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This is a list of youngest killers, i.e. the youngest people confirmed by reliable sources to have deliberately killed another human being. Individuals in this list are documented to be age 17 or younger.
Younger than age 13
Name | Age at time of killing(s) | Date of killing(s) | Country | Location | Killed | Injured | Note(s) and citation(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unnamed boy | 3 years | December 30, 1892 | Norway | Gol | 1 | 0 | [1] |
Unnamed girl | 3 years | April 12, 1906 | United States | Wheeling, West Virginia | 1 | 0 | She attacked her neighbor's two-month-old baby with a butcher knife. The injuries proved fatal.[2] |
Retta McCabe | 4 years | October 30, 1897 | United States | Troy, New York | 1 | 0 | McCabe beat her infant brother, who later died from his injuries.[3] She was not charged due to her age.[4] |
Unnamed boy | 4 years | October 1924 | Norway | Ryfylke | 1 | 0 | [5] |
Unnamed girl | 5 years | April 1898 | Italy | Naples | 1 | 0 | [6] |
Carl Newton Mahan | 6 years, 7 months, 26 days | May 18, 1929 | United States | Paintsville, Kentucky | 1 | 0 | Mahan shot eight-year-old Cecil Van Hoose.[7] He was sentenced to 15 years in a reformatory, but his sentence was later overturned.[8] |
Unnamed boy | 6 years | February 29, 2000 | United States | Mount Morris Township, Michigan | 1 | 0 | He shot his six-year-old classmate, Kayla Rolland, at Buell Elementary School. His uncle, the gun owner, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. |
Lizzie Cook | 6 years | February 27, 1899 | United States | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 0 | Cook intentionally set her two-year-old brother's clothes on fire while she was babysitting. The fire burned through the fabric and he died.[9] |
Unnamed boy | 6 years | June 2, 1910 | Norway | Oslo | 1 | 0 | [10] |
Unnamed boy | 7 years | January 2022 | United States | Smiley, Texas | 1 | 0 | He shot 32-year-old Brandon Raspberry. He was not charged due to his age, but was instead sent to a psychiatric hospital.[11] |
Virginia Hudson | 7 years | July 23, 1887 | United States | Butler Township, South Carolina | 1 | 0 | Hudson bludgeoned a one-year-old child to death with a board and threw the body into a well. She was charged with murder.[12] |
Robert Robertson | 7 years, 6 months | June 1907 | Australia | Forest, Tasmania | 1 | 0 | Robertson bludgeoned his two-year-old brother with a piece of wood while he was babysitting. The body was left in a bush. He was charged with murder, then put into state care.[13] |
Amarjeet Sada | 8 years | 2007 | India | Begusarai | 3 | 0 | Sada killed his eight-month-old sister, his nine-month-old cousin, and an unrelated six-month-old baby. He was not charged due to his age, but instead sent to a remand home in Munger.[14] |
Carroll Cole | 9 years | 1947 | United States | Richmond, California | 1 | 0 | Cole drowned a nine-year-old boy. The murder was initially ruled an accident until he confessed in adulthood after killing five women. He was executed by lethal injection on December 6, 1985. |
Unnamed girl | 8 years | July 4, 1867 | United States | Cassville, Missouri | 1 | 0 | She killed her four-year-old brother and was declared insane.[15] |
Unnamed boy | 8 years | February 7, 2014 | Chile | Padre Hurtado | 1 | 0 | He stabbed his seven-year-old cousin. He was not charged due to his age.[16] |
Patrick Knowles | 8 years | May 1903 | United Kingdom | Stockton-on-Tees, England | 1 | 2 | Knowles buried one-year-old Frederick Hughes and Hughes died of suffocation. Knowles also attempted to drown one-year-old Fanny Lynas,[17] as well as burying another child.[18] He served nine years in prison under His Majesty's pleasure.[19] |
Unnamed boy | 8 years, 10 months | November 5, 2008 | United States | St. Johns, Arizona | 2 | 0 | He shot his 29-year-old father, Vincent Romero, and his father's coworker.[20] He was arrested and pled guilty to negligent homicide. He was sentenced to an indefinite stay at a youth treatment center near Phoenix. He later moved to a group home and then a foster home.[21] |
Mary Cooper | 9 years | 1885 | United States | Scottsville, Virginia | 1 | 0 | Cooper hung and beat her seven-year-old cousin Melville Barrett.[22] |
Unnamed son of Pauline Randol | 9 years | May 6, 2019 | United States | Fawn River Township, Michigan | 1 | 0 | Martin shot his 51-year-old adoptive mother.[23] |
Kyle Alwood | 9 years | April 6, 2019 | United States | Goodfield, Illinois | 5 | 0 | Alwood started a house fire, causing five of his family members to die from smoke inhalation. He was charged with first-degree murder, arson, and aggravated assault. |
Cayetano Santos Godino | 9 years, 4 months, 29 days – 16 years, 1 month, 3 days | March 29, 1906 – December 3, 1912 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 4 | 0 | The first murder was not discovered until Santos Godino later confessed. He was arrested several times. |
Unnamed boy | 10 years | September 2022 | China | Haicheng Township, Heilongjiang | 1 | 0 | He choked his grandmother to death on video.[24] |
William York | 10 years | May 13, 1748 | United Kingdom | Eyke, England | 1 | 0 | York attacked five-year-old Susan Matthew with a knife, killing her. He was sentenced to death, but later pardoned.[25] |
Hubbard Harrell | 10 years | February 3, 1888 | United States | Savannah, Georgia | 3 | 0 | Harrell burned his six-year-old nephew and two unrelated children with boiling water.[26] |
James Osmanson | 10 years | April 12, 1994 | United States | Butte, Montana | 1 | 0 | Osmanson shot his 11-year-old classmate at Margaret Leary Elementary School. He was sent to a residential treatment facility.[27] |
Joseph McVay | 10 years | January 2, 2011 | United States | Big Prairie, Ohio | 1 | 0 | McVay shot his 46-year-old mother Deborah McVay. He was charged with "delinquency by virtue of committing murder."[28] He was sentenced to a juvenile detention center, then a residential treatment facility.[29] |
Unnamed girl | 10 years | September 18, 2010 | United States | Sandy Springs, Georgia | 1 | 0 | She beat two-year-old Zyda White, who she was babysitting. White fell unconscious and later died.[30] |
