The video of them walking little jamie out of the shopping centre so casually is one of the moments that will forever stick in my memory. Child killers robert thompson and jon venables brutally tortured and murdered toddler james bulger in 1993, and thompson has since lived in an unknown location with a new identity Authorities gave robert and jon new identities and released them into society under strict supervision
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Robert thompson reportedly lives with a boyfriend who knows his real identity in 2010, reports stated that robert had reintegrated into society and had built a healthy relationship with a community in the north west.
Is robert thompson still in prison due to a complex legal path
Convicted in november 1993 at age 11 for james bulger’s murder, he served eight years in a secure children’s home, released on lifelong parole in june 2010 with a new identity after the european court of human rights ruled his original tariff unjust. The new identity granted to thompson, reportedly costing £1.5 million, has been crucial in protecting him from potential retribution The terms of his release include a lifelong ban from entering liverpool, the city where the crime took place.
