 3, 2002 January 23 2018 15 years, 10 months and 21 days Marshall County High School, Draffenville, Kentucky United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years Incarcerated Daniel Marsh May 14, 1997 April 13 2013 15 years, 10 months, and 30 days Davis, California United States

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Arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life with parole eligibility after 25 years Incarcerated Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow November 14, 2003 November 14 2019 16 years, 0 months, and 0 days Santa Clarita, California United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Unnamed boy ? December 2017 16 Sneek Netherlands

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^[72] Juan Fernando Hermosa February 28, 1976 February 28, 1996 1991–1992 16 Quito, Ecuador Ecuador

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Arrested and sentenced to four years in prison Assassinated Pauline Parker c. 1938 May 26 1954 16 Victoria Park, Christchurch New Zealand

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Arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison Released Evan Ramsey February 8, 1981 February 19 1997 16 years and 11 days Bethel Regional High School, Bethel, Alaska United States

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Arrested and sentenced to two sentences of 99 years in prison with an eligibility for parole in the year 2066 Incarcerated Alec Devon Kreider February 4, 1991 May 12 2007 16 years, 1 month and 10 days Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania United States

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Arrested; committed suicide 10 years into serving his three consecutive life without parole sentences Deceased Courtney Schulhoff December 27, 1987 February 10 2004 16 years, 1 month and 14 days Altamonte Springs, Florida United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole, later reduced to 40 years Imprisoned ^[91] Daniel Petric August 24, 1991 October 20 2007 16 years, 1 month and 26 days Wellington, Ohio United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life with 23 years before parole Incarcerated Melinda Loveless October 28, 1975 January 11 1992 16 years, 2 months and 14 days Madison, Indiana United States

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Arrested, along with three other accomplices Released Sean Sellers May 18, 1969 September 7 1985 16 years, 3 months and 20 days Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States

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Arrested and executed Deceased David Brom October 3, 1971 February 18 1988 16 years, 4 months and 15 days Rochester, Minnesota United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life in prison Incarcerated Sarah Marie Johnson January 24, 1987 September 2 2003 16 years, 7 months and 9 days Bellevue, Idaho United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Jeff Weise August 8, 1988 March 21 2005 16 years, 7 months and 13 days Red Lake Senior High School, Red Lake, Minnesota United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Luke Woodham February 5, 1981 October 1 1997 16 years, 7 months and 26 days Pearl High School, Pearl, Mississippi United States

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Arrested Incarcerated Rod Ferrell March 28, 1980 November 25 1996 16, 7 months and 28 days Murray, Kentucky United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Éric Borel December 11, 1978 September 23–24 1995 16 years, 9 months and 12 days Cuers France

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Committed suicide Deceased Brenda Ann Spencer April 3, 1962 January 29 1979 16 years, 9 months and 26 days Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, California United States

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Arrested and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Incarcerated Roberto Aparecido Alves Cardoso December 9, 1986 November 5 2003 16 years, 10 months and 27 days Embu-Guaçu Brazil

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Sentenced to 3 years in prison, later interdicted and sent to an Experimental Health Unit Incarcerated ^[92] Yukio Yamaji August 21, 1983 July 29 2000 16 years, 11 months and 8 days Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan

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Arrested and executed by hanging Deceased Scott Dyleski October 30, 1988 October 15 2005 16 years, 11 months and 15 days Lafayette, California United States

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Arrested Harold Wilkins c. 1916 ? 1931–1932 16 ? United Kingdom

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Arrested, convicted and sentenced to death Deceased Seisaku Nakamura c. 1923–1924 August 28 1938 16 Shizuoka Prefecture Japan

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Arrested; executed in 1943 Deceased Leonard Shockley c. 1941–1942 January 16 1958 16 Dorchester County, Maryland United States

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Arrested; executed on April 10, 1959, at the age of 17 Deceased Marlene Olive c. 1959 June 21 1975 16 Terra Linda, San Rafael, California United States

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Arrested Kevin Madden and Timothy Ferriman c. 1987 November 25 2003 Both 16 Toronto, Ontario Canada

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Both arrested Nobuharu Minato c. 1982–1983 January 4 1989 16 Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Japan

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Arrested, along with three accomplices Brian Lee Draper and Torey Michael Adamcik c. 1990 and June 14, 1990 September 22 2006 Both 16 Pocatello, Idaho United States

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Both arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Sajal Barui c. 1976–1977 November 22 1993 16 Kolkata India

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Arrested John Odgren c. 2000–2001 January 19 2007 16 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts United States

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Arrested Incarcerated John Katehis c. 1992–1993 Mar 20 2009 16 East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City United States

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Arrested, sentenced to 25 years to life Incarcerated Unknown c. 1998 March 2014 16 Limpopo South Africa