Jane Walker | 10 years | 1886 | United States | Aiken County, South Carolina | 1 | 0 | Walker poisoned the younger relative she was babysitting. She was charged with murder.[31] |
James Arcene | 10 years | 1872 | United States | Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | Arcene, alongside a man named William Parchmeal, shot and bludgeoned William Feigel. Arcene was convicted of robbery and murder, then executed. |
Robert Thompson | 10 years, 5 months, 20 days | February 12, 1993 | United Kingdom | Liverpool, England | 1 | 0 | Thompson and Venables abducted two-year-old James Bulger from a shopping center in Bootle. They tortured Bulger before laying him across railway tracks, where he was hit by a train. They both spent eight years in a young offenders' institution. In 2017, Venables was re-incarcerated for possessing child sexual abuse material. |
Jon Venables | 10 years, 5 months, 30 days | ||||||
L.T. | 10 years | August 21, 2013 | Canada | Broadview, Saskatchewan | 1 | 0 | L.T. bludgeoned six-year-old Lee Bonneau to death.[32] He was not charged due to his age.[33] |
Joseph Hall | 10 years, 10 months, 12 days | May 1, 2011 | United States | Riverside, California | 1 | 0 | Hall shot his 32-year-old father, neo-Nazi leader Jeff Hall. He was sentenced to juvenile detention until the age of 23. His stepmother Krista McCary was charged with criminal storage of firearms and child neglect. |
Mary Bell | 10 years, 11 months, 30 days – 11 years, 1 month, 7 days | May 25 – July 31, 1968 | United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 2 | 0 | Bell strangled four-year-old Martin Brown and three-year-old Brian Howe, killing them both. She served 12 years in prison under Her Majesty's pleasure. |
Anton Wood | 11 years | November 1892 | United States | Denver, Colorado | 1 | 0 | Wood shot Joseph Smith. He was charged with second-degree murder and sentenced to either 25 years of hard labor or life in prison.[34] |
Nellie Cornelison | 11 years | January 15, 1902 | United States | Wichita, Kansas | 1 | 0 | Cornelison slit the throat of her sister Laura Cornelison. She was not charged due to her age.[35] |
Nathaniel Abraham | 11 years, 9 months, 10 days | October 29, 1997 | United States | Pontiac, Michigan | 1 | 0 | Abraham shot an 18-year-old man. He was tried as an adult and convicted of second-degree murder.[36][37] |
Andrew Golden | 11 years, 9 months, 27 days | March 24, 1998 | United States | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 5 | 10 | Golden, alongside 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson, shot one of their teachers and four of their classmates at Westside Middle School. They were both imprisoned until the age of 21, with Golden serving 9 years and 2 months. |
Girl A | 11 years | June 1, 2004 | Japan | Sasebo | 1 | 0 | She killed her 12-year-old classmate Satomi Mitari at Okubo Elementary School. She was not charged, instead being institutionalized in a reformatory. |
Unnamed boy | 11 years | September 1, 2024 | United States | Minden, Louisiana | 2 | 0 | He confessed to killing an 82-year-old man and his 31-year-old daughter.[38] |
Nathan Faris | 12 years | March 2, 1987 | United States | De Kalb, Missouri | 1 | 0 | Faris shot his 13-year-old classmate Timothy Perrin at De Kalb High School. He then committed suicide.[27] |
Unnamed boy | 12 years | January 2000 | United Kingdom | Bristol, England | 1 | 0 | He stabbed his six-month-old brother, cutting off his left hand. He was charged with manslaughter but found unfit to stand trial.[39] |
Piedad Martínez del Águila | 12 years | December 4, 1965 – January 4, 1966 | Spain | Murcia | 4 | 0 | Martínez del Águila poisoned her four brothers.[40][41] |
Mary Maher | 12 years | August 21 – September 8, 1906 | Ireland | Dunkitt, County Kilkenny | 3 | 1 | Maher poisoned her three sisters. She then committed suicide.[42] |
Jose Reyes | 12 years, 3 months, 19 days | October 21, 2013 | United States | Sparks, Nevada | 1 | 2 | Reyes shot one of his classmates and one of his teachers at Sparks Middle School. He then committed suicide. |
Lionel Tate | 12 years, 5 months, 28 days | July 28, 1999 | United States | Broward County, Florida | 1 | 0 | Tate battered his 6-year-old cousin Tiffany Eunick to death. He was charged with first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. The sentence was later reduced to one year of house arrest and 10 years of probation. As an adult he was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for armed robbery. |
Kristen Pittman | 12 years, 7 months, 19 days | November 28, 2001 | United States | Chester, South Carolina | 2 | 0 | Pittman shot her grandparents. She was tried as an adult and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Her sentence was later reduced by five years. |
Hannah Ocuish | 12 years, 9 months | July 21, 1786 | United States | New London, Connecticut | 1 | 0 | Ocuish's guilt is disputed. She was hanged for the murder of six-year-old girl Eunice Bolles. |
Evan Savoie | 12 years, 4 or 3 months | February 15, 2003 | United States | Ephrata, Washington | 1 | 0 | Savoie and Eakin stabbed and beat 13-year-old developmentally disabled Craig Sorger to death. Savoie was convicted of first-degree murder and Eakin was convicted of second-degree murder. Both Savoie and Eakin have been released after serving less than their initial sentences required. |
Jake Eakin | 12 years, 3 months, 1 day | ||||||
Jasmine Richardson | 12 years, 6 months, 2 days | April 23, 2006 | Canada | Medicine Hat | 3 | 0 | Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke stbabed three of her family members. Richardson was charged with first-degree murder. In 2020 her criminal record was expunged. |
Unnamed boy | 12 years | December 2, 2018 | China | Yuanjiang | 1 | 0 | He stabbed his mother. He was not charged due to his age.[43] |
Curtis Jones | 12 years, 1 month and 6 days | January 6, 1999 | United States | Port St. John, Florida | 1 | 0 | Jones and his 13-year-old sister Catherine Jones were charged with second-degree murder. They were sentenced to 17 years in prison. |
Unnamed boy | 12 years | September 29, 2019 | Brazil | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | He was sentenced to three years in prison.[44][45] |
Alex King | 12 years | November 26, 2001 | United States | Cantonment, Florida | 1 | 0 | King and his 13-year-old brother Derek King killed their father. Alex served six years of his eight year sentence. |
