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James Bulger Killers - Robert Thompson and Jon Venables
The following note along with the artist impression, was sent to MAKO anonymously from the UK (Jan 2010)....
Note- The James Bulger killers brutally tortured and killed 2yr old James Bulger. The poor mother has given up the fight for justice for her son, defeated by a criminal justice system institutionally biased in favour of the offender and against the victim. The boys who abducted the toddler, sexually tortured him and beat him to death with bricks. They served less than eight yeaqrs in youth custody before given one to one schooling, a better education than poor Jmaes could have ever have had. On their release they were given anonymity for life, and are resettled under assumed names in Australia....

Killers Will Have No Peace, Says Toddler's Mum

THE killers of British toddler James Bulger have been granted anonymity for life to protect them from revenge attacks.
But James' mother, Denise Fergus, last night vowed that they would never be allowed to live in peace.
She told them: "You will be haunted and hunted for the rest of your lives."
A High Court judge ruled that the new identities to be given to Robert Thompson and Jon Venables should be kept secret forever when they are released from detention this year.
The unprecedented order was made to protect the right to life of the pair, who were facing a life on the run from the dead boy's family and vigilantes.
The High Court Judge, Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, imposed an open-ended injunction on media in England and Wales to prevent the publication of the killers' new names, their whereabouts, photographs, and descriptions of their appearance. The order extends to media in Australia and elsewhere to the world who have offices in London, but there are suggestions that the pair's whereabouts could be released on the Internet.
Thompson and Venables, both 18, will be given new identities, new passports, new health cards, help with relocation and "pre-histories" so that their identities withstand the scrutiny of future neighbors or colleagues.
They have also reportedly been offered the chance to emigrate, although it is unlikely that they would sever close ties with their families and relocate to Australia or New Zealand.
They hope to win parole in the next few months following a ruling last year that they have served the minimum tariff necessary under their life sentences - eight years. A parole hearing is scheduled for the next few weeks.
Thompson and Venables were 10 years old when they lured two-year-old James from a Liverpool shopping centre and battered him to death in 1993. They are now being prepared for life in the outside world and are regularly taken on supervised shopping trips, visits to the theatre and holidays by the sea.
They have had private tuition, unlimited visits from their families and access to email and the Internet. But Thompson reportedly lives in fear of being recognised and suffered a panic attack during a supermarket outing.
"It is constantly on his mind. He lives in a state of permanent fear and apprehension about being recognised and what his future holds," a worker at his detention centre said.
He talks tentatively of the future, telling workers he wants a family of his own and wants to be the "perfect dad".
"He has said on many occasions that he wants to be able to live a relatively normal life and be a better father than his own dad was," The Sun newspaper quoted a worker as saying.
Dame Butler-Sloss said she was convinced that the lives of Thompson and Venables would be at risk if their identities and whereabouts were disclosed, and she was "compelled" to take steps to protect them, even though they were now adults.
"I have come to the conclusion that I am compelled to take steps in the almost unique circumstances of this case to protect their lives and physical well-being," she said.
Although the crime of these two young men was especially heinous, they did not thereby forfeit their rights under English law and the Convention on Human Rights."
A furious Denise Fergus said the pair would be found. "Every minute they will have to look over their shoulders. Even if they live on top of a mountain at the ends of the earth they will never be able to relax. That is some comfort to me - to know they will never be able to live in peace."

Vanishing Act Of Unique Prisoners

FROM the moment Venables and Thompson, then aged 11, went their separate ways to secure units in November, 1993, they have been unlike any other young prisoners.
The child-killers are already living under assumed names. One source says Venables has absorbed his new identity so well ne feels a completely different person, able to look at Jon Venables as someone else.
When they are released some time this year, on a date that may never be made public. they will probably be given yet another new identity, further distancing themselves from any link to their hideous crime.
Their life at large will match the uniqueness of their life inside. They are to receive new National Insurance numbers, birth certificates, National Health Service cards, passports and driving licences.
It is believed to be the first time killers have been given such well-planned and expensive help in disappearing.

Adelaide Advertiser (10-1-2001)

An Artists impression of what Robert Thompson and Jon Venables might look like now....

Baby Killer
In Britain, one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger has become a father, it was reported yesterday.
Robert Thompson, now 23, has been living under a secret identity since his release from jail nearly five years ago and his girlfriend is unaware of his involvement in James's murder.
Adelaide Advertiser (3-1-2006)

Boy's Killers Call For Privacy

LONDON: Child killer's of a toddler, Robert Thompson and JonVenables, both now 18, want Britain's High Court to protect their privacy.
Solicitors acting for the pair, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, want an injunction to prevent their new identities from ever being made public.
But solicitor Robin Makin, for the victim's father, Ralph Bulger, said the family was bitter at the move.
"Where has the protection and privacy been for the family of this little boy who was killed? These two boys have had everything handed to them on a plate while the real victims have been left to suffer," he said.
Mr Bulger has vowed to fight the move.

