Mary Bell: The Murder Of Martin Brown

Mary Bell was born in 1957 to a single mother who is said to have had mental issues and a father who seemed to not care much about his daughter's life. Early on the adults in Mary’s life noticed that the child was a bit abnormal. Although Mary’s violent behavior is noticed by those around her, nothing is done and she carries on unchecked, with terrible consequences. The day before Mary’s eleventh birthday on May 25th 1968 Mary is said to have strangled Martin Brown and on July 31, 1968 Bell and her accomplice Norma killed and tortured a second boy. In the case of Martin Brown, Mary Bell killed and mutilated her victim single-handedly. The case of eleven year old Mary Bell became one of the first of its kind, but the number of children who kill is dramatically increasing. Most interestingly, Mary had no real reasons behind the killings besides her deeply scarred

It has been said that Mary showed no signs of remorse or even caring about the life’s she had taken. In court Bell displayed a calm demeanor even whilst being sentenced to life in prison; Bell only served eight years of this term. During this time Bell escaped and was on the run for three days. This better shows that Mary had no regard for authorities and rules.
Both Mary and her victims’ ages were a standout in this case, since it was rare to see a child killer. Mary continued to exhibit behavioral problems from behind bars; there was a documented escape, which led to Mary capture three days later. This and many other of Mary's behavior problems lead to the suspicion that Mary have suffered from the same mental issues that plagued, her mother. Mary seemed to be screaming for attention in many ways. At school, she attempted to alert school tears to no avail. If there were a little more attention given to Mary's behavior and temper, the murders may have been