Dangerous child: Nathaniel Abraham

Nathaniel Abraham

Children under 12 years old who commit murder are exceedingly rare, but it does happen, and child murderers over the age of 12 are actually quite common and have been throughout the entirety of human history. Here are ten child murderers from the past and their stories.

October 29, 1997, Nathaniel Abraham was only 11 years old. He had borrowed a .22-caliber rifle and headed down the street to a hillside near a local convenience store in Pontiac, a suburb located near Detroit, Michigan.

It was then that Abraham raised his rifle and shot a teenager, 18-year-old Ronnie Greene, in the head. This seemingly spontaneous act of murder was senseless. Greene was a complete stranger to Abraham—this was a random killing in cold blood. What on Earth could possibly possess an 11-year-old to commit such a heinous crime?Nathaniel was arrested and brought up on charges for homicide and faced life in prison. But the prosecution made the suggestion that the young boy be reassessed at age 19 and again at age 21. He was released from juvenile detention on his 21st birthday.

But it would only be two years before Abraham was in trouble again, this time for selling ecstasy in 2009, violating the conditions of his release. He received a four- to 20-year prison sentence

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