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Immerse yourself in the chilling autobiography of Jesse Harding Pomeroy, dubbed as Americas youngest serial killer. A mere child of 12 when first arrested for assaulting seven boys in South Boston, Massachusetts, Jesses reign of terror didnt end with his release from reform school. Soon after, a brutally mutilated young boys body was discovered, followed by a young girls body found in his mothers dressmaking shop basement. At the tender age of 14, Jesse was convicted of these heinous murders. Penned while incarcerated in 1875, this autobiography provides a startling look into the mind of a ...

Jesse Harding Pomeroy was only 12 years old when he was arrested for the assault of 7 boys near his home in the South Boston area of Massachusetts. He was sent to reform school for a year and released. Shortly after his release, the body of a young boy was found mutilated almost beyond recognition. Then the body of a young girl was discovered in the basement of the building which Jesse's mother had rented to run her small dressmaking shop. Jesse would be tried and found guilty of the two murders when he was but 14 years of age, and thus has been referred to as "America's youngest serial killer...