I Let Him Go: The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger- updated for the 30th anniversary, in memory of James: The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger

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Hough, Andrew (10 March 2010). "Jon Venables: man wrongly accused of being James Bulger killer 'living in fear of vigilantes' ". Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010 . Retrieved 11 March 2010. Bulger killers 'face dangers' ". 24 June 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2004 . Retrieved 15 April 2023. Fergus said she had not realised the extent of the police officers’ own emotional trauma during the investigation. Scott, Shirley. "Death of James Bulger: Pt 3, The Trial". truTV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008 . Retrieved 29 August 2009.Franklin, Katie (14 March 2008). "James Bulger memorial appeal launched". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008 . Retrieved 13 April 2008. We have seen from the studies of the perpetrators of the Holocaust, for example in Christopher Browning’s brilliant Ordinary Men, how murder can be normalised, so guys can think that shooting a village full of men, women and children is an unpleasant but reasonable thing to do, given the circumstances. You know, a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. That was the pathology of a lot of German murderers during the Third Reich. It was group think. It was people abdicating responsibility upwards. Hitler, he knows what he’s doing. Everything is happening just like he said it would. We’re not psychopaths, we’re doing good work here, building a great future for our children. The boys were each charged with the murder of James Bulger on 20 February 1993, [9] and appeared at South Sefton Youth Court on 22 February 1993, where they were remanded in custody to await trial. [10] [23] In the aftermath of their arrest, and throughout the media accounts of their trial, the boys were referred to as "Child A" (Thompson) and "Child B" (Venables). [2] Awaiting trial, they were held in the secure units where they would eventually be sentenced to be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure. [4] Trial [ edit ]

a b Kirby, Terry (26 November 1993). "Video link to Bulger murder disputed". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 . Retrieved 15 April 2023.Edwards, Richard (4 March 2010). "James Bulger case: timeline of key quotations". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010 . Retrieved 15 April 2023. Thompson & Venables Recommendations as to Tariffs to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs". 26 October 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. The authorities having underestimated the public’s anger, relocates the trial to Preston. The trial begins on 1 November, at Preston Crown Court. A special platform is built to allow the defendants to see above the railings. Denise and Ralph Bulger announce they are expecting another baby, but Denise refuses to come to court. She’s vehement she won’t sit in the same vicinity as James’ killers. To this day there are still certain details of the case that she’s unaware of. Crucially the boys have now reached the age of 11 and are old enough to be convicted of murder. However, the jury needs to believe that both boys understand the seriousness of their crimes. To hide the identity of both boys they are referred to during the trial as Child A and Child B. Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019 . Retrieved 22 January 2019. None of that was happening to Jon Venables and Bobby Thompson, the two truanting ten year olds. They were little kids, and they decided to murder a littler kid. Might it have been some kind of crazy adventure (let’s play kidnap) gone wrong? Doesn’t look like that – why not just abandon the kid next to the police station? The two year old didn’t know their names, he couldn’t have said who they were so they wouldn’t have got in trouble. So did they really mean to kill him? If so, where did that horror come from? That’s what we all wanted to know.

In June 2001, after a six-month review, the parole board ruled the boys were no longer a threat to public safety and could be released, as their minimum tariff had expired in February of that year. Home Secretary David Blunkett approved the decision, and they were released a few weeks later on lifelong licence after serving eight years. [63] [64] It was reported that both boys "were given new identities and moved to secret locations under a ' witness protection'-style programme." [65] This was supported by the fabrication of passports, national insurance numbers, qualification certificates, and medical records. Blunkett added his own conditions to their licence and insisted on being sent daily updates on the boys' actions. [4] Brunt, Martin (4 May 2011). "Breach Sees Child Killer Venables Get New ID". Sky News. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011 . Retrieved 4 May 2011. After James’ murder emotions among the Liverpool community are running high. On the bank, close to where his body has been found, hundreds of flowers are being placed.I was crying so much I couldn't breathe. The thought of leaving the shopping centre without him was crushing. I knew that walking away from the place where he had gone missing, without any idea where he now was, meant that things were really bad. James had been right by my side and then he was gone forever.' a b c d Scott, Shirley (29 August 2009). "Death of James Bulger: Pt 4, Ten-Year-Old Suspects". truTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008 . Retrieved 4 March 2010. Cheston, Paul (21 June 2010). "James Bulger killer Jon Venables is 'suspected paedophile' ". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010 . Retrieved 21 June 2010.