Jesse Pomeroy

Jesse Pomeroy
Drawing of Pomeroy, c. 1870–1880.
Background information
Also known asThe Boston Boy Fiend
The Boy Torturer
The Demon
The Red Devil
BornNovember 29, 1859
Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 1932(1932-09-29) (aged 72)
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
ConvictionFirst degree murder
PenaltyDeath, commuted to life to be served in solitary confinement in 1876, commuted to life imprisonment in 1917
Killings
Number of victims2 confirmed, suspected to be 9+
Span of killings1871–1874
CountryUnited States
State(s)Massachusetts
Date apprehendedApril 24, 1874

Jesse Harding Pomeroy (November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932) was a convicted American murderer and possible serial killer and the youngest person in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be convicted of murder in the first degree. He was found guilty by a jury trial held in the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County in December 1874. He was also a suspected serial killer.[1]

References

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  1. "Jesse Harding Pomeroy Materials in the City Archives · Jesse Harding Pomeroy: Massachusetts' Youngest Killer · City of Boston Archives". cityofbostonarchives.omeka.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.