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This is a list of the youngest documented killers.

Aged younger than 13

Name Date Of Birth Date of killing Year of killing Age at time of murder(s) Location Country Killed Injured Fate of perpetrator(s) Ref.
Dedrick Darnell Owens May 5, 1993 Feb 29 2000 6 years, 9 months and 26 days Buell Elementary School, Mount Morris Township, Michigan United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Jason Osmanson[1] c. 1983–94 April 12 1994 10 Butte, Montana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
James Arcene ca. 1862 Unknown 1872? 10 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma United States United States
1
0
 Arrested and sentenced to death
Robert Thompson and Jon Venables August 23, 1982 and August 13, 1982 Feb 12 1993 Thompson: 10 years, 5 months and 20 days. Venables: 10 years, 5 months and 10 days. Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom United Kingdom
1
0
 Both arrested
Joseph Hall c. 2000–2001 May 1 2011 10 years, 10 months, 12 days Riverside, California United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Mary Bell May 26, 1957 May 25 – Jul 31 1968 10 years, 11 months and 364 days – 11 years and 7 days Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom United Kingdom
2
0
 Arrested
Jordan Brown August 7, 1997 February 20 2009 11 years, 6 months and 13 days New Beaver, Pennsylvania United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Nellie Corneilson ? Jan 15 1902 11 Wichita, Kansas United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Nathaniel Abraham[2] January 1986 October 29 1997 11 years and 9 months Detroit, Michigan United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Andrew Golden May 25, 1986 Mar 24 1998 11, 9 months and 27 days Westside Middle School, Craighead County, Arkansas United States United States
5
10
 Arrested, along with accomplice Mitchell Johnson.
Unnamed female student 1993–94 Jun 1 2004 11 Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested/Institutionalized
Nathan Ferris[1] 1974–75 March 2 1987 12 De Kalb, Missouri United States United States
1
0
 Committed suicide
Piedad Martínez del Águila 1953 December 4, 1965 to January 4, 1966 1965 12 Murcia Spain Spain
4
0
 Arrested/Institutionalized [3][4][5]
Jose Reyes 2000–01 Oct 21 2013 12 years, 3 months and 19 days Sparks Middle School, Sparks, Nevada United States United States
1
2
 Committed suicide
Lionel Tate January 30, 1987 Jul 28 1999 12 years, 5 months and 28 days Broward County, Florida United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Christopher Pittman April 9, 1989 Nov 28 2001 12 years, 7 months and 19 days Chester, South Carolina United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Evan Drake Savoie and Jake Lee Eakin 1990–91 Feb 15 2003 Both 12 Ephrata, Washington United States United States
1
0
 Both arrested
Jasmine Richardson 1996 Apr 23 2006 12 Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada Canada
3
0
 Arrested

Aged 13–18

Name Date Of Birth Date Year Age at time of murder(s) Location Country Killed Injured Fate of perpetrator(s) Ref.
Carrie Sampson ? August 17 1899 13 Tallahassee, Florida United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Eric Smith January 22, 1980 Aug 2 1993 13, 6 months and 11 days Steuben County, New York United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Mitchell Johnson 11 August 1984 Mar 24 1998 13, 7 months and 13 days Westside Middle School, Craighead County, Arkansas United States United States
5
10
 Arrested, along with accomplice Andrew Golden.
Nathaniel Brazill September 22, 1986 May 26 2000 13, 8 months and 4 days Lake Worth Middle School, Lake Worth, Florida United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Craig Price October 11, 1973 Jul 27 1987 13, 9 months and 16 days Warwick, Rhode Island United States United States
4
0
 Arrested
Two unnamed females c. 1999–2000 December 2014 13 and 14 Hartlepool United Kingdom United Kingdom
1
0
 Both arrested
Heather Smith c. 1971 November 26 1985 14 Spanaway, Washington United States United States
2
0
 Committed suicide
Anna Bell ? Jul 21 1895 14 Fairfield County, South Carolina United States United States
3
1
 Arrested
James Ortega[6] December 22, 1989 January 3 1989 14 years and 12 days San Jose, California United States United States
1
2
 Arrested
Brandon McInerney January 24, 1994 Feb 11 2008 14 years and 18 days E.O. Green Junior High School, Oxnard, California United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Jesse Pomeroy November 29, 1859 February–April 1874 14 years and 2 months Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts United States United States
9
0
 Arrested
Caril Ann Fugate July 30, 1943 Jan 21 1958 14, 5 months and 22 days Lincoln, Nebraska United States United States
11
0
 Arrested, along with her accomplice and boyfriend Charles Starkweather.
