30 Eyl 2021 Robert Thompson reportedly lives with a boyfriend who On March 4, 2019, it was announced Thompson's accomplice Jon Venables is to keep his anonymity after a judge ruled it would protect him from "serious violence". Bulger responded to the parole boards decision by saying, I think the only way to stop him from killing another baby like James is to keep him behind up for life. The youngster had no record of violence before he was found . Unlike Venables - who spent three years in jail for breaching his parole in 2010 and is currently behind bars for possessing child abuse material - Thompson has had no known further convictions. Another investigator revealed that the young boy would avoid answering difficult questions by crying. DetectivePhil Roberts was on Merseysides serious crime squad when he got a call at 6am on February 13, 1993, about a two-year-old boy who had gone missing from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle. Experts claim his home life could have led to Thompsons actions. And what the convicted killer had to say is shocking all those who have been following the case for more than two decades. Robert works in development for the City of Spokane, is a graduate of Arizona State University, and is a co-founder of the Spokane Sidewalk Games project. He, Picture 1 of 12. is real & he gets done in. Routine psychiatric examinations determined that he showed remorse for his crimes. All times AEST (GMT +10). In Robert Thompson, they paint the picture of a boy who had a very troubled childhood. At trial in 1993, Thompson was painted as the ringleader, leading Venables on at every turn. We pay for your stories! All rights reserved. As for himself, Mr Lee says: Twenty years on I find it more difficult to believe I could have taken on the case now that Ive got three children. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. While serving his sentence, Thompson showed remarkable improvement. That will cost. . While he has not reoffended since being released, in the two-part documentary, one of the investigators who questioned Thompson suggested that he was the ringleader of the attack, calling him "street smart" and "switched on". I would have been 9 when this happened, and it affected my 29yo mother something fierce (understandably). "I am deeply ashamed of what I did, of having played a part in this horrible murder.". The same path would not apply to his partner in crime, however. Email us [email protected] call 0207 782 4368 . By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. But the President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane rejected the bid, saying it was in place to protect Venables from being "put to death".
