James Bulger murder - Background of murderers

Title

James Bulger murder - Background of murderers

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

IRN report on Robert Thompson and John Venables (referred to here as Boy A and Boy B), the two boys who murdered toddler James Bulger. Detective Chief Superintendent Albert Kirby says their upbringings were not remarkable. Ian Mann and Simon Moffatt(?) report.

Contributors

Ian Mann; IRN; Albert Kirby; Simon Moffatt(?)

Keywords

Crime; Liverpool; Family disorganization; Homicide; Children (age group); Murderers; Abduction; James Bulger; Robert Thompson; John Venables

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