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murder of James Bulger

murder of James Bulger on 12 February 1993 in England
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Summary

murder of James Bulger is a torture murder[1]. It draws 44,553 Wikipedia views per month (torture murder category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Instance of: kidnapping[4], sexual assault[5]
  • Location: New Strand Shopping Centre[6]
  • Armament: brick[7], stone[8]
  • Point in time: February 12, 1993[9]
  • Number of deaths: 1[10]
  • Number of injured: 0[11]
  • Number of perpetrators: 2[12]
  • Perpetrator: Robert Thompson[13], Jon Venables[14]
  • Victim(s): James Bulger[15]

Why It Matters

murder of James Bulger has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jcb · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Location → New Strand Shopping Centre
    Instance of → torture murder, kidnapping, sexual assault
    Number of perpetrators → {'amount': '+2'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image of grave: James Bulger's grave, Kirkdale Cemetery 1.jpg"
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