Danny Preddie | 12 years | November 27, 2000 | United Kingdom | London, England | 1 | 0 | Preddie and his 13-year-old brother Ricky Preddie attacked 10-year-old Damilola Taylor with a glass bottle. Danny was sentenced to eight years in prison, but served four additional years for violating his parole. |
Unnamed girl | 12 years | July 15, 2024 | United States | Humboldt, Tennessee | 1 | 0 | She smothered her eight-year-old cousin. She was charged with murder and tampering with evidence.[46] |
Unnamed boy | 12 years | October 18, 2019 | Brazil | Curitiba | 1 | 0 | He stabbed an elderly woman and was temporarily detained for 45 days.[47] |
Howard Lang | 12 years | November 18, 1947 | United States | Chicago, Illinois | 1 | 0 | Lang killed seven-year-old Lonnie Fellick.[48] He was sentenced to 22 years in prison. His sentence was later overturned due to his age. This case was cited in Frederic Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent.[49] |
Edwin Carl Debrow Jr. | 12 years | September 21, 1991 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 0 | Debrow shot a man. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison and released in 2019.[50][51][52] |
Bailey Kurariki | 12 years, 3 months, 28 days | September 12, 2001 | New Zealand | Papakura | 1 | 0 | Kurariki killed 40-year-old Michael Choy alongside seven accomplices. He was charged with manslaughter. He was released on parole in 2008. In 2011, he was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assault and domestic violence. |
Age 13 to 15
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. Ok |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kosta Kecmanović | July 30, 2009 | May 3, 2023 | 13 years, 9 months and 4 days | Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School, Vračar, Belgrade | Serbia | 10
|
6
|
Not charged due to age | Detained | [53][54][55] |
Catherine Nicole Jones | June 6, 1985 | January 6, 1999 | 13 years and 7 months | Port St. John, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 17 years in prison, along with her 12-year-old brother Curtis, for murder. | Released | [56] |
Unnamed boy | 2008 | May 2022 | 13 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2
|
0
|
None. ISIS-directed atrocity. | Unknown | [57] |
James Watson | April 1, 1981 | November 28, 1994 | 13 years, 7 months and 27 days | Peterborough | UK | 1
|
0
|
Was not arrested for the murder until the mid-2010s, sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 15 years before release | Incarcerated | [58][59][60][61][62] |
Mary (slave) | ? | May 14, 1837 | 13–16 | Crawford County, Missouri | United States | 1
|
0
|
Executed | Deceased | |
Max Porta | ? | April 20, 2015 | 13 | Barcelona, Catalonia | Spain | 1
|
4
|
He could not be legally charged with murder because of his age | Unknown | |
Unnamed boy | ? | June 25, 2013 | 13 | Fort Worth, Texas | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 23 years in prison. | Incarcerated | [63][64][65][66][67] |
Unnamed boy | ? | July 23, 1994 | 13 | Hommelheide, Susteren | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Unknown | [68] |
Ricky Gavin Preddie | 1987 | November 27, 2000 | 13 | London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested along with his accomplice, his younger brother Danny, and sentenced to 8 years in prison; released on September 8, 2010, was recalled on March 13, 2011, for associating with gang members. He was released and recalled several more times. | Incarcerated | |
Nickalas Kedrowitz | ? | May 1 – July 20, 2017 | 13 | Osgood, Indiana | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to 100 years in prison | Imprisoned | [69][70][71][72][73] |
Marcelo Eduardo Bovo Pesseghini | ? | August 5, 2013 | 13 | São Paulo | Brazil | 4
|
0
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | [74] |
Derek King | 1988 | November 26, 2001 | 13 | Cantonment, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Killed his father. Arrested along with his accomplice, his younger brother Alex (age 12), and sentenced to 8 years in prison. | Released in 2009 | [75][76] |
Carrie Sampson | ? | August 17, 1899 | 13 | Tallahassee, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | [77] | |
Clive Beckett | 1908 | May 25, 1922 | 13 | Biggenden, Queensland | Australia | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to state care at Palm Island industrial school until the age of 18 | Arrested again in 1950 for assaulting his wife | [78] |
Two unnamed boys | c. 2004–2005 | May 14, 2018 | 13 | Lucan, Fingal | Ireland | 1
|
0
|
(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; will be transferred to adult prison once they reach 18 years of age | |
Ida Schell | ? | 1907 | 13 | Munich, Bavaria | Germany | 6
|
0
|
Deceased | [79] | |
Ronald Sanford Jr. | February 12, 1974 | August 18, 1987 | 13, 6 months and 6 days | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to 170 years in prison | Incarcerated | [80][81] |
Eric Smith | January 22, 1980 | August 2, 1993 | 13 years, 6 months and 11 days | Steuben County, New York | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to nine years to life in prison | Released in February 2022 | [82][83] |
Mitchell Johnson | August 11, 1984 | March 24, 1998 | 13 years, 7 months and 13 days | Westside Middle School, Craighead County, Arkansas | United States | 5
|
10
|
Arrested, along with accomplice Andrew Golden, imprisoned until his 21st birthday | Released | |
Nathaniel Brazill | September 22, 1986 | May 26, 2000 | 13 years, 8 months and 4 days | Lake Worth Middle School, Lake Worth, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 28 years imprisonment, plus 7 years felony probation | Incarcerated | |
Craig Price | October 11, 1973 | July 27, 1987 – September 1, 1989 | 13 years, 9 months and 16 days - 15 years, 10 months and 21 days | Warwick, Rhode Island | United States | 4
|
0
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | |
Two unnamed girls | c. 1999–2000 | December 2014 | 13 and 14 | Hartlepool | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
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 | 2
|
0
|
Arrested | [84][85] | |