Adelaide Advertiser (2000)

Child Killers Denied A Fair Trial, Court Rules

TWO boys who killed Liverpool toddler James Bulger did not receive a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday.
Jon Venables and Robert Thompson are serving minimum 15-year sentences for the murder which shocked millions around the world in February, 1993.
The pair snatched James, 2, from a shopping mall, dragged him for 3km, attacked him and left his battered body on a railway line.
They were sentenced by an adult court in November, 1993, to be jailed at Her Majesty's pleasure, with minimum sentences of eight years.
But lawyers for Venables and Thompson, who were 11 when on trial, told the European court in Strasbourg that the Preston adult court venue and wide publicity impinged on the pair's rights to a fair trial.
The European Commission of Human Rights last March ruled that the boys were denied a fair trial because of the court's intimidating adult nature. It was also open to the public.
The commission also criticised the role of former Home Secretary Michael Howard, who in 1994 raised the minimum sentence to 15 years from the eight years set by the trial judge.
Yesterday, the court said Mr Howard's decision was a breach of the boys' human rights. But it rejected a claim their treatment was "inhumane and degrading". The court does not have the power to overturn the boys' convictions or order their release.

Adelaide Advertiser (1999)

Tot Killers May Be Sent Here

ROBERT Thompson was one of two boys jailed for the horrific bashing, sexual torture and murder of toddler Jamie Bulger.
Now there is strong speculation the 17-year-old could be freed and sent to start his new life in Australia.

YOUNG murderer Robert Thompson began life anew in a secure prison unit in February 1993.
He was infamous for his role in the shocking murder of Jamie Bulger.
Fellow inmates were aware of the details of the crime, as was the rest of the world. Thompson suffered taunts from the other inmates and had nightmares about people climbing over the walls to attack him. His mother tried to help by telling him to walk away or reply to other young criminals: "Well, you're no angel either, otherwise you wouldn't be here."
Thompson's crime was so heinous some of the details remain too sickening to report.
Detective- Superintendent Albert Kirby was in charge of the case and broke his silence after reports Thompson and his partner in the crime, Jon Venables, could be released within three years.
The retired police officer said he would never forget the butchery inflicted on Jamie Bulger's tiny body, or the horror in the eyes of Jamie's mother.
Mr Kirby vividly recalled finding Jamie's body dumped on a railway track, sliced in two by a passing train after being dumped there by the two young killers. Jamie's face had been smashed with bricks and bludgeoned with an iron bar. "His head was like pulp," Mr Kirby said.
His face also was splattered with paint thrown at him and he was naked from the waist down. It was also suspected he was sexually molested In a way that would have caused "excruciating pain".
Mr Kirby said he believed, despite the latest European Court ruling to the contrary, the British trial was fair. He believed the pair should remain in jail until at least 21, but said it would be inhumane to keep the boys locked up for life. "They did something indescribably horrible. But they were only 10 years old."
The British justice system is now faced with the question of how best to give Robert Thompson and John Venables a second chance. Unlike Venables, Thompson has responded well to rehabilitation and his supporters believe he deserves every chance at a "normal" life," possibly being sent to Australia with a new identity.
The turnaround in Thompson has surprised observers of the case. Throughout the trial he, more than Venables, was the one who worried child psychologists because he showed no emotion and on videotaped evidence he appeared to lie his way through police interviews. He also blamed Venables for the crime.
The breakthrough in Thompson's rehabilitation came in 1995 when he finally admitted to playing a 50:50 role in the murder and to feeling remorse.
These days Thompson is one of the oldest members of the unit and has adopted a leadership role.
He is also reportedly bright, artistically gifted and has carefully cultivated his interest in design, art, textiles and catering.
A girl who entered the unit briefly for a minor offence is understood to have developed a relationship with him and the pair have been exchanging letters. She is believed to be Thompson's first girlfriend.
It would be virtually impossible for either Thompson or Venables to lead a normal life in Britain. Officials are refusing to verify reports that plans are being drawn up to give Thompson an assumed name in the hope of a new life in Australia.
It remains to be seen whether Australian authorities would, or should, be willing to help.

Adelaide Advertiser (26-12-1999)
Helen McCabe

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