Famous Crime Presentation: Mary Bell Jaime Rivera Period 3

1. Mary
Bell
10 year OlD SerIal KIller
Jaime Rivera
Period 3
Mrs. Chang

2. THE CRIME &
SCENE
 Who? What? When?
Brian Howe (died august 4 1968) – a 3 year old boy,
was found covered in grass and purple weeds, he
had been strangled.
 Martin Brown – a 3 year old boy, was found dead on
his back next to a window with blood and saliva
trickling down his cheek and chin. Police delcared
“cause of death open”
 No name given of victim (died may 11, 1968)- a 3 year
old boy was found behind some empty sheds near a
pub, bleeding from the head. (he was a cousin of
Mary). he had fallen off a ledge falling several feet
below.

3. Background on
Suspects
 Mary Bell – A 10 year old
girl
 Grew up in Scots wood
area in New Castle.
 Economically depressed
area where domestic
violence and criminal
behavior was
commonplace.
 Billy would sexually
abuse Mary Bell When
she was young.
 Her mother would force
her to engage in sexual
acts with older men at
the age of 5.

4. F o r e n s ic
E v id e n c e :
 Next to Brian Howe
(Scissors)
 Next to Martin Brown
(Broken Window)
 Mary Bells Cousin
(bleeding from head)

5. Legal Aspects
 Mary Bell was found
“Guilty” of Manslaughter in
both counts
 Justice Cusack pronounced a
sentence of “Detention For
Life”
 Her Detention Would be for
an in determined amount of
time
 Was released on May 14,
1980 at the age of 23

6. In t e r e s t in g F a c t s o n
M a r y B e ll
 Nicknames given
3. “British Bad Seed”
4. “Baby Face Killer”
 She now has a
daughter
 Got Paid for
information
 Later used to write a
biography about her

7. Theories
 recently fOunD:
3. She KIlleD 2 MOre
lIttle BOyS
5. raISIng her chIlD
On her Own
7. regretS all the
KIllS

8. M y R e ctio
fle n
 Techniques now would :
2. Incrim inate them faster
3. Evid ence Would O f
H elped A lot
 C hoose This Topic
Because:
5. It Seem ed Really
Interesting
6. Abnorm al to research a
1 0 year old killer

9. References
 True tv.com
 Wikipedia.org
 Funtrivia.com

10. T h a n k Yo u