Juan Carlos Negrete-Vasquez | 1996 | October 2, 2009 | 13 | Cornelius, Oregon | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, later reduced to 12 years | Released | [86] |
Demarious Latwan Banyard | July 15, 1989 | February 24, 2003 | 13 | Jackson, Mississippi | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, later reduced to 20 years | Released | [87] |
Jessica Gonzalez | 1983 | September 11, 1996 | 13 | Providence, Rhode Island | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 40 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 12 years | Released | [88] |
Carly Gregg | April 23, 2009 | March 19, 2023 | 13 years, 11 months and 27 days | Flowood, Mississippi | United States | 1
|
1
|
Sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | [89][90] |
Brooks Bellay | June 6, 1965 | August 20, 1979 | 14 years, 2 months and 14 days | Vero Beach, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to life with parole | Incarcerated | [91] |
Unnamed boy | ? | September 2017 | 14 | Katlijk | Netherlands | 2
|
0
|
Incarcerated | [92] | |
Mason Sisk | 2004 | September 2019 | 14 | Elkmont, Alabama | United States | 5
|
0
|
Sentenced to life without parole | Imprisoned | [93][94] |
Pedro Rodrigues Filho | July 17, 1954 | 1968 | 14 | Santa Rita do Sapucaí | Brazil | 2
|
0
|
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 | Deceased | |
Paul Jensen | c. 1981–1982 | January 1996 | 14 | Fort Pierre, South Dakota | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole, later changed to 200 years | Imprisoned | [95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104] |
Evan Miller | 1988 | July 15, 2003 | 14 | Moulton, Alabama | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | [105] |
Peter Zimmer | July 7, 1968 | May 23, 1983 | 14 years, 10 months and 16 days | Mineral Point, Wisconsin | United States | 3
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced 4 years in a juvenile facility | Released and rearrested for later offenses.[106][107] | |
Heather Smith | c. 1971 | November 26, 1985 | 14 | Spanaway, Washington | United States | 2
|
0
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Keith E. Johnson | December 20, 1980 | September 29, 1995 | 14 years, 9 months and 9 days | Tavares, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to life without parole plus 10 years | Imprisoned | [108] |
Anna Bell | ? | 1895 | 14 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | United States | 3
|
1
|
Arrested | Deceased | [109] |
Hermann Koppes | 1899 | 1913 | 14 | Elgin, Illinois | United States | 3
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to life in prison | Deceased | [110][111] |
James Ortega | December 22, 1989 | January 3, 2004 | 14 years and 12 days | San Jose, California | United States | 2
|
1
|
Arrested, sentenced to 36 years to life in prison | Incarcerated | [112][113] |
Brandon McInerney | January 24, 1994 | February 11, 2008 | 14 years and 18 days | E.O. Green Junior High School, Oxnard, California | United States | 1
|
0
|
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 | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to death which was reduced to life imprisonment | Deceased | |
Alina Afanaskina | July 17, 2009 | December 7, 2023 | 14 years, 4 months and 20 days | Gymnasium No. 5, Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast | Russia | 1
|
5
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | [114] |
Caril Ann Fugate | July 30, 1943 | January 21, 1958 | 14 years, 5 months and 22 days | Lincoln, Nebraska | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested, along with her accomplice and boyfriend Charles Starkweather for murdering 11 people. Caril Ann Fugate denies killing anyone. | Released | |
Michael Carneal | June 1, 1983 | December 1, 1997 | 14 years and 6 months | Heath High School, West Paducah, Kentucky | United States | 3
|
5
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | |
Colt Gray | January 14, 2010 | September 4, 2024 | 14 years, 7 months and 21 days | Apalachee High School, Barrow County, Georgia | United States | 4
|
9
|
Will be charged as an adult | Currently in custody | [115] |
Philip Chism | January 1, 1999 | October 22, 2013 | 14 years, 9 months and 1 day | Danvers, Massachusetts | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in 40 years | 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 | 3
|
1
|
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 | |
Alfonza Smalls | August 18, 1978 | January 30, 1993 | 14 years, 5 months and 12 days | Eustis, Florida | United States | 2
|
1
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | [116][117][118] |
Seito Sakakibara | c. 1992–1993 | March 16 – May 27, 1997 | 14 | Kobe, Hyogo | Japan | 2
|
0
|
Arrested | Released | |
Andrew Jerome Wurst | c. 1983–1984 | April 24, 1998 | 14 | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | United States | 1
|
3
|
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 | 1
|
1
|
Arrested | Released, arrested again in 2005 | |
Kenneth Bartley Jr. | c. 1990–1991 | November 8, 2005 | 14 | Campbell County Comprehensive High School, Jacksboro, Tennessee | United States | 1
|
2
|
Arrested | Released, arrested again several times since | |
Jesse Osborne | c. 2001–2002 | September 28, 2016 | 14 | Townville Elementary School, Townville, South Carolina | United States | 2
|
3
|
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 | Edwards: 14 years, 9 months and 30 days Markham: 15 years, 3 months and 11 days | Spalding, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and both sentenced to life with a minimum of 17+1⁄2 years imprisonment | both Incarcerated | [119][120] |
Sandy Charles | 1980 | July 8, 1995 | 14 | La Ronge | Canada | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with accomplice William Martin; found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to psychiatric center | Incarcerated | [121][122][123] |
Henryk Kukuła | 1966 | September 23, 1980 | 14 | Chorzów | Poland | 1
|
0
|
Arrested after murdering a 5-year-old girl and sentenced to educational facility; he later went on to kill and rape another three children as an adult | Incarcerated | |
Łukasz Wach | 2005 | January 25, 2020 | 14 | Chełm | Poland | 1
|
1
|
Arrested after murdering his stepmother and injuring his brother, found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to psychiatric center | Incarcerated | |
