I can only do this review as a segmented piece, because to be honest, my inclination is to go on a massive rant on my feelings about the legal system, the two killers and just a long emotional wail on "how could anyone..." He proves that child murderers are not as unique as we believe by citing historical cases from Victorian times to present day, 1992. This was really an area I knew nothing about so was surprising. The actual abduction of James is chilling. It is very hard to read but the research and detail makes this book skip along at a fast pace. I am a great believer in the rights of all, but the day these two little horrors took James's life and did what they did to that young boy they gave up their right to be treated as humans, and the right to be treated as humans. Howie, Michael (20 September 2023). "James Bulger Killer Jon Venables granted Parole Hearing on 14-15 November". Standard.

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The CCTV images were given saturation coverage and in a few days a woman thought one of the kids looked like her mother’s friend’s son, and she was right. The cops made two arrests: Bulger killers to be released on parole". The Independent. 22 June 2001. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018 . Retrieved 7 February 2018.

A storyline in Hollyoaks, set to begin in December 2009, was cancelled after the makers gave Bulger's mother Denise Fergus a special screening. The storyline was to feature Loretta Jones and her friend Chrissy, who had been given new identities before arriving in the village, after being convicted of murdering a child at the age of 12. [145] The critical theorist Terry Eagleton introduced his 2010 book On Evil with the story of Bulger's murder. [146]Sharratt, Tom (2 November 1993). "James Bulger murder". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.