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The mayor of Chicago admitted that Yummy had slipped through the cracks. Just what cracks were those? The sharp crevices that trap children and break them into cruel little pieces. Chicago's authorities had known about Yummy for years. He was born to a teenage addict mother and a father...
Before they grow up, these children can become walking weapons. One very mean little boy didn't grow up, so he became an icon instead. The crimes he committed -- and those he suffered -- shook the country's conscience in a way that violent acts with far larger body counts no...
If every offender who fit that profile were beyond help, judges would know better which kids to consign to lockups. They aren't all beyond help, so authorities stumble around in the dark. Indeed, the records of young offenders are generally closed, so previous offenses aren't always disclosed to...
11 a.m.: I called Dean Hewitt with more questions about the boy. She was still very uncooperative. I felt she was protecting him and resenting my concern. At that point I asked her to call the police. I told her that I wanted a policeman to talk to the boy...
Sandifer lived his short life both terrorizing and terrorized. Since 1993, he was prosecuted at least eight times on felonies, including drug possession and armed robbery. He was convicted twice and given probation, the state's stiffest penalty for a child his age. But he first appeared in the Illinois...