When 98 year old Margaret Douglas is found murdered in her home police are left with more questions than answers. With little to go on they turn to investigating those involved in smaller crimes around the area, leading them to 17 year old Gavon Ramsay. What they uncover is a crime so disturbing it completely shocked the community of Wadsworth, Ohio and left two families devastated.

When kids start showing up beaten and tortured in the Chelsea area of Boston police are shocked to discover that 12 year old Jesse Pomeroy is responsible. After almost a year and a half in a reform school Jesse is released and shortly after 10-year-old Katie Curren goes missing and 4-year-old Horace Millen turns up dead.

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Unknown. (n.d.). Jesse Pomeroy. Biographs. https://biographs.org

Unknown. (n.d.) Jesse Harding Pomeroy materials in the city archives. City of Boston Archives. https://cityofbostonarchives.omeka.net

When 14 year old Lucas Markham starts dating Kim Edwards, also 14, the two fall hard for one another. As the intensity of their relationship grows their family’s concerns do so as well. Growing tired of others in their lives trying to keep them apart Kim and Lucas devise a plan to permanently put an end to the interference.

References:

Banim, J. (2025). Horror moment ‘Twilight killer’ teens decided to slaughter family before cosy film night. Mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk

Jacobs, T. (2021). Twilight killers: My twisted sister got her boyfriend to stab our mum and sister to death before having sex with him downstairs. The U.S. Sun. https://www.the-sun.com

Nelson, S. C. (2017). Spalding Murders: How Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham became Britain’s youngest double murderers. Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Whitmore. (n.d). Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham: The Twilight killers. Crime & Investigation. https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk

In 2018 on the Isle of Bute in Scotland 16 year old Aaron Campbell kidnapped 6 year old Alesha MacPhail and committed the most unthinkable acts the island had ever seen. A callous and cocky Aaron would deny these allegations and continuously point the finger at other people being responsible for the crimes he committed.

References:

Bazaraa, D. (2019). Alesha MacPhail: The catastrophic injuries that caused six-year-old girl’s death. https//www.mirror.co.uk

BBC. (2019). Aaron Campbell appeals sentence for Alesha MacPhail murder. BBC. https://www.bbc.com

BBC. (2019). Alesha MacPhail murder: Boy, 16, found guilty. BBC. https://bbc.com

Gaddi, B. (2024). Alesha MacPhail’s murderer Aaron Campbell moved to adult prison. Daily Record. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Hicks, A. (2019). Alesha MacPhail: ‘Warning signs’ of killing Aaron Campbell’s descent into evil. https://www.mirror.co.uk

McBride, L. (2019). Alesha MacPhail’s killer Aaron Campbell appeals against like sentence for murder. https://www.mirror.co.uk

Nelson, S. (2019). Aaron Campbell wins right to appeal life sentence for murder of Alesha MacPhail. Huffpost. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

1950’s Omaha, Nebraska Bill and Opal Arnold are murdered by their 15 year old son Leslie. After his arrest Leslie was sentenced and sent to prison only to escape 8 years later and was never seen again. That is until 2022 when advancements in DNA help uncover the secret life of an Australian family man known only to those close as John Damon.

References:

Cordes, H.J. (2017). He killed his parents in Omaha at age 16 and escaped from prison nearly a decade later. Then he simply vanished. Omaha-World Herald. https://omaha.com

Farga, K. (2023). DNA evidence reveals that ‘great father’ from Australia was actually an escaped killer from the U.S. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com

Rosenberg, R. (2023). How DNA identified Australian family man as escaped US fugitive who murdered his parents. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com

Whiteman, H. (2023). Loving father exposed as a convicted killer who lived life on the run. WLKY. https://www.wlky.com

In May of 2000 John Silva was only 15 years old when he lured his good friend 12 year old Jerry Lee Alley to a secluded lot and coerced him into a compromising position where John was able to strike when Jerry was least suspecting it.

References:

Hernandez-White, T. (2013). Jerry Lee Alley Jr. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122227514/jerry_lee-alley

Killer Kids. (2012). Spoiled Rotten & Bad Dream Season 1, Episode 2.

Staff Writer. (2000). 15-year-old arrested for murder of missing boy. The Ledger. https://www.theledger.com

Unknown. (2000). Teen accused of killing boy. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com

Unknown. (2000). Slaying unnerves town residents. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com

Unknown. (2001). Teen guilty of killing playmate. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com

Unknown. (2001). Teen guilty of killing playmate. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com

Word, R. (2001). 15-year-old boy convicted of murdering 12-year-old. https://theworldlink.com

In 2003 when a badly beaten body of a male is discovered in Fishtown, PA police are left wondering who the individual is and why would anyone do this?With nothing to go on the police have another John Doe in their system until 3 days later when they receive a call from a worried mother wanting to report her 16 year old son missing. What investigators uncover is something this simple blue collar town believed only happened in the movies.

