{"product_id":"children-who-kill-john-de-santi-9798187009725","title":"Children Who Kill: True Stories, Trials, and Dark Mysteries of Young Murderers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the person who kills is still a child?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren Who Kill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores some of the most disturbing and complex murder cases ever committed by minors. These are not stories told for shock value. They are carefully reconstructed accounts of children and teenagers who crossed the final boundary, leaving families, investigators, courts, and entire communities struggling with the same impossible questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does violence begin?\u003cbr\u003eCan a child fully understand murder?\u003cbr\u003eWhere does responsibility end and immaturity begin?\u003cbr\u003eAnd can someone who killed at thirteen, fourteen, or fifteen ever truly change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a powerful blend of true crime, psychological analysis, legal history, and human storytelling, John De Santi examines the crimes, trials, motives, family dynamics, and long-term consequences behind cases that continue to divide public opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the cases explored are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Bell, the English child convicted of killing two young boys;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Thompson and Jon Venables, the ten-year-olds responsible for the murder of James Bulger;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmarjeet Sada, accused of killing three children before the age of nine;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionel Tate, whose claim that a fatal attack was only a wrestling game became one of the most controversial juvenile murder cases in the United States;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Smith, who killed four-year-old Derrick Robie and spent nearly three decades in prison before being released on parole;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, whose obsessive friendship ended in the murder of Pauline's mother;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika De Nardo and Omar Favaro, responsible for the shocking Novi Ligure massacre;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlyssa Bustamante, who said she wanted to know what it felt like to kill;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Price, one of the youngest serial killers in American history;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Boy from Kobe, whose murders, letters, and invented identity terrified Japan;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the Girl from Sasebo, whose crime was transformed by the internet into a disturbing digital myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also examines family massacres, school shootings, crimes committed under the influence of a partner, violence connected to psychosis, online humiliation, bullying, isolation, revenge, curiosity, and the desire for control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat sets this book apart is its refusal to offer easy answers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not turn young killers into monsters, legends, or media icons. It does not erase responsibility by blaming childhood trauma, mental illness, video games, music, family conflict, or the internet. Instead, it separates documented facts from speculation and asks what the evidence truly shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the victims remain at the center of the narrative. Their lives are not reduced to a date, a crime scene, or a role in the killer's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a book about murder, but also about childhood, justice, punishment, rehabilitation, fear, and the limits of human understanding.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of these young offenders were released. Others died in prison. Some appeared to change. Others remained violent for decades. In several cases, even after conviction, the most important question was never fully answered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are drawn to true crime that goes beyond headlines, sensationalism, and simple explanations, \u003ci\u003eChildren Who Kill\u003c\/i\u003e will challenge what you believe about guilt, punishment, and the possibility of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy your copy today\u003c\/b\u003e and enter the darkest, most controversial territory of juvenile crime-where the killer is still a child, but the consequences last forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John de Santi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187009725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"John de Santi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998542442751,"sku":"9798187009725","price":19.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-who-kill-john-de-santi-9798187009725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}