Killer Kids Volume 7: 22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill

by Robert Keller

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including;Joseph Hall: When he was ten years old, Joseph Hall took a gun and blew out his father’s brains. What is even more stunning is that no one was really surprised.

Sandy Charles: A schizophrenic teen with a horror movie fixation lures a little boy into the woods. What happens next is the stuff of nightmares.

Paula Cooper: The girls said that they were there for Bible lessons so 78-year-old Ruth Pelke gladly let them in. It was the last mistake she’d ever make.

Louis Hamlin & James Savage: Two pre-teen girls take a well-traveled shortcut through the woods. On this day,there are predators lying in wait.

Michael Hamer: Teased, bullied, isolated from his peers, Michael began to construct a disturbing fantasy world. Then, one day, those fantasies got real.

Sergey Gordeyev: Sergey had been a straight-A student all his life. The B that his Geography teacher had graded him was an insult. Sergey wouldn’t stand for it.

Shawn Green: A dispute between classmates escalates into a deadly confrontation, played out before stunned passengers on a crowded London bus.

Mathieu Moulinas: He was troubled child, afflicted by terrifying thoughts. Still, no one truly saw the monster that lurked beneath. No one saw until it was too late.

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Plus 14 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Killer Kids Vol. 7.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 12, 2021

Reviews

[L J Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another fine entry in Keller’s series of accounts of Children who kill. I grew up in the 1950s and, though I was a child myself, never heard of such things. Very few of Keller’s more than 150 stories so far in his various books tell tales that occurred before the seventies and eighties. So this appears to be a more modern phenomena. The hate required to actually kill your parents or other innocent people just doesn’t seem possible to be able to accumulate in someone so young. Although there are stories about the killing of friends, strangers and fellow students (one report tells of a school shooting by a young student in Russia!), it is the killing of parents that floors me. Of course, some parents don’t handle their responsibilities well or at all. Some don’t raise their children with love or respect. But it is particularly difficult to read about the deaths by their own children of parents that seemed to be doing as well as they could. In many ways this is a scary read.

[Kate W · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick and interesting read.

I was in a bit of a book slump. This book was just what I needed. This book contains several short non-fiction stories about children convicted of murder. Their ages certainly made things more intriguing, but there were other factors that made this so intriguing. The law has always fascinated me, so I appreciated that the author included legal changes that impacted the children’s sentencing. It was also interesting to see how laws differed in various areas.

These stories are sad—and not always only for the victims. This book explores more than just child killers. It touches on injustices, mental health, and more. I will definitely consider reading other books by Keller in the future.

[Deirdre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids in Age Only
As I read this book had I not known their ages up front I never would have imagined that these killers were "kids" (under 18 years old). They were clever, conniving, cunning, and vicious with some making the same mistakes as adults that led to their capture. While others were only caught because they confessed their involvement in the crime.

Most of these young murderers were monsters, but a few had been living in such terrible conditions and were truly remorseful that it's good that juvenile detention was made available to them. I hope Keller isn't done with this series. I hope he has a few more in his computer.

[Anne Hawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Youthful Offenders

In almost any of these cases there was a failure in the court system and/or social services. There were a couple of instances where the offender was obviously mentally disturbed. The crimes themselves had an effect on the town where the crimes took place, the relatives and school mates. Most of this could be avoided if we had A better mental health system.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Intriguing

I've read a few of these Robert Keller killer kids books
and each one boggles my mind more than the one before! I didn't even realize there are so many of these kids running around. This is crazy! I always start reading and before I even know it I'm done! And onto the next!!!

[Patricia Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder from killers you would never expect

No one would think children capable of murder, but the children in this book will totally surprise you. In these stories, parents never realized they were sleeping just down the hall from a killer.

[Kathleen Tangari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

For True Crime afficionados, Robert Keller encapsulates a great many details into each story that makes up this book. Motives, backgrounds, and mistaken beliefs match through these stories, told in true Robert Keller fashion

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

I liked that the author stated the facts in a way that left you open to choosing your own opinion.

[Shenna Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

The book was a good read and it was hard to put down. Some of the stories were sad because I can't believe how some of the kids little work.

[William Victor Eady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title says it all

I enjoyed this book. I gave a 4* because I think each case should've been a bit longer. Other than that, a very good read 📚

[Dominique · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection