Juvenile Killers: Unleashed
Chris Hill
10/15/2016
CJI 202
Juvenile Killers Unleashed Growing up as a kid, life can either be optimistic or rough and stressful, all depending on how they are raised. The childhood of Eric Smith, Lionel Tate, and Mary Bell were all full of dark and twisted memories. At the early years of their teenage lives, the three kids decided to make one of the worst decisions anyone can make; taking the lives of another innocent person. But why? Growing up Smith, Tate, and Bell all had one thing in common, improper parenting. At the age of thirteen, Eric Smith did the unthinkable and beaten a four- year old, Derrick Robie, to death. After being tried as an adult, Smith was convicted of murder and sentenced to 9 years to life in prison. Growing …show more content…
Although, Tate claimed to just be "wrestling" around, Tate was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kathleen Tate, a single mother was a State Trooper and was rarely home as she worked long shifts. For not having any parental supervision, Lionel was forced to look after himself most of the time. Although Tate was described as a bright and street smart kid he unfortunately had an eight-year history of major behavior problems which included fighting, assault, lying, stealing, and being suspended 15 separate times from school. Luckily for Tate, in February 2004, Tate was released from prison at the age of 16 after it was discovered that proper procedures were not followed during the trial …show more content…
The father, Billy Bell, was an armed robber and career criminal. Mary would grow up in the poverty-stricken neighborhood of Scotswood where she had a reputation for theft, vandalism, and assaulting other children. At the age of eleven, Bell would take the lives of Martin Brown, age 4, and three-year-old Brian Howe. Mary Bell strangled Martin Brown in an empty house then two months later strangled and manipulated Howe in the same area of Browns murder. On December 17, 1968, Mary Bell was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, in which the jury took their lead from her diagnosis by the court-appointed psychiatrists who described her to be displaying "classic symptoms of psychopathy". (murderpedia.org) In 1980, Mary Bell was released from Askham Grange open prison, after only serving 12 years. At the age of 23, she was granted anonymity to start a new life with her daughter, who was born on May 25,
10/15/2016
CJI 202
Juvenile Killers Unleashed Growing up as a kid, life can either be optimistic or rough and stressful, all depending on how they are raised. The childhood of Eric Smith, Lionel Tate, and Mary Bell were all full of dark and twisted memories. At the early years of their teenage lives, the three kids decided to make one of the worst decisions anyone can make; taking the lives of another innocent person. But why? Growing up Smith, Tate, and Bell all had one thing in common, improper parenting. At the age of thirteen, Eric Smith did the unthinkable and beaten a four- year old, Derrick Robie, to death. After being tried as an adult, Smith was convicted of murder and sentenced to 9 years to life in prison. Growing …show more content…
Although, Tate claimed to just be "wrestling" around, Tate was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kathleen Tate, a single mother was a State Trooper and was rarely home as she worked long shifts. For not having any parental supervision, Lionel was forced to look after himself most of the time. Although Tate was described as a bright and street smart kid he unfortunately had an eight-year history of major behavior problems which included fighting, assault, lying, stealing, and being suspended 15 separate times from school. Luckily for Tate, in February 2004, Tate was released from prison at the age of 16 after it was discovered that proper procedures were not followed during the trial …show more content…
The father, Billy Bell, was an armed robber and career criminal. Mary would grow up in the poverty-stricken neighborhood of Scotswood where she had a reputation for theft, vandalism, and assaulting other children. At the age of eleven, Bell would take the lives of Martin Brown, age 4, and three-year-old Brian Howe. Mary Bell strangled Martin Brown in an empty house then two months later strangled and manipulated Howe in the same area of Browns murder. On December 17, 1968, Mary Bell was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, in which the jury took their lead from her diagnosis by the court-appointed psychiatrists who described her to be displaying "classic symptoms of psychopathy". (murderpedia.org) In 1980, Mary Bell was released from Askham Grange open prison, after only serving 12 years. At the age of 23, she was granted anonymity to start a new life with her daughter, who was born on May 25,