Michael Carneal June 1, 1983 Dec 1 1997 14, 6 months and 0 days Heath High School, West Paducah, Kentucky United States United States
3
5
 Arrested
Josh Phillips March 17, 1984 Nov 3 1998 14, 7 months and 17 days Jacksonville, Florida United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Barry Dale Loukaitis February 26, 1981 Feb 2 1996 14, 11 months and 7 days Frontier Middle School, Moses Lake, Washington United States United States
3
1
 Arrested
Seito Sakakibara c. 1992–93 Mar 16 – May 27 1997 14 Kobe, Hyogo Japan Japan
2
0
 Arrested
Andrew Jerome Wurst c. 1983–84 Apr 24 1998 14 Edinboro, Pennsylvania United States United States
1
3
 Arrested
Todd Cameron Smith c. 1984–85 Apr 28 1999 14 W. R. Myers High School, Taber, Alberta Canada Canada
1
1
 Arrested
Kenneth Bartley, Jr. c. 2000–2001 Nov 8 2005 14 Campbell County High School, Jacksboro, Tennessee United States United States
1
2
 Arrested
Jesse Osborne c. 2001–2002 Sep 28 2016 14 Townville Elementary School, Townville, South Carolina United States United States
2
3
 Arrested
Charles Andrew Williams February 8, 1986 Mar 5 2001 15 years and 25 days Santana High School, Santee, California United States United States
2
13
 Arrested
Jaylen Ray Fryberg July 31, 1999 Oct 24 2014 15 years, 2 months and 24 days Marysville Pilchuck High School, Marysville, Washington United States United States
4
4
 Committed suicide
Sergey Gordeyev October 4, 1998 Feb 3 2014 15 years, 3 months and 30 days School No. 263, Otradnoye District, Moscow Russia Russia
2
1
 Arrested
Eric Hainstock April 4, 1991 Sep 29 2006 15 years, 5 months, and 25 days Cazenovia, Wisconsin United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Edmund Kemper December 18, 1948 Aug 27 1964 15, 8 months, 9 days North Fork, California United States United States
2
0
 Arrested after he killed his grandparents at the age of 15, was released six years later, and went on to kill another 8 victims as an adult.
Paula Cooper August 25, 1969 May 14 1985 15, 8 months and 19 days Gary, Indiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested; committed suicide on May 26, 2015, 30 years after the murder.
Kip Kinkel August 30, 1982 May 21 1998 15, 8 months and 21 days Thurston High School, Springfield, Oregon United States United States
4
25
 Arrested
Akiyoshi Umekawa March 1, 1948 Dec 16 1963 15, 9 months and 15 days Otake, Hiroshima Japan Japan
5
0
 Shot by police
William Cornick June 26, 1998 Apr 24 2014 15, 9 months and 29 days Corpus Christi Catholic College, Halton Moor, Leeds United Kingdom United Kingdom
1
0
 Arrested
Kazutaka Komori c. 1943 ? 1960 15 ? Japan Japan
2
0
 Arrested
Willie Francis January 12, 1929 ? 1944 15 St. Martinville, Louisiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested; executed in 1947 at age 18.
Nick Clatterbuck c. 1968–69 Feb 28 1984 15 Utah County, Utah United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Jamar Siler[1] 1992–93 Aug 21 2008 15 Knoxville, Tennessee United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Edgar Yoevani[7] c.1999 May 6 2014 15 Tlalnepantla, Mexico Mexico Mexico
1
0
 Arrested
Toni Lawrence February, 1976 Jan 11 1992 15 Madison, Indiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested, along with three other accomplices.
Hope Rippey June, 1976 Jan 11 1992 15 Madison, Indiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested, along with three other accomplices.
