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Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast

The Murder of James Bulger

Season 1, Ep. 179

In a case that shook the world, the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger by two ten-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, stunned society with its unimaginable brutality. This tragic story of innocence lost and unimaginable cruelty continues to grip and disturb audiences worldwide.


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Resources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-bulger-case

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/james-bulger

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/james-bulger-murder-jon-venables-parole-b2446946.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/13/james-bulger-killer-jon-venables-loses-parole-board-bid-to-be-freed-from-jail





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