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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2025 · 53 MIN

114. The Child Who Killed: HOMICIDE

from Luminol on the Wall · host Becky and Bevy

Today on LOTW Becky and Bevy discuss the deaths of Martin Brown and Brian Howe. In 1968, the quiet streets of Newcastle were shattered by a series of shocking murders. But what stunned the world even more wasn’t just the crime, it was the killer. At only 11 years old, Mary Bell became one of Britain’s youngest murderers, strangling two young boys in cold blood. In this episode, we dive deep into Mary’s troubled childhood, the chilling details of the murders How could a child commit such acts? Was she born evil—or made that way?Case Sources: www.crimelibrary.org, www.murderuk.com, www.murderpedia.org, morbidology.com, news.bbc.co.uk, es.wikipedia.org

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