Jesse

Pomeroy

November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932

1st Crime Date: March 18, 18741st Crime: The torturing and stabbing of 10 year old Katie Curran Place: His mother’s dress shop in Charlestown, MassachusettsVictim: Katie CurranYoung Offender: 12 year old Jesse Pomeroy2nd Crime Date: April 24, 1874 2nd Crime: The stabbing and near-decapitation of 4 year old Horace MillerPlace: Dorchester Bay, MassachusettsVictim: Horace MillerYoung Offender: 12 year old Jesse Pomeroy

Unfortunate Victims:

Katie CurranAge 10

Horace MillenAge 4

Jesse Pomeroythe murderer

• Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts

• America’s first infamous underage serial killer

• Stated that he “couldn’t help” murdering his victims

• Nicknames: “The Boy Fiend”, “The Boy Murderer”, “The Young

Demon”, and “The Child Murderer”

Jesse Harding Pomeroy• Youngest of two children

• Cruel and disciplinary father• Had infectious eye

SentenceDecember 10, 1874 was found guiltyFebruary 1875 sentenced to hangSeptember 7, 1876 16 years old when sentenced to Charlestown State Prison

Judges would not take responsibility for Pomeroy’s hanging

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