Top 5 Most Evil Children in History
They had the darkest minds, for sure.
The stories of children who commit heinous acts often leave us questioning the nature of evil and the innocence of youth. From cold-blooded murders to calculated atrocities, these are the tales of young minds turned monstrously dark. Isn’t it hard to imagine?
Zachary Davis
On August 10, 2012, 15-year-old Zachary Davis committed an unspeakable act against his own mother. Zachary was a solitary teenager with few friends and an unusual obsession with serial killers and methods of torture. He spent hours on the internet, looking into graphic content and engrossing himself in dark, violent fantasies.
His favorite book was Stephen King’s “Misery,” and he often quoted disturbing phrases that signaled pain and suffering. Despite these warning signs, his loving mother, Melanie, and older brother, Josh, remained unaware of the darkness within Zachary. He seemed ordinary on the day of the crime, with the family enjoying a movie outing together. But later that night, the true extent of Zachary’s troubled mind came to a terrifying climax.
After ensuring his mother was asleep, Zachary armed himself with a sledgehammer and entered her bedroom. With chilling precision, he struck her repeatedly, delivering over 20 blows that ended her life in a brutal and gruesome manner. After the murder, Zachary attempted to set the house on fire, hoping to kill his sleeping brother and erase the evidence of his crime. But his plan failed, and his brother survived.
Nevada-tan
In 2004, an 11-year-old girl in Sasebo, Japan, known as Nevada-tan — was a seemingly normal elementary school student but had a disturbed mind. On a regular school day, June 1, she tricked her classmate, 12-year-old Satomi Mitarai, into leaving the classroom. She told Satomi she wanted to show her something amusing.
Nevada-tan led Satomi to an isolated location. In a sudden and brutal attack, Nevada-tan drew out a box cutter and slashed Satomi’s neck, ending her young life in a matter of moments. When a teacher found her after the murder, Nevada-tan was shockingly calm. She simply said she had done something bad. The motive behind the crime remained unclear, sparking debates about the influence of violent media on young minds.
Craig Price
At just 13, Craig stepped beyond the realm of childhood mischief into a world of unimaginable violence. His first known act of murder, he targeted his neighbor, 27-year-old Rebecca Spencer. On a quiet night in July 1987, Craig broke into her house, armed himself with a kitchen knife, and attacked her as she slept. The viciousness of his attack was staggering: he stabbed her 58 times, demonstrating a level of brutality.
Craig’s second spree of violence, even more gruesome than the first, occurred two years later. He broke into the home of Joan Heaton and her two daughters, Jennifer and Melissa, who were 10 and 8 years old, respectively. With cold precision, Craig murdered all three, inflicting dozens of stab wounds and leaving a scene of carnage that haunted even the most seasoned investigators.
Jasmine Richardson
In 2006, at the age of 12, Jasmine, living in Medicine Hat, Canada, conspired with her 23-year-old boyfriend, Jeremy Steinke, to commit an unthinkable crime. They wanted to live together without parental interference; therefore, they decided to kill Jasmine’s family.
On a fateful night, Jasmine’s home turned into a scene of unspeakable horror. Her parents, Debra and Marc Richardson, were the first victims of this violent plan. They were viciously attacked and killed. Then, Jasmine turned against her own 8-year-old brother, Jacob, and murdered him.
Edmund Kemper
As a child, Edmund Kemper exhibited deeply troubling behavior that foreshadowed the horror he would later inflict. He grew up in a troubled household and developed a disturbing fascination with death from an early age. He decapitated his sisters’ dolls and even escalated to killing the family cats. These early acts of violence were clear red flags.
By the time he was a teenager, his behavior had become increasingly erratic and dangerous. His size and strength, combined with his deep-seated anger and psychological issues, made him a ticking time bomb. Eventually, he turned his violent fantasies into reality, committing a series of heinous murders that shocked and horrified the public.