Nehemiah Griego c. 1997–8 Jan 19 2013 15 South Valley, New Mexico United States United States
5
0
 Arrested
Luke Mitchell c. 1987–88 Jun 30 2003 15 Easthouses, Scotland United Kingdom United Kingdom
1
0
 Arrested
Rafael Solich c. 1988–89 Sep 28 2004 15 Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province Argentina Argentina
3
5
 Arrested
Jared Padgett 1998–99 June 10 2014 15 Troutdale, Oregon United States United States
1
0
 Committed suicide
Don Steenkamp[8][9] c. 1997 April 6 2012 15 Griekwastad South Africa South Africa
3
0
 Arrested
Jason McLaughlin 1987–88 Sep 24 2003 15 Cold Spring, Minnesota United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
James Fairweather c. 1998 Mar 29 2014 15 Colchester, Essex United Kingdom United Kingdom
2
0
 Arrested
Unknown 15-year-old girl c. 1998–99 Jul 26 2014 15 Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested
Lisa Borch c. 1998–99 Oct 08 2014 15 Kvissel, Vendsyssel Denmark Denmark
1
0
 Arrested
Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker c. 1938–39 Jun 22 1954 15 and 16 Victoria Park, Christchurch New Zealand New Zealand
1
0
 Both arrested
Evan Ramsey February 8, 1981 Feb 19 1997 16 years old and 11 days Bethel Regional High School, Bethel, Alaska United States United States
2
2
 Arrested
Alec Devon Kreider February 4, 1991 May 12 2007 16, 1 month and 10 days Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania United States United States
3
0
 Arrested; committed suicide 10 years into serving his three consecutive life sentences.
Courtney Schulhoff December 27, 1987 Feb 10 2004 16, 1 month and 14 days Altamonte Springs, Florida United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Daniel Petric August 24, 1991 Oct 20 2007 16, 1 month and 26 days Wellington, Ohio United States United States
1
1
 Arrested
Melinda Loveless October 28, 1975 Jan 11 1992 16, 2 months and 14 days Madison, Indiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested, along with three other accomplices.
Sean Sellers May 18, 1969 Sep 7 1985 16, 3 months and 20 days Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States United States
3
3
 Arrested
David Brom October 3, 1971 Feb 18 1988 16, 4 months and 15 days Rochester, Minnesota United States United States
4
0
 Arrested
Sarah Marie Johnson January 24, 1987 Sep 2 2003 16, 7 months and 9 days Bellevue, Idaho United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Jeff Weise August 8, 1988 Mar 21 2005 16, 7 months and 13 days Red Lake Senior High School, Red Lake, Minnesota United States United States
9
5
 Committed suicide
Luke Woodham February 5, 1981 Oct 1 1997 16, 7 months and 26 days Pearl High School, Pearl, Mississippi United States United States
3
7
 Arrested
Rod Ferrell March 28, 1980 Nov 25 1996 16, 7 months and 28 days Murray, Kentucky United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Éric Borel December 11, 1978 Sep 23–24 1995 16, 9 months and 12 days Cuers France France
15
4
 Committed suicide
Brenda Spencer April 3, 1962 Jan 29 1979 16, 9 months and 26 days Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, California United States United States
2
9
 Arrested
Yukio Yamaji August 21, 1983 Jul 29 2000 16, 11 months and 8 days Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan Japan
3
0
 Arrested
Scott Dyleski October 30, 1988 Oct 15 2005 16, 11 months and 15 days Lafayette, California United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Harold Wilkins c. 1916 ? 1931–32 16 ? United Kingdom United Kingdom
?
?
 Arrested and convicted
Seisaku Nakamura c. 1923–24 Aug 28 1938 16 Shizuoka Prefecture Japan Japan
9–11
0
 Arrested; executed in 1943.
Leonard Shockley c. 1941–42 Jan 16 1958 16 Dorchester County, Maryland United States United States
1
0
 Arrested; executed on April 10, 1959, at the age of 17.
Marlene Olive c. 1959 Jun 21 1975 16 Terra Linda, San Rafael, California United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Kevin Madden and Timothy Ferriman c. 1987 Nov 25 2003 Both 16 Toronto, Ontario Canada Canada
1
0
 Both arrested
Nobuharu Minato c. 1982–83 Jan 4 1989 16 Misato, Siatama Prefecture, Kanto Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested, along with three accomplices
Brian Lee Draper and Torey Michael Adamcik c. 1990 and June 14, 1990 Sep 22 2006 Both 16 Pocatello High School, Pocatello, Idaho United States United States
1
0
 Both arrested
Sajal Barui c. 1976–77 Nov 22 1993 16 Kolkata India India
3
0
 Arrested
John Odgren c. 2000–2001 Jan 19 2007 16 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
John Katehis c. 1992–93 Mar 20 2009 16 East Elmhurst, Queens, New York United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Unknown[10] c. 1998 March 2014 16 Limpopo South Africa South Africa
2
0
 Arrested
Two unknown 16-year-olds c. 1992-93 Jun 6 2009 Both 16 Stureby, Stockholm Sweden Sweden
1
0
 Both arrested
Nelson Birdwell, Bryan and David Freeman c. 1978–79 Feb 26 1995 16–17 Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Laurie Tackett October 5, 1974 Jan 11 1992 17, 3 months and 7 days Madison, Indiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested, along with three other accomplices.
