Mary Bell // 71 // Child murderer // Part 1

Drinking The Cool Aid

Drinking The Cool Aid
Mary Bell // 71 // Child murderer // Part 1
Aug 08, 2021 Season 1 Episode 71
Megan and Hanna Hawkins

Someone was preying on children in Tyne, England. The killer was eventually dubbed the Tyneside Strangler. This story is terrifying for many reasons, but the scariest part is that the killer, was a child herself.  Mary Flora Bell had a very troubled childhood that was filled with abuse.  On the day before her 11th birthday, she murdered Martin Brown.  Just weeks later, Mary and her friend, Norma, murdered Brian Howe. 

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Drinking The Cool Aid

Resources:
Cries unheard Why Children Kill: The Story of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny

Mary Flora Bell The Horrific True Story Behind An Innocent Girl Serial Killer by Nancy Veysey and Ryan Becker

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