Podcast Episode

When Children Kill: The Stories of Mary Bell and Brenda Ann Spencer

History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History·Tim Scott, Charles Walters and Brandy Herrmann·23 July 2026·50 min

About this episode

Ten year old Mary Bell strangled and mutilated two toddlers in 1968.  In 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, fired 30 rounds of ammo at children in a school playground from her father's apartment in San Diego.  She  killed two adults and wounded 8 children and a Police Officer.  When asked to explain her actions, Spencer simply stated "I don't like Mondays".  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.