Concept information
Preferred term
history of child murderers
Definition
- Evidence of children who murder dates back to the 1700s with the case of William York, who in 1748 mutilated and stabbed to death 5-year-old Susan Mahew in Suffolk, England. A few other historic cases are of note. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Child Murderers, History of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/history_of_child_murderers
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