Mary Bell: podcast appearances and interviews

Mary Flora Bell, born on 26 May 1957, is an English woman known for her involvement in the murders of two preschool-age boys in Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1968. Bell carried out her first killing at the age of ten, during which she informed her victim of a sore throat before strangling him. She was subsequently convicted of manslaughter for both killings in December 1968 at Newcastle Assizes, with her actions judged to have been carried out under diminished responsibility. Prior to her trial, Bell was diagnosed with a psychopathic personality disorder. At the time of her conviction, she was 11 years old, making her Britain's youngest female killer. An alleged accomplice, 13-year-old Norma Joyce Bell, was tried in connection with at least one of the offences but was acquitted of all charges. Bell was released from custody in 1980 when she was 23 years old. Since her release, she has lived under a series of pseudonyms, with a lifelong court order maintaining her anonymity and protecting the identities of her daughter and granddaughter. Her case remains notable for her age at the time of the crimes and her subsequent life after incarceration.