TJ Lane September 19, 1994 Feb 27 2012 17, 5 months and 8 days Chardon, Ohio United States United States
3
3
 Arrested
Nicole Louise Pearce (formerly Paul Wayne Luckman) November 1, 1964 May 4 1982 17, 6 months and 3 days Kingscliff, New South Wales Australia Australia
1
1
 Arrested
Peter Woodcock March 5, 1939 September 15 1956 17, 6 months and 10 days Peterborough, Ontario Canada Canada
4
0
 Arrested
Dalton Prejean December 10, 1959 Jul 2 1977 17, 6 months and 22 days Lafayette Parish, Louisiana United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Dylan Klebold September 11, 1981 April 20 1999 17, 7 months and 9 days Littleton, Colorado United States United States
5
24 (together with Eric Harris)
 Committed suicide
Tim Kretschmer July 26, 1991 March 11 2009 17, 7 months and 13 days Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg Germany Germany
16
9
 Committed suicide
Harvey Miguel Robinson December 6, 1974 August 1992 17 and 8 months Allentown, Pennsylvania United States United States
3
0
 Arrested
Otoya Yamaguchi February 22, 1943 October 12 1960 17, 8 months and 11 days Hibiya Hall, Tokyo Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested; executed within a month after conviction
Ove Conry Andersson c. 1944–45 Mar 4 1961 17 Kungälv, Västra Götaland Sweden Sweden
1
6
 Arrested; committed suicide in prison in 2008.
Anthony Barbaro c. 1956–57 Dec 30 1974 17 Olean High School, Olean, New York United States United States
3
11
 Arrested; committed suicide within less than a year into his sentence
James Terry Roach February 18, 1960 ? 1976 17 Columbia, South Carolina United States United States
2
0
 Arrested; sentenced to execution 10 years later.
Jo Ogura c. 1981–82 Jan 4 1989 17 Misato, Siatama Prefecture, Kanto Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested, along with three accomplices
Yasushi Watanabe c. 1981–82 Jan 4 1989 17 Misato, Siatama Prefecture, Kanto Japan Japan
1
0
 Arrested, along with three accomplices
Gary Scott Pennington c. 1975–76 Jan 18 1993 17 Grayson, Kentucky United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Hendrik Möbus, Sebastian Schauseil, and Andreas Kirchner c. 1975–76 Apr 29 1993 All 17 Sondershausen Germany Germany
1
0
 All arrested
James Ellison Rouse c. 1977–78 Nov 15 1995 17 Richland High School, Lynnville, Tennessee United States United States
2
1
 Arrested
Alex Baranyi and David Anderson c. 1979–80 Jan 3–4 1997 Both 17 Bellevue, Washington United States United States
4
0
 Both arrested
Unknown 17-year-old male c. 1982–83 May 4–5 2000 17 Dazaifu, Fukuoka Japan Japan
1
2
 Arrested
Anne-Marie Boeglin ? November 23 1839 17 Stetten, Haut-Rhin France France
3
0
 Arrested
Delara Darabi September 29, 1986 ? 2003 17 Rasht Iran Iran
1
0
 Arrested; sentenced to execution 6 years later.
Gary Hirte c. 1986 Jul 23 2003 17 Winnebago County, Wisconsin United States United States
1
0
 Arrested
Tyler Hadley c. 1993–94 Jul 16 2011 17 Port St. Lucie, Florida United States United States
2
0
 Arrested
Mathieu Moulinas c. 1993–94 Nov 11 2011 17 Chambon-sur-Lignon France France
1
0
 Arrested
Wu Jiangguo[11] c. 2000 May 15 2017 17 Maoming China China
2
4
 Arrested
Unknown 17-year-old male c. 1998–99 Jan 22 2016 17 La Loche, Saskatchewan Canada Canada
4
7
 Arrested
Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham April 12 2015 14 Spalding
United Kingdom United Kingdom
2
0
 Arrested [12]
Abdulrahman Ali June 6 2017 16 London United Kingdom United Kingdom
1
0
 Arrested [13]

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  7. ^ "MONTERREY AND OTHER 4 CASES WITH FIREARMS IN SCHOOLS IN MEXICO" (in Spanish). Mundo Ejectuvio. January 18, 2017.
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