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News of the Times Episode 158 | 1738 - 1895
Stories of Child Murderers : Frightful Fridays
In this episode of Frightful Fridays, we explore historic accounts of child murderers.
We start with the 10-year-old boy in 1738 who decides to burn his whole family rather than slit their throats.
From there, we jump to 1820 and the young girl who decides to kill her mother in order to keep a boyfriend from jilting her.
In 1831 a 14-year-old boy decides randomly to kill a young boy of 13.
Then the horrific case of Agnes Norman, the 15-year-old deadly baby sitter who kills everything in her path that is younger than herself including any household pets.
We finish this episode with the infamous case of 13-year-old Robert Coombs and the slaying of his mother with a knife to her heart. The body is left to rot in the bed for days.
Hosted by Robin Coles
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