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Two leading psychologists claim that upbringing and online influences can play a huge part in how a young would-be murderer behaves

Denise Fergus has long been calling for an inquiry into the 1993 killing of her two-year-old son by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, and how the murderers were sentenced

Twisted Jon Venables, who murdered tot James Bulger in February 1993, reportedly bragged about how 'easy' it was to kidnap and kill the two-year-old whilst serving time in juvenile jail

Thirty-one years ago today, innocent toddler James Bulger was abducted and killed by two twisted schoolboys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, in Bootle, Merseyside

Jon Venables, alongside friend Robert Thompson, callously ended James Bulger's life on February 12, 1993. On the anniversary of the chilling death, The Mirror takes a look at what happened to the child killer

After being sent down for a minimum of twenty years for the brutal slaying of teen Brianna Ghey, sick killer Eddie Ratcliffe has been staying at the facility that once guarded Robert Thompson

Child killer Robert Thompson's mother, Ann, allegedly developed an obsession with his victim's mum, Denise Fergus, after he was locked up for James Bulger's murder

Child killers Robert Thompson and Jon Venables brutally tortured and murdered toddler James Bulger in 1993, and Thompson has since lived in an unknown location with a new identity

Bosses at Google said they will rid sick images of James Bulger from its platforms including YouTube after Denise Fergus demanded action

Jon Venables and Robert Thompson abducted, tortured, and murdered James Bulger, two, after leading him away in a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993

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Jon Venables and Robert Thompson took toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre in Liverpool and brutally murdered him before trying to blame each other for their sick crimes

Jon Venables killed two-year-old James Bulger in 1993 when he was 10 years old, and on hearing the earth-shattering news, his mother tried to explain her son's evil actions

Jon Venables, 41, who was just 10 when he brutally tortured and killed tiny two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will now spend at least another two years in prison

Murdered toddler James Bulger's family have pleaded with the Parole Board not to release killer Jon Venables, with a decision on whether to release the killer delayed

The ex-Home Secretary has joined victim’s family’s calls for Venables to stay locked up after failing to appear at his own parole hearing

James Bulger’s father Ralph has hit out at a parole board for being "twisted" and "protecting" his son's killer Jon Venables after allowing him to not attend a hearing

Robert Thompson was jailed alongside Jon Venables for the callous murder of toddler James Bulger and since his release from a young offenders institution, it seems he has kept under the radar with his new identity

At the age of 10, Jon Venables snatched and murdered toddler James Bulger alongside pal Robert Thompson - and despite being released from prison, has been put behind bars again after being caught with sickening child abuse images

Denise Fergus is pleading for the board to “keep Venables away from other kids like James” calling the killer a monster ahead of his two-day hearing

The mother of murdered James Bulger spoke after it was revealed killer Venables' legal team feared an open session would cause him 'emotional stress' as he bids for freedom again

Three decades after the tragic murder of her son, James Bulger, Denise Fergus and husband Stuart mark 25 years together by renewing their wedding vows, surrounded by love

As we approach the 30th anniversary of James Bulger trial’s start on November 1, 1993, the Mirror’s former chief feature writer Anton Antonowicz recalls that chilling day when Jon Venables and Robert Thompson became the youngest in Britain to be tried for murder

A new Channel 5 documentary, James Bulger: The Trial, is re-examining the trial of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were convicted of killing toddler James Bulger

Denise Fergus only attended one day of the trial of her son's killers as she was pregnant - now she is finally able to start processing the full facts as new TV documentary airs