References:

Associated Press. (2005). Teens convicted of killing friend over drug money. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com

Dale, M. (2003). Teen’s brutal beating death stuns Philly. My Plainview. https://www.myplainview.com

Deadliest Kids. Season 1: Episode 3. (2021). The murder of Jason Sweeney. https://www.amazon.com

Henley, N. (2021). Why teen boy was murdered by his best friend and new girlfriend. Medium. https://medium.com

When Rebecca Spencer was murdered in 1987 a lack of evidence and leads brought her case to a standstill with family members wondering if it will ever get solved. Then when Joan Heaton and her two small daughters are found murdered two years later the similarities in crime scenes has people wondering could the same person be responsible? Luckily for investigators evidence left behind from the Heaton murders allowed them to zero in on the culprit. To everyone’s shock the number one suspect was 15 year-old Craig Price who quickly became known as the youngest serial killer in the United States.

References:

Associated Press. (2007). Case leaves lasting impact on youth justice. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com

Botelho, J. (2018). Neighbor remembers Craig Price murders as anniversary, trial approaches. 10 WJAR. https://turnto10.com

Killer Kids: Season 2 Episode 5 “Sibling Rivalry & The Warwick Slasher”.

Mulvaney, K. (2019). Price gets 25 years in stabbing of inmate. The Providence Journal. https://www.providencejournal.com

Ross, K. (1989). Teenager held in killing four neighbors. UPI. https://www.upi.com

White, T. (2015). Brother of murder victim calls Craig Price’s shrinking ‘sentence ridiculous’. WPRI.com 12. https://www.wpri.com

White, T. (2017). Craig Price faces potential life sentence for latest prison charge. WPRI.com 12. https://www.wpri.com

In 2008 in Cocekysville, MD, an affluent suburb of Baltimore, 15 year old Nick Browning was an honor student working on becoming an Eagle Scout when he decided to kill his entire family. He claims it was because of abuse but with no evidence to backup these claims the courts struggled to believe the allegations and took his lack of remorse and casual attitude as proof he was nothing more than a stone cold killer.

References:

Associated Press. (2008). Md. Teen pleads guilty to murdering family. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com

Associated Press. (2009). Teen who killed family gets 4 life sentences. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com

Broadwater, L. (2008). Police say no explanation why Browning family murdered. The Examiner. https://murderpedia.org

Broadwater, L. & Janis, S. (2008). Student: Nicholas Browning joked about killing family. The Examiner. https://murderpedia.org

Browning, N. (2019). Nicholas Browning #355015 Pen Pal Profile. Prison Pals. https://writeaprisoner.com

Carbonaro, G. (2023). Who is David Linthicum? Suspected police killer held in Baltimore. https://www.newsweek.com

Ignacio Blanco, J. (n.d.). Nicholas Waggoner Browning. Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org

James, J. & Loader, J. (2022). Man who murdered entire family when he was 15 pens creepy dating profile from cell. Daily Star. https://www.dailystar.co.uk

Jones, K. (2008). Police say Maryland boy scout killed his family while they slept. Associated Press. https://murderpedia.org

Killer Kids Season 2 Episode 2. (2012). Spoiled Rotten & Bad Dream. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com

Lange, K. (2014). Judge denies modified sentence for teen who killed family. WBAL TV 11. https://www.wbaltv.com

What starts out as an awesome snow day for local kids in Kresgeville, Pennsylvania ends in tragedy when 7 year old Jessica Kocher is shot and killed by 9 year old Cameron Kocher.

References:

Esper, G. (1990). Children who kill: Girl’s death raises issue of what to do with 11-year-old in murder case: Law: The Pennsylvania supreme court agreed to decide whether he will be tried as an adult. The boy is accused of shooting a 7-year-old playmate while she rode a snowmobile. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com

Krajieck, D. J. (2019), 25 years ago, Pennsylvania boy Cameron Kocher shot and killed neighbor girl after losing to her in Nintendo game. Daily News. https://www.nydailynews.com

Pelisek, C. (2025). A girl, 7, was killed over a video game boast- and the shooter, 9, left witnesses haunted by his words. People. https://people.com

Unknown. (1992). Boy gets probation in shooting death. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com