Nikolai Dudin | December 22, 1973 | December 3, 1987 | 13 years, 11 months, and 12 days | Furmanov, Ivanovo Oblast | Soviet Union | 1
|
0
|
Killed his father, and later 12 more people as an adult | Incarcerated | [124] |
Jaap van der H. | ? | November 17, 2009 | 14 | Urk | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and given a 1-year sentence | [125] | |
Graham Young | September 7, 1947 | April 21, 1962 | 14 years, 7 months and 14 days | Neasden, London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested after he killed his stepmother, was released eight years later, and went on to kill another 2 victims as an adult | Deceased | |
Unnamed boy | 2006 | January 21, 2021 | 14 | Dublin | Ireland | 1
|
0
|
Life imprisonment, with review after 13 years | Detained at Oberstown Children Detention Campus; will be transferred to adult prison once he passes 18 years of age | [126] |
Unnamed girl | 1894 | 14 | Hospital in Novgorod | Russia | 1–17
|
0
|
Arrested | Deceased | [127] | |
Gregory McKnight | November 14, 1976 | 1992 | 15 | Columbus, Ohio | United States | 1
|
0
|
Served a short sentence, released in 1997 at age 21 | Incarcerated (for later killings) | |
Z (underaged killer) | December 31, 1985 (possibly) | May 14, 2001 | 15 | Hougang, Singapore | Singapore | 1
|
0
|
Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure | Released on December 2, 2018, after serving 17 years in prison | [128] |
2 unnamed boys | ? | December 13, 2017 | 15 | Almere | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Unknown | [129] |
Yasin N. | ? | April 29, 2017 | 15 | Zaandam | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
[130] | ||
Ethan Crumbley | 2006 | November 30, 2021 | 15 | Oxford High School, Oxford, Michigan | United States | 4
|
7
|
Pleaded guilty to all charges | Incarcerated | |
Justin Wade Trammell | 1984 | September 26, 1999 | 15 | Bentonville, Arkansas | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Released and rearrested several times for crimes committed as an adult | [131][132][133][134] |
Charles Andrew Williams | February 8, 1986 | March 5, 2001 | 15 years and 25 days | Santana High School, Santee, California | United States | 2
|
13
|
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 | 4
|
4
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Sergey Gordeyev | October 4, 1998 | February 3, 2014 | 15 years, 3 months and 30 days | School No. 263, Otradnoye District, Moscow | Russia | 2
|
1
|
Arrested | ||
Eric Hainstock | April 4, 1991 | September 29, 2006 | 15 years, 5 months, and 25 days | Cazenovia, Wisconsin | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole in 2037 | Incarcerated | |
Marie-Françoise Bougaran | September 4, 1850 | November 12–25, 1865 | 15 years and 8–21 days | Finistère | France | 3
|
2
|
Arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison | Deceased | [135] |
Vadzim Milashevsky | June 26, 2003 | February 11, 2019 | 15 years, 7 months, and 16 days | Stowbtsy | Belarus | 2
|
2
|
Arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison | Imprisoned | [136][137] |
Santre Sanchez Gayle | 1994 or 1995 | March 2010 | 15 | Hackney, London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for murder for hire for £200 payment from victim's ex-husband; referred to in tabloids as "UK's 'youngest hitman'" | [138] | |
Edmund Kemper | December 18, 1948 | August 27, 1964 | 15 years, 8 months, 9 days | North Fork, California | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested after he killed his grandparents, was released six years later, and went on to kill another 8 victims as an adult | Incarcerated | |
Kazutaka Komori | c. 1943 | 1961 | 15 | Tokyo | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Deceased | |
Willie Francis | January 12, 1929 | 1944 | 15 | St. Martinville, Louisiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested; executed in 1947 at age 18 | Deceased | |
Alyssa Bustamante | 1994 | October 21, 2009 | 15 | St. Martins, Missouri | United States | 1
|
0
|
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 | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 5 years to life | Incarcerated | |
Jamar Siler | c. 1992–1993 | August 21, 2008 | 15 | Knoxville, Tennessee | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 30 years[139] | [140] | |
Unnamed boy | ? | October 10, 2019 | 15 | London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | [141] | |
Edgar Yoevani | c.1999 | May 6, 2014 | 15 | Tlalnepantla, Mexico | Mexico | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | [142] | |
Toni Lawrence | February 1976 | January 11, 1992 | 15 | Madison, Indiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three other accomplices | Released | |
Hope Rippey | June 1976 | January 11, 1992 | 15 | Madison, Indiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three other accomplices | Released | |
Steven Washington | July 27, 1948 | August 28 – December 30, 1963 | 15 | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | 3
|
2
|
Arrested and sentenced to life in prison | Deceased | |
Nehemiah Griego | c. 1997–1998 | January 19, 2013 | 15 | South Valley, New Mexico | United States | 5
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 30 years. | Incarcerated | |
Luke Mitchell | c. 1987–1988 | June 30, 2003 | 15 | Easthouses, Scotland | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | |
Rafael Solich | c. 1988–1989 | September 28, 2004 | 15 | Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province | Argentina | 3
|
5
|
Arrested | Released | |
Jared Padgett | c. 1998–1999 | June 10, 2014 | 15 | Troutdale, Oregon | United States | 1
|
0
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Don Steenkamp | c. 1997 | April 6, 2012 | 15 | Griekwastad | South Africa | 3
|
0
|
Arrested | [143][144] | |
Jason McLaughlin | c. 1987–1988 | September 24, 2003 | 15 | Cold Spring, Minnesota | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | [145] |
James Fairweather | c. 1998 | March 29, 2014 | 15 | Colchester, Essex | United Kingdom | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to Life with minimum of 27 years | Incarcerated | |
Unnamed 15-year-old girl | c. 1998–1999 | July 26, 2014 | 15 | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | ||
