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history of child murderers  

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  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D5W14JF7-B

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