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Arrested ^[93] Abdulrahman Ali ? June 6 2017 16 London United Kingdom

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Arrested ^[94] Two unknown 16-year-olds c. 1992–1993 June 6 2009 Both 16 Stureby, Stockholm Sweden

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Both arrested James Ellison Rouse c. 1978 November 15 1995 17 Richland High School, Lynnville, Tennessee United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated ^[95] Bryan and David Freeman c. 1978–1979 February 26 1995 16–17 Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Unnamed boy ? December 2017 17 Sneek Netherlands

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^[72] Laurie Tackett October 5, 1974 January 11 1992 17 years, 3 months and 7 days Madison, Indiana United States

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Arrested, along with three other accomplices Released TJ Lane September 19, 1994 February 27 2012 17 years, 5 months and 8 days Chardon, Ohio United States

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Arrested, sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated Nicole Louise Pearce (formerly Paul Wayne Luckman) November 1, 1964 May 4 1982 17 years, 6 months and 3 days Kingscliff, New South Wales Australia

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Arrested, sentenced to life imprisonment Incarcerated Peter Woodcock March 5, 1939 September 15 1956 17 years, 6 months and 10 days Peterborough, Ontario Canada

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Arrested Deceased Dalton Prejean December 10, 1959 July 2 1977 17 years, 6 months and 22 days Lafayette Parish, Louisiana United States

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Arrested, sentenced to death and executed Deceased Dylan Klebold September 11, 1981 April 20 1999 17 years, 7 months and 9 days Littleton, Colorado United States

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Committed suicide Deceased Tim Kretschmer July 26, 1991 March 11 2009 17 years, 7 months and 13 days Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg Germany

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Committed suicide Deceased Harvey Miguel Robinson December 6, 1974 August 1992 17 and 8 months Allentown, Pennsylvania United States

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Arrested and sentenced to life without parole for one murder committed at age 17 and death for two murders committed at age 18 Incarecerated Otoya Yamaguchi February 22, 1943 October 12 1960 17 years, 8 months and 11 days Hibiya Hall, Tokyo Japan

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Arrested; committed suicide before trial Deceased Austin Sigg January 17, 1995 October 5 2012 17 years, 8 months and 18 days Westminster, Colorado United States

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Arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, sexual assault of a child, robbery, sexual assault, three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, five counts of a violent crime, and attempted second-degree kidnapping Incarcerated Ove Conry Andersson c. 1944–1945 March 4 1961 17 Kungälv, Västra Götaland Sweden

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Arrested; committed suicide in prison in 2008 Deceased Anthony Barbaro c. 1956–1957 December 30 1974 17 Olean High School, Olean, New York United States

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Arrested; committed suicide within less than a year into his sentence Deceased James Terry Roach February 18, 1960 ? 1976 17 Columbia, South Carolina United States

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Arrested, sentenced to execution 10 years later Deceased Jo Ogura c. 1981–1982 January 4 1989 17 Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Japan

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Arrested, along with three accomplices Yasushi Watanabe c. 1981–1982 January 4 1989 17 Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Japan

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Arrested, along with three accomplices Gary Scott Pennington c. 1975–1976 January 18 1993 17 Grayson, Kentucky United States

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Arrested Hendrik Möbus, Sebastian Schauseil, and Andreas Kirchner c. 1975–1976 April 29 1993 All 17 Sondershausen Germany

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All arrested Alex Baranyi and David Anderson c. 1979–1980 January 3–4 1997 Both 17 Bellevue, Washington United States

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Both arrested and sentenced to life sentences without the possibility of parole Incarcerated Unknown 17-year-old male c. 1982–1983 May 4–5 2000 17 Dazaifu, Fukuoka Japan

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Arrested Delara Darabi September 29, 1986 ? 2003 17 Rasht Iran

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Arrested, sentenced to execution 6 years later Gary Hirte c. 1986 July 23 2003 17 Winnebago County, Wisconsin United States

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Arrested Tyler Hadley c. 1993–1994 July 16 2011 17 Port St. Lucie, Florida United States

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Arrested Mathieu Moulinas c. 1993–1994 November 11 2011 17 Le Chambon-sur-Lignon France

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Arrested Wu Jiangguo c. 2000 May 15 2017 17 Maoming China

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Arrested ^[96] Randan Fontaine c. 1998–1999 January 22 2016 17 La Loche, Saskatchewan Canada

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Arrested De'Marquise Elkins 1995 March 21 2013 17 Brunswick, Georgia United States

1

1

Arrested and convicted of felony murder, malice murder, cruelty to children and possession of a handgun during a crime and sentenced to life without parole Incarcerated

14 Year Old Pregnant Girl Kills Her Baby

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_killers

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