Lisa Borch | c. 1998–1999 | October 8, 2014 | 15 | Kvissel, Vendsyssel | Denmark | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 9 years in prison | Incarcerated | |
Unnamed boy | ? | May 13, 2015 | 15 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | [146][147] | |
Willie Bosket | December 9, 1962 | March 19, 1978 | 15 years, 3 months and 10 days | Harlem, New York | United States | 2
|
0
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Awaiting trial | [148] |
Unnamed girl | c. 1999–2000 | April 28, 2015 | 15 | Seinäjoki | Finland | 1
|
0
|
3 years of imprisonment | Released | |
Unnamed boy | ? | October 31, 2019 | 15 | Londrina | Brazil | 1
|
0
|
Taken into custody | [149][150] | |
Juliet Hulme | October 28, 1938 | June 22, 1954 | 15 | Victoria Park, Christchurch | New Zealand | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison | Released; currently deceased | |
Jason Smith | ? | May 24, 1993 | 15 | Pennsburg, Pennsylvania | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison | unknown | [151] |
NF (initials) | ? | 2020 | 15 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1
|
0
|
Turned herself in and sentenced to 2 years in prison | Incarcerated | [152][153] |
Juan Fernando Hermosa | February 28, 1976 | November 22, 1991 – June 17, 1993 | 15-17 | Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 23
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to four years in prison | Assassinated | [154] |
Paula Cooper | August 25, 1969 | May 14, 1985 | 15 years, 8 months and 19 days | Gary, Indiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested; released on June 17, 2013; died by 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 | 4
|
25
|
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 | 5
|
0
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years | Incarcerated | |
Elmer Wayne Henley | May 9, 1956 | March 24, 1972 – August 8, 1973 | 15 years, 10 months and 15 days – 17 years, 5 months and 12 days | Houston, Texas | United States | 7
|
0
|
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 | 2
|
14
|
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 | 2
|
Arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life with parole eligibility after 25 years | Incarcerated | ||
Nicholas Waggoner Browning | February 9, 1992 | February 1, 2008 | 15 years, 11 months, 24 days | Cockeysville, Maryland | United States | 4
|
0
|
Murdered his parents and two younger brothers. Pled guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. Sentenced to four life sentences, with two terms to be served consecutively. | Incarcerated | [155][156][157] |
Age 16 and 17
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow | November 14, 2003 | November 14, 2019 | 16 years, 0 months, and 0 days | Santa Clarita, California | United States | 2
|
3
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Unnamed boy | ? | December 2017 | 16 | Sneek | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
[129] | ||
Pauline Parker | May 26, 1938 | June 22, 1954 | 16 | Victoria Park, Christchurch | New Zealand | 1
|
0
|
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 | 2
|
2
|
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 | 3
|
0
|
Arrested; died by 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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole, later reduced to 40 years | Imprisoned | [158] |
Daniel Petric | August 24, 1991 | October 20, 2007 | 16 years, 1 month and 26 days | Wellington, Ohio | United States | 1
|
1
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three other accomplices | Released | |
Richard Grissom | November 10, 1960 | January 27, 1977 | 16 years, 2 months and 17 days | Lansing, Kansas | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to three years at a boys reformatory. Released, then killed at least three more women in 1989 | Incarcerated | [159] |
Martin Peyerl | August 11, 1983 | November 1, 1999 | 16 years, 2 months and 21 days | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Germany | 5
|
7
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Sean Sellers | May 18, 1969 | September 7, 1985 | 16 years, 3 months and 20 days | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 3
|
3
|
Arrested and executed | Deceased | |
David Brom | October 3, 1971 | February 18, 1988 | 16 years, 4 months and 15 days | Rochester, Minnesota | United States | 4
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life in prison | Incarcerated | |
Marlene Olive | January 15, 1959 | June 21, 1975 | 16 years, 5 months and 6 days | Terra Linda, San Rafael, California | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to four to six years of confinement | Unknown | [160][161][162][163] |
Sarah Marie Johnson | January 24, 1987 | September 2, 2003 | 16 years, 7 months and 9 days | Bellevue, Idaho | United States | 2
|
0
|
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 | 9
|
5
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Luke Woodham | February 5, 1981 | October 1, 1997 | 16 years, 7 months and 26 days | Pearl High School, Pearl, Mississippi | United States | 3
|
7
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | |
Rod Ferrell | March 28, 1980 | November 25, 1996 | 16, 7 months and 28 days | Murray, Kentucky | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | |
Michael Bever | November 4, 1998 | July 22, 2015 | 16, 8 months and 18 days | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | United States | 5 (together with Robert Bever)
|
1
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in 38 years | Incarcerated | |
Éric Borel | December 11, 1978 | September 23–24, 1995 | 16 years, 9 months and 12 days | Cuers | France | 15
|
4
|
Died by 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 | 2
|
9
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Sentenced to 3 years in prison, later interdicted and sent to an Experimental Health Unit | Incarcerated | [164] |
Yukio Yamaji | August 21, 1983 | July 29, 2000 | 16 years, 11 months and 8 days | Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture | Japan | 3
|
0
|
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 | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | ||
Harold Wilkins | c. 1916 | 1931–1932 | 16 | ? | United Kingdom | ?
