Talk:Mary Bell
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I wikified Brian Howe, but it refers to the wrong one. ,,,,,How do I correct? --Sgeo | Talk 02:18, Sep 11, 2004 (UTC)
Should the " Child Killers say the darnedest things:Mary Bell, 2 comics about the killings" link be deleted? It seems to me to be gratuitous and pointless? Albatross2147 13:15, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Missing details?
It appears that there are significant facts missing from this article. The article mentions Mary and her daughter being protected upon release from jail, yet there is no prior mention of a daughter. I think this needs to be looked at - I have no idea how to 'flag' an article, but in general it seems quite jumpy and is missing pieces, so it could do with a good lookover. Ktbaby 13:50, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
I agree ktbaby. i myself came to the talk page after reading about her previously unmentioned daughter. where did she find the time in jail to have sex and get pregnant? maybe she was raped by a guard.. this missing information needs to be addressed. i might do it myself later if i have the time Lue3378 17:10, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
If Mary Bell was ten at the time of the murders according to the article summary, how can the main picture also be of her at the time of the murders if the picture is described as her at eleven years of age?
- The picture appears on CrimeLibrary [1], where it says she's 10 in that picture. I'll fix that. grendel|khan 13:52, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
- Now the picture says "age 10, at the time of the murders" and the article summary says she was age 11 at the time of the murders. Which is it? 68.255.60.58 22:14, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dispute Use of Description "Serial Killer"
Based on the definition of serial killer on Wikipedia, Mary Bell does not merit inclusion in that category of murderer.
That article defines a serial killer as "someone who commits three or more murders over an extended period of time with cooling-off periods in between. In between their crimes, they appear to be quite normal, a state which Hervey Cleckley and Robert Hare call the 'mask of sanity.' There is often — but not always — a sexual element to the murders." (My emphasis.)
Mary was convicted of two murders, which does not meet the definition. Therefore, I suggest she be removed from the serial killer category. Marklemagne 05:18, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Where is she now?
Where is Mary Bell now? The article notes that the press found her under her assumed name. What is her assumed name? Where is she?
[edit] How did she have a daughter?
She was 10 and 11 at the time of the murders and imprisonment and 23 or so at the time of her release. How did she have a daughter? Are prisoners in Britain allowed releases to have sex?
- No, but they're traditionally allowed to have sex after they're released. She left prison in 1980, and her daughter was born in 1984. 82.39.211.80 02:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why was she released?
Why was she released from prison after such a short time? She was diagnosed as a psychopath at trial; why would someone that dangerous be put back on the street?
- She was imprisoned at the age of 11 and released at the age of 23. I think it is fairly reasonable to assume that she changed significantly in that period.
[edit] Uncorrected Vandalism
There appears to have been some vandalism on this page that was never corrected some time back. There used to be a paragraph on her Early Life that was removed and never replaced. See the edit here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Bell&diff=prev&oldid=113255185
[edit] Murder/Manslaughter
The first section of the article implies that Bell was convicted of the 'murder' of the two victims; however, the article later states that she was found not guilty of murder, but of manslaughter.
It is therefore more correct to state that the boys were 'killed' not 'murdered'. Will edit to reflect this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.65.166 (talk) 11:50, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