|
?
|
Arrested, convicted and sentenced to death | Deceased | |
Seisaku Nakamura | c. 1923–1924 | August 28, 1938 | 16 | Shizuoka Prefecture | Japan | 9–11
|
0
|
Arrested; executed in 1943 | Deceased | |
Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz | September 1990 | July 1, 2007 | 16 | Whampoa, Singapore | Singapore | 1
|
0
|
Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure | Imprisoned[165] | |
Rathakrishnan Ramasamy | 1965 | 20 September 1981 | 16 | East Coast Parkway, Singapore | Singapore | 1
|
0
|
Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure | Released in 2001 | |
Ringo Lee Chiew Chwee | 16 September 1955 | 29 December 1971 | 16 | Serangoon, Singapore | Singapore | 3
|
0
|
Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure | Released in 1988 or 1989 | |
Stephen Lee Hock Khoon | 27 October 1955 | 29 December 1971 | 16 | Serangoon, Singapore | Singapore | 3
|
0
|
Indefinite detention at the President's Pleasure | Unknown, but presumably released | |
Leonard Shockley | c. 1941–1942 | January 16, 1958 | 16 | Dorchester County, Maryland | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested; executed on April 10, 1959, at the age of 17 | Deceased | |
Kevin Madden and Timothy Ferriman | c. 1987 | November 25, 2003 | Both 16 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | 1
|
0
|
Both arrested | ||
Nobuharu Minato | c. 1982–1983 | January 4, 1989 | 16 | Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three accomplices | ||
Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik | c. 1990 and June 14, 1990 | September 22, 2006 | Both 16 | Pocatello, Idaho | United States | 1
|
0
|
Both arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | |
Sajal Barui | c. 1976–1977 | November 22, 1993 | 16 | Kolkata | India | 3
|
0
|
Arrested | ||
John Odgren | September 1, 1990 | January 19, 2007 | 16 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | |
John Katehis | c. 1992–1993 | March 20, 2009 | 16 | East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to 25 years to life | Incarcerated | |
Unknown | c. 1998 | March 2014 | 16 | Limpopo | South Africa | 2
|
0
|
Arrested | [166] | |
Abdulrahman Ali | ? | June 6, 2017 | 16 | London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | [167] | |
3 unnamed boys | c. 2003–2004 | December 4, 2020 | 16 | Koskela, Helsinki | Finland | 1
|
0
|
Perpetrator A: sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in prison Perpetrator B: sentenced to 9 years and 2 months in prison Perpetrator C: sentenced to 8 years and 2 months in prison All perpetrators will serve one third of their sentence. |
Incarcerated | |
June 6, 2017 | 16 | London | United Kingdom | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | ||||
Nathaniel Jouett | January 8, 2001 | August 28, 2017 | 16 years, 7 months, 20 days | Clovis, New Mexico | United States | 2
|
4
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | |
Ty Johnston | April 27, 1977 | 16 | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested | Released | [168] | |
F.E.R.J. | c. 1988 | October 2004 | 16 | Reñaca | Chile | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and charged with homicide | Unknown | [169] |
Two unknown 16-year-olds | c. 1992–1993 | June 6, 2009 | Both 16 | Stureby, Stockholm | Sweden | 1
|
0
|
Both arrested | ||
Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy | September 28, 1995 (Eddy), June 10, 1996 (Shoaf) | July 6, 2012 | Both 16 | Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania | United States | 1
|
0
|
Both arrested | Both incarcerated | |
Leong Soon Long and Wong Soon Heng | c. 1991 to 1992 | 11 September 2008 | 16–17 | Kulai, Johor, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1
|
0
|
Found guilty of murder and sentenced to indefinite detention at the pleasure of the Sultan of Johor | Unknown, presumably imprisoned or released | |
James Ellison Rouse | c. 1978 | November 15, 1995 | 17 | Richland High School, Lynnville, Tennessee | United States | 2
|
1
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | [170] |
Fernando Fernández Luna | c. 1987 | October 4, 2004 | 17 | Liceo Nueva Zelanda, Santa Juana | Chile | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to 4 years' probation | Released | [171][172] |
Bryan and David Freeman | c. 1978–1979 | February 26, 1995 | 16–17 | Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Incarcerated | |
Unnamed boy | ? | December 2017 | 17 | Sneek | Netherlands | 1
|
0
|
[129] | ||
Zin Mar Nwe | c. 2001 | 25 June 2018 | 17 | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore | Singapore | 1
|
0
|
Life imprisonment[173] | Imprisoned | |
Mackenzie Shirilla | August 2, 2004 | July 31, 2022 | 17 | Strongsville, Ohio | United States | 2
|
0
|
Life imprisonment with parole possible after 15 years | Imprisoned | [174] |
Edward George McGregor | March 29, 1973 | April 17, 1990 | 17 years and 23 days | Missouri City | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested in 2006 after DNA linked him to the murder. It was discovered that he murdered at least three other women as an adult. Sentenced to life in prison without parole. | Incarcerated | [175] |
Laurie Tackett | October 5, 1974 | January 11, 1992 | 17 years, 3 months and 7 days | Madison, Indiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
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 | 3
|
3
|
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 | 1
|
1
|
Arrested, sentenced to life imprisonment | Incarcerated | |
Peter Woodcock | March 5, 1939 | September 15, 1956 – January 19, 1957 | 17 years, 6 months and 10 days - 17 years, 10 months and 14 days | Peterborough, Ontario | Canada | 3
|
0
|
Arrested | Deceased | |
Daniel LaPlante | May 16, 1970 | December 1, 1987 | 17 years, 6 months and 15 days | Townsend, Massachusetts | United States | 3
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to three consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole in 45 years | Incarcerated | |
Dalton Prejean | December 10, 1959 | July 2, 1977 | 17 years, 6 months and 22 days | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to death and executed | Deceased | |
Dimitrios Pagourtzis | October 12, 2000 | May 18, 2018 | 17 | Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, Texas | United States | 10
|
13
|
Arrested, charged with capital murder and aggravated assault of a peace officer, not contempt to stand trial | Incarcerated | [176] |
Dylan Klebold | September 11, 1981 | April 20, 1999 | 17 years, 7 months and 9 days | Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado | United States | 5
|
24 (together with Eric Harris)
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Tim Kretschmer | July 26, 1991 | March 11, 2009 | 17 years, 7 months and 13 days | Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg | Germany | 15
|
9
|
Died by suicide | Deceased | |
Harvey Miguel Robinson | December 6, 1974 | August 1992 | 17 and 8 months | Allentown, Pennsylvania | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole for one murder committed at age 17 and death for two murders committed at age 18 | Incarcerated | |
Otoya Yamaguchi | February 22, 1943 | October 12, 1960 | 17 years, 8 months and 11 days | Hibiya Hall, Tokyo | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested; died by suicide before trial | Deceased | |
Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III | 2003 | 2021 | 17 | Indianapolis, United States | United States | 6
|
1
|
Convicted in October 2024 | Incarcerated | [177] |
Austin Sigg | January 17, 1995 | October 5, 2012 | 17 years, 8 months and 18 days | Westminster, Colorado | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 40 years plus 82 years | Incarcerated | [178][179] |
Ove Conry Andersson | c. 1944–1945 | March 4, 1961 | 17 | Kungälv, Västra Götaland | Sweden | 1
|
6
|
Arrested; died by suicide in prison in 2008 | Deceased | |
Anthony Barbaro | c. 1956–1957 | December 30, 1974 | 17 | Olean High School, Olean, New York | United States | 3
|
11
|
Arrested; died by suicide less than a year into his sentence | Deceased | |
James Terry Roach | February 18, 1960 | 1976 | 17 | Columbia, South Carolina | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to execution 10 years later | Deceased | |
Jo Ogura | c. 1981–1982 | January 4, 1989 | 17 | Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three accomplices | ||
Yasushi Watanabe | c. 1981–1982 | January 4, 1989 | 17 | Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto | Japan | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, along with three accomplices | ||
Gary Scott Pennington | c. 1975–1976 | January 18, 1993 | 17 | Grayson, Kentucky | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested | Incarcerated | [180] |
Hendrik Möbus, Sebastian Schauseil, and Andreas Kirchner | c. 1975–1976 | April 29, 1993 | All 17 | Sondershausen | Germany | 1
|
0
|
All arrested | ||
Alex Baranyi and David Anderson | c. 1979–1980 | January 3–4, 1997 | Both 17 | Bellevue, Washington | United States | 4
|
0
|
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 | 1
|
2
|
Arrested | ||
Delara Darabi | September 29, 1986 | 2003 | 17 | Rasht | Iran | 1
|
0
|
Arrested, sentenced to execution 6 years later | Deceased | [181] |
Gary Hirte | c. 1986 | July 23, 2003 | 17 | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | United States | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 32 years | Incarcerated | [182][183][184][185] |
Tyler Hadley | c. 1993–1994 | July 16, 2011 | 17 | Port St. Lucie, Florida | United States | 2
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life without parole | Imprisoned | [186][187] |
Mathieu Moulinas | c. 1993–1994 | November 11, 2011 | 17 | Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | France | 1
|
0
|
Arrested and sentenced to life in prison | Incarcerated | [188][189] |
Wu Jiangguo | c. 2000 | May 15, 2017 | 17 | Maoming | China | 2
|
4
|
Arrested | [190] | |
Randan Fontaine | c. 1998–1999 | January 22, 2016 | 17 | La Loche, Saskatchewan | Canada | 4
|
7
|
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years | [191] | |
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 | |
Dayvon Daquan Bennett | 1994 | April 28, 2012-March 31, 2019 | 17-26 | Chicago, Illinois | United States | 7-12
|
17
|
Served a couple of years total in jail and avoided a 100 year sentence due to witnesses coming up as deceased. Bennett died on November 6, 2020, outside of a nightclub after an altercation. | Deceased | [192] |
See also
References
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